The Piatt County Sheriff is recapping last week's reunification drill that brought dozens of agencies in the area together.

On the WHOW Morning Show Thursday, Piatt County Sheriff Mark Vogelzang told Regional Radio the exercise took roughly a year and a half to plan out and believes they were the first to execute such an event.

According to Sheriff Vogelzang, the drill went through a fire at the school and several agencies participated.

While you might think a drill like this would be centered around an active shooter in a school, Sheriff Vogelzang explains many Piatt County schools have other hazards that could impact a school day they may encounter.

With the drill wrapped up, Sheriff Vogelzang indicates more meetings will take place to work through the issues they found during the exercise. He also adds they will work with the Regional Office of Education and the school districts for better communication in the event a plan of this nature is necessary.