09/08/2026
⚠️ TRAINING EXERCISE — NOT AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY ⚠️
Osage Valley Electric Cooperative will be conducting a Mayday pole-top rescue training exercise with local first responders at 10:00 AM on Thursday, September 10. The exercise will simulate an electrical contact emergency involving a lineworker requiring rescue from a utility pole.
Local EMS and a medical helicopter will participate in the exercise, providing an opportunity for responders to practice communication, coordination, patient care and rescue procedures in a realistic environment.
If you see emergency vehicles, responders or a medical helicopter at our Butler office location, please know this is a planned training event — there is no actual emergency.
Training together is an important part of keeping our communities safe. Exercises like this give all levels of our local first responders the opportunity to work alongside one another, understand each agency’s role and strengthen the coordination that is critical when a real emergency occurs.
We appreciate the partnership and commitment of our local emergency responders as we work together to be better prepared when our communities need us most.
