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Student actors are instructed just before the mock mass casualty incident starts. (Hannah Miner)

Cpt. Dan Cole holds a BYU flag at Moody Air Force base in Georgia after landing from a training sortie. Cole graduated from BYU with a degree in public relations in 2013. (Dan Cole)

The fire was 28 percent contained. Three helicopters flew overhead helping with bucket work when they were suddenly ordered to stand down. A drone had been spotted within the restricted airspace; the crew remained grounded until it was safe to continue.

From left: Spencer Moore and Bryson Caskey treat patients during BYU's mock mass casualty incident — in this case, an imagined chemical explosion — in October 2016. EMTs would use the same skills learned during mock mass casualty incidents in the event of a real mass shooting on campus. (Matt Widmer)

Sgt. Jeff Vest is assigned to protect the opposing team. He . BYU's Crisis Management Team work together to protect the thousands of spectators that gather at BYU football games. BYU's Crisis Management Team work together to protect the thousands of spectators that gather at BYU football games. (Stacie Faulk)