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California Police Spent Halloween Fighting Zombies

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On Halloween this year, while the East Coast battled the aftermath of frankenstorm Sandy, soldiers, Marines, Navy special ops, and a number of first responders battled Zombies on an island off of California.

The mock invasion was part of a counterterrorism summit hosted by security firm Halo Corp. In the scenario, a VIP and his detail are surrounded by zombies when a bomb goes off in a village, the Associated Press reported.

The security detail had to get the VIP to safety while fighting off zombies, and get decontaminated if bitten. The responders treated the casualties and rushed people to safety.

Although the exercise might seem silly, the planners said preparation for a zombie apocalypse would leave people prepared for almost any disaster, including a hurricane, as it followed the advice given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The CDC's Zombie Blog advises concerned citizens to make an emergency kit, including water, food, medications, tools, clean clothes, documents, and first aid supplies. It also urges people to have an evacuation plan, figuring out a rally point, listing emergency contacts, and planning an escape route. All these tips are very similar to those included in the Ready New York: Hurricane Guide.

Joining the CDC's efforts, the Homeland Security Department released a zombie warning in September.

Brad Barker, president of Halo Corp, said the exercise, which ran from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, had real law-enforcement applications, as well.

"No one knows what the zombies will do in our scenario, but quite frankly no one knows what a terrorist will do," Barker told the AP. Similarly, someone on a psychotic drug might not react when a cop tells them to freeze — they'll probably just moan like a zombie.

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