The Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is playing a critical support role in an upcoming fullscale emergency response exercise designed to test how prepared local agencies are for a significant public health emergency.The Clay County Public Health Center (CCPHC) will coordinate the exercise, which will take place May 21 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. It is open to volunteers willing to serve as mock patients, traffic controllers or data entry assistants. The event will be held from 1:303:30 p.m., with a pre-event briefing for exercise players at 1 p.m.CCSO Emergency Management Director Anne Poelzl noted the department has already been working behind the scenes to help CCPHC recruit community participants and raise awareness about the drill.“The Sheriff’s Office’s Emergency Management (EM) Division has been supporting Clay CCPHC for this exercise by helping to promote the event and mobilize volunteers to participate,” said Poelzl....