NORTH COAST, Calif. – On Wednesday, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office will host an active threat training exercise at Mendocino College in partnership with the college and various Mendocino County public safety agencies.

The college's Ukiah campus is located at 1000 Hensley Creek Road.

The training exercise will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and access to the college campus will be restricted to authorized persons participating in the training exercise for safety reasons, according to Capt. Gregory Van Patten of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

Van Patten said the public should remain aware that simulated gunfire and explosions will be used during this training exercise. 

He said there also will be a heavy presence of public safety personnel and vehicles on the college campus during this training exercise.

For the past several months Mendocino County law enforcement agencies have participated in one-day training sessions to update their skills in responding to active threat situations, Van Patten said.

Van Patten said the March 30 training exercise at the Mendocino College campus in Ukiah will be used to test and evaluate those who have attended any of the previous one-day training sessions.