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Doug Vaughan holds a fake gun to Makeysha Slaugh and David Brown while talking to negotiators on the phone during a simulation drill Saturday at Yampa Valley Bank. Hostage negotiators and the communication team played a large role in organizing response efforts to Saturday’s practice emergency scenarios.

Photo by Shawn McHugh

EMS technicians lift hostage David Brown onto a gurney during a simulation drill Saturday at the Yampa Valley Bank. Brown played the role of the bank’s vice president of loans and was shot in the chest during the fake scenario.

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SRT members secure the teller area during a simulation drill Saturday at the Yampa Valley Bank.

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Special Response Team members secure the area with gunman Doug Vaughan pretending to be shot during a simulation drill Saturday at the Yampa Valley Bank. The SRT was ordered in when the gunman became agitated and commanders felt it was time to move in and get medical help for wounded hostages.

Photo by Shawn McHugh

Firefighters talk to a participant Saturday during an EMS and Craig Fire Department gas leak training scenario at Craig Middle School.

Photo by Brian Smith

Dennis Jones, Craig Fire/Rescue battalion chief, gives instructions to firefighters Saturday during an EMS and fire department training scenario at Craig Middle School.

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Josh Phillips, 25, is helped out of Craig Middle School by Craig Fire/Rescue firefighters Saturday during an EMS and Craig Fire Department training scenario.

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A member of the Special Response Team handcuffs Doug Vaughan while another team member keeps watch during a simulation exercise Saturday at Yampa Valley Bank in Craig. Vaughan played the role of a gunman who barged into the bank and took hostages during the mock drill.

Photo by Shawn McHugh