06/10/2026
On Thursday, June 11, 2026, multiple agencies, including the Brownwood Police and Fire Departments, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Early Police Department, and Lifeguard EMS, will be conducting Operation Safe Lion, a full-scale active shooter exercise at the Northwest Elementary campus.
The exercise will be an active threat-based scenario. The wide-ranging emergency response drill will be a large, coordinated training exercise within the school campus. Several emergency scenarios will be played out in real time, utilizing school district personnel, volunteers, local law enforcement, emergency response personnel, and Hendrick Medical Center employees.
Please note that some roadways near the campus will be barricaded, and there will be many emergency vehicles at and near the school campus during the exercise.