Multiple agencies participate in active shooter drill

Last October, Encinitas Deputy Fire Chief Jon Blumeyer was attending the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival with his wife and friends when a shooter started firing into the crowd. Though Blumeyer was shot in the leg twice, he continued to help the wounded.

Blumeyer furthered that help the morning of Sept. 22, by sharing his firsthand experience in dealing with an active shooter with a group of first responders who had gathered to participate in an active shooter drill at Bonsall Elementary School.

“When we were there, there were hundreds of people that were helping the victims,” Blumeyer said. “J...