From TheIndyChannel.com: Officials said Monday that a joint operations center at the Indiana State Fairgrounds was near-flawless in execution in the immediate aftermath of a stage collapse that killed five people and injured dozens more. Fire, ambulance, city and state police personnel all were standing by in one location just yards away from the main stage, and they were able to respond to the scene within a couple of minutes.

It was the first year that there was a coordinated effort to combine public-safety operations at the fair. Officials think its presence shaved 10 to 15 minutes off the response time, likely saving lives. Read the entire article here.