In March 2018, Salisbury became the site of an unprecedented national emergency after a nerve agent attack on Sergei and Yulia Skirpal garnered international attention. The city faced horrific trials of discovery, identification, and decontamination as the Public Health officials scrambled to understand what was happening and how to protect the city's residents. Through the extraordinary heroism of the local community, and not without tragedy, the city of Salisbury was able to overcome the nightmare.