TULSA — Almost 20 agencies will come together Monday morning for a large-scale emergency response drill at the airport.
The Tulsa International Airport hosts a training every three years as required by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The scenario for the drill was that a plane collided with a car on the runway and there were mass casualties.
People posing as victims were carried off the plane and laid on the runway with cards explaining their injuries.
An emergency preparedness drill is underway at the Tulsa International Airport right now. More than 18 agencies are responding to a mock situation where a plane hit a vehicle on the runway and there are mass casualties. pic.twitter.com/Oq5KbOmqiS
— Mycah Hatfield KJRH (@MycahHatfield) May 6, 2019
In the past, the training has simulated a tornado hitting the airport and planes colliding.
Tulsa Police and Fire, Oklahoma Emergency Management, Tulsa Tech, Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office and American Red Cross are a few of the agencies participating.
"Each first responder organization has their own set of goals and responsibilities within our emergency plan," Tim Hammer, emergency manager for the Tulsa International Airport, said.
He said they have been planning for today for the last year.
The FAA requires airports to conduct these drills every three years. A member of the Tulsa International Airport staff said if they don’t, they cannot be a commercial airport.
— Mycah Hatfield KJRH (@MycahHatfield) May 6, 2019
The training lasted about two hours.
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