EBS STAFF
On Saturday, May 4, the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport will hold a full-scale aircraft accident exercise with local emergency responders. According to a release from Gallatin County Emergency Management, Bozeman Health, Central Valley Fire District, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, Gallatin County 911, Hyalite Fire District, Salvation Army, Red Cross and numerous other agencies will collaborate for the training.
“This exercise will test on-scene coordination between the airport, airline, hospital and emergency response personnel from across the Gallatin Valley,” the release states. Full-scale emergency exercises occur every three years in addition to annual table-top drills.
Those in-and-around the airport will notice increased presence of emergency response vehicles at the airport on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for this reason. The release requests that folks do not call 911 to report. The exercises will also not impact airline or air traffic at the airport.
“This exercise gives us the opportunity to test and revise our airport emergency plans as we continue to grow, not only as an airport, but also as a community,” stated Jake Simposon, Bozeman Airport’s senior director of operations and maintenance, in the release. “We rely heavily on our partnerships in Gallatin County when it comes to large scale emergencies and this exercise lets us strengthen those relationships.”
