Date: Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 10:00 am
Location: Evansville Regional Airport
Evansville Regional Airport announced today that they will be conducting a mock disaster drill on Thursday, Sept. 15th at 10:00 am. This will be done with the help of around 25 local first responder organizations including: Emergency Management, Transportation Services, Evansville Fire Dept, IN State Police, Central Dispatch, AMR, County Coroner, Vanderburgh Sheriff Dept, Evansville Police Dept, Dillan & Henderson, FBI, County Hwy, American Red Cross, St Mary’s Life Flight, American Eagle Airlines, Delta Airlines, Tri-State Aero, TSA, Homeland Security, ATCT, Volunteer Fire Dept, Southern IN Career Tech Center, EVSC, Deaconess, St. Mary’s, Warrick EMS Ambulance and Oakhill School.
These drills are performed every three years in order to improve response times, improve communication and to identify any problems that may occur and correct them. The scenario will include a Jet Stream aircraft carrying 19 passengers and two crew members making an emergency landing at the northeast area of the airport in an open field. Students from the Southern Indiana Career Technical Center will be playing the role of passengers. Most of the activity will not be in sight of the general public, but people may see a cloud of smoke. Because of Oakhill School’s close proximity to the airport, EVSC and School officials will be part of the communication chain during the drill. The drill will not involve Oakhill School students however parents are being notified by EVSC in advance.
