Jetport and city officials today conducted what's known as a "table-top" drill to ensure that emergency procedures are up-to-date.
They were practicing for a bad day this morning at the Portland International Jetport. City firefighters, police, jetport officials and others conducted an emergency drill, practicing how they would respond to a major disaster at the airport.
Jetport Manager Paul Bradbury says it's important to test emergency procedures to make sure they're up-to-date. "Are the airline representatives the right one? Are the logistics representatives the right one? Did your vendor list that is going to respond with blankets and other triage materials, are they the correct vendor? Is that part of you emergency plan still up-to-date or did that vendor go out of business?" he said.
Today's exercise was what's called a "table-top" drill. Officials are seated at tables, going over procedures, making calls and working with radios. Every few years, officials conduct a full-blown mock disaster involving real equipment and people acting the roles of dead and injured.
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