Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI), West Palm Beach, Florida

Airport drill - simulated plane crash in West Palm - draws real firefighters, student actor victims 

WEST PALM BEACH —

A plane crashed at the Palm Beach International Airport this morning - but the victims were high school student actors and the wreckage did not fall from the sky but was driven to the property long ago.

This disaster was a drill.

The police and firefighters, however, were genuine. They rolled from their various homes with sirens blaring when the drill began on the airport’s north side at 9 a.m.

The drill was a simulated crash required by the Federal Aviation Administration. It is an opportunity to test the airport’s emergency plan and involves several agencies including law enforcement, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, Homeland Security, Federal Air Marshal Service, Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The American Red Cross also participated, as did the actors and special effects artists from G-Star School of the Arts. 

Source:   http://www.palmbeachpost.com

Brace for sirens: Airport drill - simulated plane crash in West Palm - at 9 a.m.

WEST PALM BEACH —

A plane will crash at the Palm Beach International Airport this morning - but the victims will be high school student actors and the wreckage did not fall from the sky but was driven to the property long ago.

This disaster is a drill.

The police and firefighters, however, are genuine and they will be rolling from their home with sirens blaring when the drill begins on the airport’s north side at 9 a.m.

The drill is a simulated crash required by the Federal Aviation Administration.

It is an opportunity to test the airport’s emergency plan and involves several agencies including law enforcement, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, Homeland Security, Federal Air Marshal Service, Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The American Red Cross will also participate, and so will the actors from G-Star School of the Arts.