Missoula County, in conjunction with the Missoula International Airport, will be conducting an exercise to simulate a plane crash at the airport on Saturday.
The drill is designed to test multi-agency coordination for a disaster occurring in Missoula County.
More than 100 volunteer role players, responders and agency personnel will participate in the drill.
Responders will have the opportunity to test their ability to suppress a fuselage fire and triage and treat plane crash victims.
Local hospitals and the American Red Cross will exercise their family assistance center plans, as well as patient identification and tracking between the two facilities.
The drill will begin at 9 a.m. at the Missoula International Airport.
Smoke from the training prop may be visible, and numerous emergency response vehicles will be on site at the west end of the airport.
At 1 p.m., the drill will move to the two local hospitals.
Please do not call 9-1-1, as this is a drill.
Source: http://missoulian.com
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