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Emergency Rehearsal at Erik Nielsen International

Wednesday, 3 October 2018 13:03

A dramatic scene played out at Erik Nielsen International airport, but despite the calamity, no injuries occurred.

It was a simulation of a 62 passenger plane, which crash landed on the YXY tarmac.  The victims were played by the Air and army cadets who had full make up, showing their particular injuries.

Fire fighters and EMS arrived on the scene, after the fuselage began emitting smoke.  The water tankers are specially designed to approach aircraft while surrounded by fire.

Fire Chief Doug Burgis is also Manager of emergency response preparedness program for the aviation of the Yukon Government tells of the importance of the bi-annual exercise. 

Fire Chief Burgis says the communication has to travel through 8 partners.  The Airport Rescue Fire Fighters, The City of Whitehorse FD, the 

The mock emergency went very well but a few predictable issues played out, such as transportation of numerous victims.  There simply are not enough ambulances available in the territory.

Some passengers had been screaming with broken legs and bloody faces, and required assistance, stretchers and emergency blankets to stay warm while the emergency personnel set up a triage system to help the most needy. 

The Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron 551 and Army Regiment 2685 were thanked for their realistic portrayal of victims of a crash.

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