BOZEMAN, MT (May 19, 2021). Bozeman Yellowstone
International Airport (BZN) will conduct a full-scale aircraft disaster
exercise on Saturday, May 22, 2021 to test on-scene coordination between the
airport, airline and emergency response personnel from throughout the valley.
This exercise meets the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirement to
conduct a full-scale emergency exercise every three years in addition to annual
table-top drills.
Approximately
200 participants will take part in the exercise playing the part of passengers,
friends and relatives. Multiple agencies, businesses and organizations
partner in this exercise with the airport staff including Central Valley Fire,
American Medical Response, Life Flight Network, Jet Aviation, American Red
Cross, Hope Animal-Assisted Crisis Response, American Airlines, Southwest
Airlines, students from Summit Aviation, Salvation Army, Karst Stage and
numerous others.
“This
exercise, held every three years, is our opportunity to coordinate our
emergency response plan with the various emergency responders from throughout
the Gallatin Valley,” said Airport Director Brian Sprenger. “In
smaller communities like ours it is necessary to utilize all available
resources and for all of us to work together effectively during a crisis.
Exercises like this provide us the opportunity to constantly improve each of
our emergency response plans.”
Airport
neighbors may notice an increased presence of law enforcement and fire
personnel; please do not contact 911, this is part of the exercise. The
exercise will not impact airline or air traffic at the airport.
About Bozeman
Yellowstone International Airport.
Bozeman
Yellowstone International Airport serves as a year-round gateway to Yellowstone
National Park. BZN also serves the recreation areas of Big Sky Resort,
Moonlight Basin and the Bridger Bowl Ski Area as well as the business centers
of Bozeman, Belgrade and Livingston and higher education at Montana State
University. For more information about Bozeman Yellowstone International
Airport visit
bozemanairport.com or follow Bozeman
Airport on Twitter.
