Airport response drill set for September 25

September 18, 2018

A multi-agency response drill will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Bartlesville Municipal Airport.

The drill, which is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., will simulate an aircraft crash. The purpose of the exercise is to test the effectiveness of the airport’s emergency response plan and local and state response capabilities in the event of an incident at the airport. The exercise will require responders to perform actions associated with initial response including victim rescue, triage, site security and crowd control. Area hospitals also will simulate treating victims of the incident.

The drill will involve the Bartlesville Police Department, the Bartlesville Fire Department, Bartlesville Emergency Medical Services, the Dewey Fire Department, the Copan Fire Department, the Osage Hills Fire Department, the Washington County Office of Emergency Management, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Jane Phillips Medical Center, the American Red Cross, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

Drills and other safety-related events are regularly conducted at the Bartlesville Municipal Airport to help ensure the safety of all of those who utilize it as well as all of those in the community and the surrounding areas.