San Diego County conducted an emergency-response training exercise Thursday at McClellan-Palomar Airport by recreating a plane crash with multiple victims.
During the drill, county airport staff, several public and private agencies and volunteers practiced their response to a simulated disaster.
Murali Pasumarthi, San Diego County Deputy Director for Public Works, says it’s vitally important for first responders to be trained for an emergency because the region is one of the busiest general aviation airport enterprises in the nation.
“We wanna ensure that everything happens in a safe manner and people don’t have to worry about these things, but if that kind of a situation does happen, we are ready –ready to support and ensure that people are safe,” Pasumarthi said.
The safety drill is required every three years to ensure teams are ready to respond to a real emergency.
“The realistic training exercise brings agencies and volunteer participants together to practice joint responsibilities under an incident command structure in the event of an emergency at McClellan-Palomar Airport,” according to a county statement.
San Diego County owns and operates Palomar Airport and is entrusted with ensuring the safe and efficient operations of aircraft operations on the ground — including the runway, taxiways, ramps, passenger terminal space and operational areas. The FAA exclusively governs all air traffic.
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