Participants playing victims of a simulated plane crash in the Mass Accident Response Exercise wait for assistance from local responders at Niagara Falls International Airport, June 8, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Stephanie Clark)
Members of the 914th and 107th Airlift Wings along with first responders from state and local agencies respond to a simulated plane crash during a Mass Accident Response Exercise at the Niagara Falls International Airport, June 8, 2013, Niagara Falls, N.Y. This exercise was designed to evaluate the capability of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in responding to a hypothetical accident involving mass casualties and to evaluate the effectiveness its emergency response plan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph McKee)
Members of the 914th and 107th Airlift Wings along with first responders from state and local agencies respond to a simulated plane crash during a Mass Accident Response Exercise at the Niagara Falls International Airport, June 8, 2013, Niagara Falls, N.Y. This exercise was designed to evaluate the capability of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in responding to a hypothetical accident involving mass casualties and to evaluate the effectiveness its emergency response plan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph McKee)
by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Caya
914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
6/8/2013 - NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y -- 6/8/2013 - NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y - First responders from local, state and federal agencies took part in a major accident response exercise involving a simulated airplane crash near the airport runway June 8.
Joe Foucha, Niagara Falls ARS Fire Department chief of training, said this type of exercise allows the base to work with outside agencies to improve coordination and preparation in the event of an incident that may result in casualties.
