<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1rRGg8_1FIR5RUP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1rRGg8_1FIR5RUP00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>A full-scale aircraft emergency exercise took place at Helena Regional Airport to test how airport teams, airlines and emergency responders work together during a crisis. Michael Santoscoy NonStop Local Reporter</figcaption></figure>Helena, Mont. — A full-scale aircraft emergency exercise took place at Helena Regional Airport to test how airport teams, airlines and emergency responders work together during a crisis.Airport crews and fire personnel practiced putting out flames on an aircraft as part of the training.The Federal Aviation Administration required the airport and Helena-area partners to conduct a full-scale emergency exercise like this every three years. Airport Director Jeff Wadekamper explained the goal was to keep people and property safe at the airport.He said the drill gave every group a chance to work through its role before a real emergency happens.“Everybody is able to coordinate their role in an emergency like this so we can focus on command and control, communication, coordination. It’s good to practice it and that way when it does happen, everybody knows their role, their tasks and procedures and it can be done safely and efficiently,” said Jeff Wadekamper.Wadekamper said the airport authority owns and operates one of three remaining aircraft rescue fire training centers in the western U.S. He said this makes Helena’s facility a strong place to train airport firefighters from across the country and Canada on aircraft emergency response.</div></body>

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Helena, Mont. — A full-scale aircraft emergency exercise took place at Helena Regional Airport to test how airport teams, airlines and emergency responders work together during a crisis. Airport crews and fire personnel practiced putting out flames on an aircraft as part of the training. The Federal Aviation Administration...

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Helena, Mont. — A full-scale aircraft emergency exercise took place at Helena Regional Airport to test how airport teams, airlines and emergency responders

Helena airport emergency drill tests response coordination

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