North Battleford Regional Airport holds multi-agency training exercise

A large-scale training exercise was held this morning in the vicinity of the North Battleford Regional Airport (CYQW).

It was an all-hands-on-deck response, with participation from Regional Airport staff, City of North Battleford Operations Staff, the North Battleford Fire Department, WPD Ambulance, Battlefords RCMP, and City of North Battleford Community Safety Officers. Volunteers from the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Drama Club were invited to assist by playing “victims” for the mock scenario, which was the staging of a downed small aircraft with multiple casualties.

The emergency preparedness exercise is necessary to maintain the regional airport’s Transport Canada certification requirements and it occurs once every four years. This is separate from the airport’s emergency tabletop exercises which are held each year.

A post-exercise debrief by all participants will help identify challenges with the process to ensure these barriers are mitigated in the event of a real-life critical incident. 

The City of North Battleford extends its gratitude to everyone involved in this community safety exercise.

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For more information:
Candace Toma, Public & Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator
306-441-0713 | publicrelations@cityofnb.ca