Airport conducts emergency drill simulating aircraft fire, Middletown PA


At Harrisburg International Airport, an emergency drill simulated an aircraft accident involving a fully involved engine fire and vehicle fire. The simulation included reports of objects falling into the nearby river. Multiple emergency units participated in the coordinated training exercise.
Audio|Source: Dauphin County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Exercise, exercise, exercise, exercise.
00:03
Exercise alert three.
00:05
Got our regionals at CR9.
00:09
CR9J. Land the short final in the grass.
00:12
After a fourth control strike on short final.
00:15
Also got an additional port of something falling into the river.
00:20
It was near the light lane.
00:23
Question? Yep, station seven, one copy.
00:26
Station, have to copy.
00:35
Station 171.
00:40
Station 1771, the west ramp for an alert 3 at 903.
00:47
Air report, it's action everyone in rail.
00:52
Okay, thanks to everyone.
00:54
Seven is three and Ralph.
00:56
703 is copy.
00:57
This is a thrill, a drill only.
00:58
Just a drill.
01:03
County two is who are arriving at Harrisburg.
01:06
7.03 reporting a drone strike.
01:10
They fell short of the runway.
01:12
They do have reported of items falling in the river.
01:15
8202. Okay, 8.7.3 is on the scene.
01:18
Here's going to have a fully involved number two engine fire with a vehicle fire off the side.
01:25
Agent 703 is on a scene.
01:28
Reporting a fully involved fire with an engine fire off the side.
01:33
Airport engine 71 in route.
01:38
Airport. Rescule 70.
01:41
Arriving.
01:43
Cappascus 7.
01:45
I was contacting County.
01:47
Upgrade this to an alert free.
01:49
Do I make the election and you're going to recall.
01:52
Okay, Rescue 7.
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Location mentioned:
Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), 1 Terminal Dr, Middletown, PA 17057
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