VIDEO: Staff at Bangor International Airport, along with first responders and health care officials, staged a full-scale emergency exercise Tuesday, leaving the runway closed and the terminal empty of passengers.
The drill, mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration, simulated a fire involving two planes on the tarmac, represented by Bangor city buses. Using the International Terminal as an emergency operations center, staff from several government agencies formulated a response to the scenario under the watch of evaluators.
“It helps us avoid complacency,” airport director Jose Saavedra said Tuesday. “It helps us make sure everyone has the procedures either memorized or know how to get the answers when something like this would happen.”