VIDEO: Following the catastrophic bridge collapse in Baltimore, we wanted to learn more about what training goes into preparing for bridge emergencies here in the east.
It’s training done for something that the Atlantic Beach Fire Department Deputy Chief Casey Arthur said he hopes never happens.
“We train on those types of things all the time,” Arthur said.
Having dealt with boats crashing into the Atlantic Beach and Morehead City bridge, Arthur said many steps are taken to ensure the safety of everyone involved. “Really the main thing we’re trying to do is life safety,” Arthur said. “When you talk about something like a bridge collapse, like what happened Tuesday morning, a lot of people focus on the enormity of the event, the whole bridge collapsing, but really what we’re focused on is getting the people that are viable out of the water. So that would be our main focus.”