Niagara to host mass casualty response exercise

NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. (06/07/2013)(readMedia)-- The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is slated to host a Mass Accident Response Exercise at the Niagara Falls International Airport the morning of Saturday, June 8.

This exercise is designed to evaluate the capability of the Niagara Falls ARS to respond to a hypothetical accident involving mass casualties; evaluate the effectiveness of our emergency response plan and test and evaluate mutual aid agreements with first responders from Niagara County.

This exercise is to be a simulated plane crash. There will be actors dressed as the wounded victims of the simulated crash to give the first responders an accurate feel of the event.

The response portion of the exercise will begin at 9:00 AM and will include emergency response to the simulated crash, victim(s) extraction, and triage of patients.

In addition to members of the 914th and 107th Airlift Wings, there will also be participation from seven state and county emergency response agencies from the Niagara County area.

The 914th Office of Public Affairs is looking for members of the media that would be interested in coming to the installation to play a role in this event, as well as document the Airmen and our local responders in action. This will be a great opportunity for media to cover this event.

Credentialed press interested in covering this event should contact the 914th Office of Public Affairs 716-236- 2136/2139 to reserve a media slot and report to the Niagara Falls Airport at 8:30 AM, Saturday, June 8. *Please note this change in reporting time*