Columbus Airport conducts mock plane crash for first responders [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL) —  The Columbus Airport hosted a plane crash simulation to train first responders for aircraft-related emergencies.

The training is a full-scale exercise that involves an aircraft transportation incident with simulated injuries.

This training is done twice a year. In this exercise, responders trained on a realistic scenario caused by human error. The scenario involved a collision of an aircraft coming into the airport and a helicopter taking off.

The training ensures the airport first responders are equipped to respond to the scene of the accident in three minutes while also calling for mutual aid from Columbus first responders including the Columbus Police Department, Fire and EMS, the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, partner hospitals, and other resources.

Chance Corbett, the Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Columbus shared the importance of this training.

“We want to ensure that our first responders first time ever responding to something like this isn’t …