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MGM Airport Tests Its Emergency Response With Full-Scale Disaster Drill

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The runway at Montgomery Regional Airport was filled with emergency crews Wednesday morning, responding to a mock plane crash. For nearly two hours the airport held a full-scale disaster exercise. Police, firefighters,  medics and Montgomery Co. Emergency Management Agency officials lined the tarmac rescuing  “victims” from a downed aircraft; using make-up and props to make it as realistic as possible. It’s…

Disaster Drill at Prattville Jr. High Gives Real World Training

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On Friday, first responders and school staff turned Prattville Junior High School into a training ground to help prepare for a day they hope never comes. The school conducts some type of mass casualty exercise every two years but this was the first scenario that involved fatalities from a natural disaster. “We want our kids to be the safest kids…