Boise Airport, First Responders Simulate Full-Scale Airline Disaster in Triennial Exercise

Boise Airport, first responders simulate full-scale airline disaster in triennial exercise

BOISE — A damaged airplane, wounded passengers, a fleet of emergency vehicles and even a small fire were part of the Boise Airport’s disaster response drill that took place in the morning hours on Thursday.

Massive emergency training exercise simulates plane crash at the Boise Airport

On Thursday morning, local agencies, including Boise Fire, Boise Police, Ada County Paramedics, and even Valley Regional Transit, among others, worked together to simulate an emergency response to a cargo plane crashing into a passenger jet at the Boise Airport.The simulation, known as The Boise Airport Triennial Exercise (TriEx), gives first responders a chance to streamline a multi-agency response in real time, using simulated injuries and com…