Toronto Pearson Airport to Run Its Annual Overnight Emergency Response Drill

Toronto Pearson Airport to run its annual overnight emergency response drill

Canada’s largest airport is set to conduct a full-scale emergency exercise Saturday night, marking the 34th anniversary of its annual tradition since 1991.

THE BIG DRILL: Mock crisis tests first responders at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga

Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga will be a much busier place than usual late Saturday night into Sunday morning — and if you’re anywhere in the vicinity, you’ll notice scores of emergency responders doing their thing. Loud sirens, fire trucks racing to a prepared “disaster scene,” police securing the area and paramedics working to save lives that aren’t really in danger are all potentially part of the lineup as Canada’s biggest and busiest…