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Experts: planning is key to emergency response

The June morning was already hot at Addison Airport, Texas, when the wail of emergency sirens pierced the air.

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

September 29, 2010

The June morning was already hot at Addison Airport, Texas, when the wail of emergency sirens pierced the air. As rescue workers dragged the casualties from the large-cabin jet, fire pumpers sent sprays of water toward the aircraft. Emergency medical technicians set up a triage unit nearby to determine the extent of the injuries, and ambulances were quickly loaded and dispatched to area hospitals.

The scene was that of an aviation disaster, until closer inspection revealed the casualties lying on the tarmac were actually inflatable dummies, and the fire pumpers were spraying near the twinjet, not at it. The entire event was a live test of Pepsico’s corporate flight department emergency response plan, staged with the assistance of area authorities and volunteers from a local medical college.

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