First responders from across St. Thomas participated in a mock disaster drill Tuesday at Cyril E. King Airport, testing the strengths and weaknesses of disaster planning.
The drill is conducted to test the viability of the airport’s emergency response plan, the roles and responsibilities of mutual aid partners, response times, available resources and inter-operability.
It is a requirement to maintain the airport’s certification under Federal Aviation Administration regulations, according to VIPA.
Not for nothing, these drills should come in handy should a flock of dump ducks bring down an aircraft killing everyone on board and further demonstrating to the world the USVI’s inability to avoid future potential disasters (of several kinds).