Jamestown  (CSi)   Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist says, on Monday, August 5, 2019, local emergency response agencies will be participating in a full-scale training exercise beginning at Jamestown Regional Airport and concluding at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.  The exercise is designed to test local emergency operations plans and response capabilities that relate to an aviation incident.

Emergency response agencies will react to an airplane crash scenario where volunteers will act as crash victims with injuries that could possibly be sustained in a real aviation accident.  Participating response agencies will test their skills at the scene and some of the actors will be transported to the hospital to continue the simulation.

This is NOT a real event; however, the simulated response will be as realistic as possible.

The exercise will begin at approximately 6:30 pm on Monday evening and will largely take place at Jamestown Regional Airport and Jamestown Regional Medical Center.  Emergency response vehicles utilized during the exercise will be staged in the Jamestown High School parking lot before the exercise starts.  Emergency vehicles may be responding with lights and sirens but will follow all normal traffic rules.

For the safety of the responders and to lessen traffic congestion, law enforcement will be limiting airport access from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.  Only emergency response vehicles, participating personnel, and those individuals with a specific need to be on airport property will be allowed access.

Participating agencies and organizations in this exercise include: Jamestown Regional Airport, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Area Ambulance, Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Stutsman County Communications Center, Central Valley Health District, North Dakota Highway Patrol, American Red Cross, Freedom Resource Center, SkyWest Airlines and Stutsman County Emergency Management.