Friday, February 11 at 6 p.m. the Columbus Airport along  with responding fire departments: Columbus Fire EMS, Fort Benning, and Cusseta Chattahoochee County Fire Department and other agencies will perform a downed aircraft  emergency exercise.  

The participating emergency responses teams plan to mock an emergency aircraft crash that  catches on fire with possible mock casualties in a wooded area in the Columbus, Georgia region  any additional details due to the responding firefighters are not yet known.  

The exercise will consist of an initial radio call from a helicopter advising of possible trouble. It  will later escalate to verified trouble after the last transmission, ATC will report a loss of radar  contact somewhere around Spencer High School located at 1000 Fort Benning Rd, Columbus,  GA 31903. 

“Exercises like these are common in our industry, as aircraft safety is our priority, we rely on our  community partners to assist in these types of scenarios keeping us all on our toes.” Says Chief  Andre Parker of the Columbus Airport. “These exercises are crucial to ensure that all  departments understand what to do and how to respond in an emergency.” 

The airport is a public use airport in Columbus Georgia located at 3250 W. Britt David Road  servicing the community with commercial airline and general aviation service.