Optimum News 12 Newsday.com MSG Varsity Explore LI AM New York Optimum Autos Optimum Homes

Agencies hold disaster drill at JFK Airport

First responders help carry a quot;woundedquot; passenger off

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | First responders help carry a "wounded" passenger off the plane during Sunday's drill at Kennedy Airport. (June 24, 2012)

More than 700 first responders and volunteers staged one of the largest, most complex, interagency training drills in New York City history early Sunday, responding to a staged plane crash and car bombing at Kennedy Airport, officials said.

"Wounded" airplane passengers were carried off a wrecked JetBlue Airbus A320, which skidded into a hangar at 1 a.m. shortly before a vehicle loaded with...

Content Preview This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online customers.

Already
registered?
Log in
Already a
subscriber/customer?
Register
Get a 4-week trial for $1
Subscribe

advertisement | advertise on newsday

Latest LIRR news on Twitter

Follow Newsday on Twitter

advertisement | advertise on newsday

Top Jobs