Port Authority to conduct routine emergency exercise at LaGuardia Airport on Saturday
Saturday's routine emergency exercise at LaGuardia Airport will take place between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and involve an array of emergency vehicles, the Port Authority announced. Credit: Newsday/Theresa Sandler
Don't be alarmed, it's just a test: The Port Authority announced it would conduct a "routine emergency response exercise" on Saturday at LaGuardia Airport.
The exercise is scheduled to take place between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and will involve an array of emergency vehicles.
Officials said airport operations would not be affected and the exercise was one of "many on-site trainings" scheduled throughout the year at the major airports managed by the Port Authority — a list that includes Kennedy, Newark-Liberty and Teterboro in New Jersey, and Stewart International in upstate Orange County.
"Passengers and members of the public may notice numerous emergency vehicles at and around the airport," the Port Authority said in a statement on Thursday. "Saturday's exercise will focus on the airport's emergency plan for mutual aid response, enabling airport personnel and local emergency response organizations to train together and validate response procedures."
The exercise, as scheduled, will include the Port Authority Police Department and various civilian staff, along with federal, state, local and airline partners, officials said.
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