Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL), in partnership with the Lakeland Fire Department’s (LFD) Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) program, will be holding their Triennial Full Scale Exercise in February of 2019. PCFR will be assisting as mutual aid in this drill and we will also be coordinating volunteers.

This full scale exercise tests the effectiveness and readiness of many organizations in Polk County’s ability to respond to a major emergency incident. A full incident command is established for this event, where a commercial aircraft carrying over 130 passengers crashes as it is taking off or landing at LAL. Jet fuel spills, fire ensues, many patients, and casualties.

WHERE YOU FIT IN? WE HAVE VARIOUS VOLUNTEER POSITIONS TO FILL
130 Airplane passengers / victims
10 Media / press
20 Family members
#tba – patients at hospitals (approx. 10 each participating facility)

If you are available please reply to rosalalonde@polk-county.net with contact name, email and birth date as soon as possible.

If you prefer a certain role please indicate that as well. Victim moulage plan not determined yet.

City of Lakeland will be coordinating this.

Airplane passengers will need to wear old clothes and all must wear closed toed shoes.

Release forms will be provided and required before the event.

Exercise site:
Lakeland Linder International Airport
3900 Don Emerson Dr
Lakeland, FL 33811

Exercise Date:
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Set-Up: 7:00 a.m.
Start: 8:00 a.m.
Lunch: Noon
End: 1:00 p.m.