The Orange County Health Care Agency is coordinating the effort for volunteers who will act as crash victims. The aircraft being used for the disaster exercise is a C130 cargo plane provided by California Air National Guard. The aircraft will be located at the exercise site on the aircraft parking apron located south of the passenger terminal building. Key elements of the emergency response and mass casualty treatment to a major airport incident will be tested and evaluated during the exercise that is required every three years by the Federal Aviation Administration. Public observation of the disaster drill is by invitation only.
Media coverage is welcome.
Following the briefing, the media will be escorted to the viewing area for the disaster exercise. Parking for the pre-exercise briefing will be provided on the upper level roadway of the terminal in front of the flagpoles.