Passengers who find themselves at Ngurah Rai Airport on September 23 may witness some fairly alarming scenes: rescuers rushing somewhere, agitated staff with fire extinguishers, and perhaps even pretend casualties on stretchers.
But there's no need to worry. These are scheduled drills to practise responses to emergencies.Emergency service teams will be tested on three scenarios at once: a fire in the airport building, a security threat, and a plane crash. Each scenario will be made as realistic as possible in order to assess not only the actions of individual staff members, but also how all the services work together. Command operations and communications will be checked separately
The airport will keep running throughout, and flights will operate as usual.
Drills like these are not just for practice. Afterwards, airport management will be able to identify problems in existing procedures and refine them if needed. It is also important that staff from different services understand their tasks and know who is responsible for what during an emergency.
Passengers who happen to see the drills are asked not to be alarmed; it is enough to follow the instructions of airport staff.
The exact timing of the individual stages of the drills has not yet been announced.
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