Emergency exercise taking place tomorrow at YVR
YVR will be hosting an airport-wide exercise tomorrow, October 2nd, that will simulate an emergency scenario. Safety is our number one priority at YVR and holding annual large-scale exercises is one way that we maintain our high emergency response standards. Nearly 200 participants from 20 different agencies will be involved at YVR and around the Lower Mainland.
You may see activity at various locations in our terminal, on the airfield between approximately 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There will be exercise participants and volunteers looking distressed or injured in the terminal. Participants will all be clearly identified with vests, name tags or YVR baseball caps. If you see them, don’t be alarmed! Having actors helps our airport staff and emergency responders fine tune their training. Signs will also be posted around the airport alerting passengers to the exercise.
Hosting full-scale exercises is a key part of YVR’s Emergency Management Plan, as required by Transport Canada. By simulating emergency situations, we’re able to better prepare for the unlikely event of a real-life emergency at YVR.
Airport operations will not be affected by this exercise.