NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk International Airport brought together more than 200 people Saturday morning for a federally mandated disaster exercise simulating a catastrophic aircraft incident.

"We do it every three years,” said Bruce Evans, Senior Manager of Public Safety and Security at the airport. It’s really just a good opportunity for us to exercise for a catastrophic aircraft incident. Brings together all of our mutual aid partners, and we get a chance to exercise together and work on that interoperability.”

The training started with firefighters putting out the flames of a mock plane. Then they moved to treating patients played by more than a hundred volunteers. Evans said those role players help make the exercise as realistic as possible.

The drill is required by the Federal Aviation

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