Betsy Greene was among more than 96 people in stage makeup portraying injured passengers during a full‑scale disaster preparedness exercise at the Santa Barbara Airport on Tuesday.

“I’ve done a lot of disaster drills,” Greene said.

The drill was a coordinated exercise involving airport staff, TSA, police, fire, EMS, paramedics, and other mutual‑aid agencies, giving first responders a chance to practice real‑world response tactics with hands‑on experience.

“We’re practicing how to respond to a large‑scale disaster where there are a lot of moving parts,” said Santa Barbara Airport Operations Manager Mike Smith.

All commercial airports are required to run a full‑scale mock drill like this every three years, according to Smith.

September is Emergency Preparedness Month, and EMS Director V

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