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YVR Crash On Airport Incident 

Full-scale Exercise

Exercise PHOENIX DOWN was a full-scale exercise that met the requirements for an exercise related to a major aircraft accident and for a security incident per CARs and CASRs. The exercise was multi-agency, with over 750 participants, and five distinct areas of exercising. As it was held over an 8 hour period, an EOC shift change was made possible. The exercise tested the YVR EOC capacity to manage multiple simultaneous incidents, practice unified command, practice transfer of command, test operational communications at the interagency level, and finally test the mass casualty management system.

Details
  • Client Name: Vancouver International Airport Authority
  • Location: Vancouver, BC
  • Participating Agencies:Air Canada Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (Esquimalt), BC Emergency Health Service London Air Services Limited, BC Coroners Service London Aviation Centre Limited, Canada Border Services Agency NAV CANADA, Carillion Services Inc., Richmond Fire Rescue, City of Richmond Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Department of Transport Securiguard Services Limited, Canada Coast Guard Hovercraft Unit Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Canadian Armed Forces United States Customs and Border Protection, Canadian Blood Services, BC Yukon Region Public Safety Canada, Canadian Resort Hotels (Fairmont Airport Hotel) Vancouver Airport Chaplaincy, E-Comm Emergency Communications for BC, Vancouver Coastal Health.
  • Participants: 700+