Charlotte Airport holds emergency exercise with local first responders

Local agencies and law enforcement partners practiced how to control a full-scale emergency.

Airport leaders said the exercise keeps everyone up to date on how to deal with a disaster if, and when, it occurs. “Gives us a chance to practice our response procedures with our partners and stakeholders so we don’t meet for the first time when a disaster happens,” Kevin Wu, director of operations for emergency services, said.

Airports across the country are required to host disaster training and exercises every three years.