KILLEEN, Texas (May 7, 2024) – City of Killeen First Responders and Killeen Regional Airport personnel are working with Fort Cavazos officials to conduct annual emergency training operations at the Killeen Regional Airport on Thursday, May 9.
Training agencies will include the Killeen Police Department, Fire Department, Killeen’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Killeen Aviation, Fort Cavazos Fire Department, Robert Gray Airfield operations, American Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration. The organizations will conduct drills that include active-shooting training, disaster management and emergency response and crisis situations.
They will be testing a mass casualty triage team and the command/control of emergencies. The drill is expected to begin around 7p.m. and last about three hours, so residents may see or hear additional activity at the airport but know there is no active emergency.
Killeen emergency officials work in conjunction with joint agencies and train to properly prepare for and respond to disaster situations throughout the year and this exercise is one of many to help maintain the skills to ensure the public’s safety at all times.