Peterson AFB rescue vehicles raced to an accident scene early May 8 in response to a plume of thick black smoke, normally a bad sign at an airport.
In this case, the smoke was from an aircraft crash scenario designed to test emergency response capabilities, part of the City of Colorado Springs multi-agency exercise called SkyFall.
The City of Colorado Springs, Peterson AFB, Fort Carson, El Paso County and many other agencies partnered during the SkyFall mass-casualty exercise. The exercise was designed to allow personnel to test and train on their procedures in response to a simulated aircraft crash.
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