“Then bring in Roanoke County, Roanoke City, Botetourt and Salem that will probably be another 75 firefighters that will also get additional training.” We’ll definitely get through at least three burns per officer,” notes Boettcher. “We’ll have our entire public safety office. The airport has partnered with local fire departments who would serve as mutual aid if a fire happened at the airport. The training will give dozens of first responders familiarization with airplane-related fires should this kind of emergency take place. “Anytime you can actually get out in the field and do physical training, get your hands on it and work with it, you’re going to get a whole lot more out of it,” adds public safety officer Jared Cypher. We like to improve on that so we make sure that we do it at least twice a year for our team.” “The FAA requires that once a year you have to do live burn training to maintain your certification. “We’re providing live burn training for our aircraft rescue and firefighting team,” says Brad Boettcher, the director of marketing and air service development at the Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport. With the Virginia Department of Aviation’s fire simulator and hundreds of gallons of water, Roanoke area first responders are being trained to save lives in a unique situation. (WDBJ) - One of the most important duties of a first responder is to be prepared in the face of nearly any emergency, and the Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport is spending the week helping area first responders to do just that.
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