The sounds of panicked calls for help, sirens and ear-piercing screams will fill the air during a realistic emergency drill next month.
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A full-scale emergency exercise will be staged at Wagga Airport next month to evaluate the coordinated response of all agencies in the event of a real disaster.
About 60 volunteers of all ages are required to help act out the aircraft emergency scenario on September 14 to test Council's Airport Emergency Plan.
Wagga airport manager Leon Burger said this will be a joint exercise between Council and the RAAF Base.
"The scenario will be a crash between two aircraft and will involve all other local emergency response agencies including Police, Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Ambulance Service, Volunteer Rescue Association and the State Emergency Service," he said.
"Council as the Aerodrome Operator holds safety as its highest priority in all facets of airport operations.
"A great deal of planning goes into these exercises to ensure that the Airport Emergency Plan remains current, effective and well drilled."
Mr Burger said volunteers would be given a profile and would be done up by a makeup team to fake their injuries.
The field exercise is held at least every two years in line with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority legislative requirements.
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Community members of all ages are invited to volunteer and will be given various roles to play out.
Anyone who would like to help out can register online by midnight, September 1 at waggawaggaairport.com.au/volunteer.