BEMIDJI — Firefighters and other emergency responders will take part in a full-scale exercise Friday, Sept. 5, to practice response to an aviation emergency.
The event will begin at 10 a.m. and take place at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources tanker base, just west of the water treatment plant at the Bemidji Airport. The event will not affect traffic on Gillette Drive, but the public is asked to be aware of the exercise.
"There’s been a lot of planning leading up to the exercise, and if you see flames, flashing lights and emergency vehicles around the airport on Friday, do not be alarmed," stated a social media post from Beltrami County Emergency Management. "We are practicing for something we hope we never have to respond to."
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