""If you're travelling past Dublin Airport this evening and see lots of blue flashing lights and smoke, don't be alarmed," Dublin Airport posted on X. "From 7pm tonight, an emergency exercise will take place to test the readiness of the airport and other agencies to deal with a major incident." The emergency exercises were required under regulations and were held biannually, Dublin Airport said in the post."
"They involve airlines, the Dublin Airport Fire Service and Airport Police, the Irish Aviation Authority, gardaí, Dublin Fire Brigade, the National Ambulance Service, the Air Accident Investigation Unit, and the HSE. "Flight operations will be not affected as a result of the exercise." DAA media relations manager Graeme McQueen said the exercise was aimed at testing the response of the agencies involved in the event of a future emergency at Dublin Airport."
An emergency exercise will take place at Dublin Airport from 7pm to 9pm to test readiness for potential major incidents without affecting flight operations. The exercise is required under regulations and is held biannually. Participating agencies include airlines, the Dublin Airport Fire Service and Airport Police, the Irish Aviation Authority, gardaí, Dublin Fire Brigade, the National Ambulance Service, the Air Accident Investigation Unit, and the HSE. The exercise may involve visible blue flashing lights, emergency vehicles, and simulated smoke in the airport vicinity, and the public is advised not to be alarmed.
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