{"id":9964,"date":"2025-05-23T15:22:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/?p=9964"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:22:45","slug":"entebbe-international-airport-conducts-full-scale-emergency-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/2025\/05\/23\/entebbe-international-airport-conducts-full-scale-emergency-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONDUCTS FULL-SCALE EMERGENCY EXERCISE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entebbe International Airport successfully conducted a full-scale emergency exercise on Friday, May 23, 2025, aimed at testing the airport&#8217;s and stakeholders\u2019 capacity to effectively respond to an aviation disaster.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9965\" src=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0038.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0038-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>The simulation, activated at 13:09 hours, involved a presumed crash of an East Sky Airlines Embraer 190 aircraft near runway 12\/30. The mock flight carried 95 passengers and 5 crew members. According to the scenario, the aircraft crashed adjacent to the airport\u2019s perimeter fence and caught fire, triggering a coordinated emergency response.<\/p>\n<p>In the scenario, 25 people were presumed dead, 13 injured, and 62 rescued without injuries. Victims were transported to hospitals in Entebbe and Kampala, while the uninjured were reunited with families.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9966\" src=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0039.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0039-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0039-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0039-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0039-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>Over 600 participants from 50 organizations, including airport staff, emergency medical teams, security forces, firefighting units, and both public and private rescue agencies, took part. The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority&#8217;s Director General, Mr. Fred K. Bamwesigye, commended all participants for their professionalism and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9967\" src=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0049.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0049-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0049-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0049-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0049-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\u201cThis exercise, held once every two years as mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), tests inter-agency coordination, incident command, and emergency medical response under high-stress conditions,\u201d Mr. Bamwesigye said.<\/p>\n<p>Pictorial Highlights<br \/>\n1. Firefighting Efforts<br \/>\nFirefighters responded swiftly to extinguish flames from the mock crash site, working in unison to suppress the blaze and rescue trapped passengers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9968\" src=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0048.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0048.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0048-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0048-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0048-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>2. Medical Evacuation<br \/>\nEmergency responders evacuate a &#8216;survivor&#8217; using a stretcher to simulate real-time emergency care and transport.<\/p>\n<p>3. Rescue Operations<br \/>\nRescue teams extracted &#8216;casualties&#8217; from the aircraft and performed emergency triage and transport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9969\" src=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0044.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0044-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0044-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0044-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250523-WA0044-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>The exercise reinforces Uganda\u2019s commitment to aviation safety and preparedness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entebbe International Airport successfully conducted a full-scale emergency exercise on Friday, May 23, 2025, aimed at testing the airport&rsquo;s and stakeholders&rsquo; capacity to effectively respond to an aviation disaster. 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