About the Exercise

The 2024 Midway International Airport Full-Scale Exercise will explore each Midway International Airport stakeholder's roles and responsibilities in supporting the Chicago Department of Aviation response to an aircraft incident. The exercise will involve a hypothetical aviation incident on the tarmac involving a returning Rocky Mountain Airline aircraft experience a mechanical issue. The exercise will test coordination of response activities, establishing incident command and an incident command post, providing for the needs of injured and non-injured passengers, establishing a Joint Information Center to issue timely, accurate information and preparing for fatality management.

Objectives and Associated Capabilities

Exercise Objectives

The Exercise Planning Team selected the objectives and aligned core capabilities.

Exercise Objective	Core Capability
1. Evaluate the ability of CDA to establish an incident command post to manage the incident and activation of the Midway Incident Management Center, Aviation JIC, and Airline emergency response center to provide incident support functions.	Operational Coordination Operational Communication
2. Evaluate the ability of CDA and airport stakeholders to coordinate response activities with their internal and external partners in accordance with the Midway Airport Emergency Plan.	Fire Management and Suppression On-Scene Security, Protection, and Law Enforcement Public Health & Medical Services
3. Evaluate the ability of CDA and airport stakeholders to provide coordinated, relevant, timely, and actionable information to ensure a common operating picture in accordance with the Midway Airport Emergency Plan.	Operational Coordination Operational Communication
4. Evaluate the ability of CDA to coordinate with partner agencies to issue timely, accurate emergency notification, external communications, and public information during a major incident in accordance with the Midway Airport Emergency Plan.	Public Information and Warning
5. Evaluate the ability of the CDA and the impacted airline to establish a Passenger Gathering Area and Friends and Relatives Center in accordance with the Midway Airport Emergency Plan.	Mass Care Services Public Information and Warning
6. Evaluate the ability of the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office supported by Cook County Emergency Management and Regional Security to set up and support operations in a mass fatality event.	Fatality Management Services

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