A major exercise will take place at RAF Lossiemouth next week, which will test the station’s response and procedures following a simulated aircraft crash.
This is an annual event that is meant to examine how well the RAF Lossiemouth can respond to and cope with a major accident.
The exercise will also include local emergency services as well as RAF assets.
Vehicles and personnel from the likes of Police Scotland, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Scottish Fire And Rescue, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and the Scottish Ambulance Service will all take part in order to assure their own procedures and interaction with RAF Lossiemouth are accurate.
Squadron Leader Martin Cannard is the exercise director and he spoke of the importance of this exercise.
He said: “It is RAF policy to continually assess and improve our everyday working practices and emergency procedures. Carrying out exercises such as this one allows us to test and evaluate RAF Lossiemouth’s response to a major incident on the Station.
“A major accident exercise will ensure that, should the worst happen, we are able to respond quickly and safely, and work seemlessly with the civilian emergency services.”
This will not affect RAF Lossiemouth’s ability to provide a a Quick Reaction Alert response 24/7.