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Firefighters train with 1.3M aircraft crash simulator
West Virginia firefighters at Mercer County Airport learned aircraft crash response using a Beechcraft 1900 style simulator. The WVU State Fire Academy led a 30 minute safety briefing and a hands on session with gear for exterior and interior training a fuel fire pit and a high flow propane system. Northern participants from Bluefield Green Valley Glenwood Princeton Beckley and airport staff joined the drills funded by FAA and the West Virginia Aeronautical Commission with two more sessions planned.
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Bluefield
West Virginia University State Fire Academy
Mercer County
Jeff Simpkins
Wvii Fire Service Extension
Simpkins
St. Albans
Joe French
Bruce Chrisman
167Th Firefighting Wing
National Guard
South Berkley
Richard
Cumbow
Green Valley Glenwood
Federal Aviation Administration
State of West Virginia Aeronautical Commission
WVU State Fire Academy
Beckley
Huntington
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Charleston
Morgantown
Bluewell
Green Valley
Glenwood
Princeton
Bill Archer
Barcher
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