Emergency crews from 10 Davis County police, ambulance and fire agencies descended on Clearfield Job Corps to carry out disaster readiness exercises for preparation of the upcoming air show at Hill Air Force Base.

Over 100 students were made up as victims for a mock disaster involving a mid-air collision during a performance by the Thunderbirds that would have one F-16 crashing at Hill and one destroying the Administration Building on the Job Corps campus, Wednesday, March 21.

This was a wonderful opportunity for our students to work with paramedics, officers and firefighters from Davis County Sheriff’s office, Syracuse City, Sunset City, Layton City, Kaysville City, North Davis Fire District, South Davis Metro Fire and Farmington City, also Life Flight and Homeland Security.

Student Leadership CEO, Ariel Smith, whose make belief injuries put her in critical condition, was taken by Life Flight crews to the local hospital. “It was a great experience, a very smooth ride, but all the other students were jealous because they wanted the helicopter ride” Ariel smiled.

Other students were transported by ambulance and those not listed in serious condition were transported by Utah Transit Authority who sent busses to assist with the mass exodus to local hospitals.

The exercise was followed up with a brief-out and food in the gym for all students, staff and emergency personnel involved in the event.

Media coverage of the Mock Training can be read at the links below.

Mock F-16 crash a preparation for Memorial Day air show at Hill Air Force Base
Deseret News – ‎Mar 21, 2012‎
The drill, using mock victims from Clearfield Job Corps, simulated an aircraft crash taking place during a Thunderbirds air show. A simulated midair crash between two F-16s was the setting of a Wednesday drill in preparation for the upcoming base open …

First responders practice at mock air show crash
Fox 13 Now – Salt Lake City – ‎Mar 21, 2012‎
The scenario involved a mid-air collision between two performing airplanes with one plane crashing on the Hill Air Force Base and the other aircraft crashing at the Clearfield Job Corps building. The pilots and people watching the show pretended to be …

HAFB officials, emergency responders, train for worst-case scenario
StandardNet – Mar 21, 2012
One of the aircrafts crashed into the crowd at HAFB and the other went down at the Clearfield Job Corps Center. Responders also arrived in Clearfield to …

Fake aircraft collision prepares responders for huge Utah air show
Salt Lake Tribune – Mar 21, 2012
… simulated a midair collision over the base, with one of the aircraft falling on base and the other not far away, on Clearfield Job Corps property.

Hill AFB prepares for Memorial Day air show with mock F-16 crash
KSL-TV – ‎Mar 21, 2012‎
Baran coordinated the drill involvement of federal, state and local emergency response agencies, which converged on the base Wednesday morning to see dozens of volunteers from the base and the Clearfield Job Corps simulating ground casualties after a …

Preparing emergency crews before open house, air show
By Richard W. Essary
75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
March 22, 2012
Be prepared! It’s not just a boyhood motto, it’s something base officials take seriously, especially when it comes to flying