When a P-51 Mustang crashed into the crowd area at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada in September of 2011, race officials activated their emergency response plan. In this session, you'll learn how meticulous planning and frequent practice sessions helped ensure a fast, professional and effective response under extraordinary circumstances. You'll hear about the underlying philosophy of Reno's emergency response plan, how it evolved in the years prior to last year's accident, how the emergency response team prepared prior to the event, how the system worked immediately following the crash, and what changes Reno made to its response plan in the weeks and months following the accident.
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