When disaster strikes

LAURA RUMINSKI/West Hawaii Today
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Aircraft rescue firefighting unit personnel retrieve “injured passengers,” played by West Hawaii Explorations Academy students, Thursday during a triannual Aircraft Disaster Exercise at the Kona airport. The airfield disaster simulation is a certification requirement by the Federal Aviation Administration, and tests airfield disaster preparedness and response.