Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) will conduct a full-scale emergency disaster drill
exercise at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, which will simulate an aircraft
accident. The Shreveport Airport Authority and the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will partner with emergency response
providers from Shreveport, Caddo Parish, the Louisiana State Police, and Barksdale Air
Force Base. The airport will remain open for normal operations throughout the drill. The
exercise is to ensure that if a large-scale incident occurs at the airport, first responders
throughout the community have had an opportunity to train together. The exercise will
include a simulated airplane crash, passenger extractions, and patient triage. Additionally,
this drill extends to hospitals where they practice receiving patients through a mass
casualty event.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires commercial air service airports to
conduct a full-scale exercise once every three years to maintain compliance with safety
regulations. The event is designed to test emergency plans and capability of responding to
an aircraft accident at SHV. The exercise will be evaluated by Shreveport Airport Authority
officials, as well as numerous emergency response providers for response times,
coordination of the response, and other objectives.