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The UCAA emphasized that such exercises are mandatory for international airports to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement in emergency response protocols<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has conducted a mandatory full-scale emergency simulation exercise at Entebbe International Airport to meet the ICAO, stipulated safety readiness. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exercise aimed to assess the airport\u2019s readiness and coordination capacity in handling emergencies, is in line with international best practices and regulatory requirements set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at the Entebbe International Airport, Vianney M. Luggya, the spokesperson of UCAA, said that the exercise began at 1:30 pm on Friday, May 23, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He urged the general public who use the airport\u2019s amenities, not to be alarmed by the drills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUsers of the facilities at Entebbe International Airport and members of the public are urged not to be alarmed by the simulated smoke, fire, and emergency response activities in and around the airport,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exercise involved simulated smoke, fire, and emergency response activities, including ambulances and other emergency vehicles with sirens, to test the response capabilities of the airport and its stakeholders. Professionals like first responders who included medical workers , security agencies, the Uganda Red Cross Society, Uganda Airlines, among others participated in the exercise .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This follows a partial emergency exercise conducted in June 2024, with previous full-scale drills held in November 2022 and 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UCAA emphasized that such exercises are mandatory for international airports to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement in emergency response protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor: msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The UCAA emphasized that such exercises are mandatory for international airports to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GrohOQXWsAAU_R7-1068x713-1.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12182,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/civil-aviation-authority-conducts-partial-emergency-simulation-exercise-at-entebbe-airport\/","url_meta":{"origin":14494,"position":0},"title":"Civil Aviation Authority Conducts Partial Emergency Simulation Exercise At Entebbe Airport","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"June 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has successfully conducted a mandatory partial emergency exercise to test for Entebbe International Airport\u2019s readiness in case of an emergency, Director General ,Fred k. 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