Simulation Exercise at BWI Airport
The Red Cross regularly works with our partners in the community to make sure everyone is prepared for any type of disaster. On Nov. 1, 2025, your local Red Cross joined Southwest Airlines, BWI Airport, Anne Arundel County and the FBI, at BWI Airport, for a full-scale simulation exercise of a commercial airplane crash.
Red Cross volunteers specializing in disaster mental health, health services and spiritual care worked directly with actors portraying passengers and their families in a realistic scenario designed to test response capabilities.
After the initial simulation, participants moved to a separate room for additional scenario injects – unexpected developments introduced to challenge response plans – followed by a joint debrief to review successes, identify areas for improvement and outline key action items.
Volunteers played the central role during the hands-on exercise, while disaster leadership, including Division Disaster Director Adrian Grieve, Regional Disaster Officer Noé Hatchuel and Senior Disaster Program Manager Jenny Torner, were instrumental in the debrief and shaping next steps.
Photographs by: Scott Marder/American Red Cross
Simulation Exercise at BWI Airport
The Red Cross regularly works with our partners in the community to make sure everyone is prepared for any type of disaster. On Nov. 1, 2025, your local Red Cross joined Southwest Airlines, BWI Airport, Anne Arundel County and the FBI, at BWI Airport, for a full-scale simulation exercise of a commercial airplane crash.
Red Cross volunteers specializing in disaster mental health, health services and spiritual care worked directly with actors portraying passengers and their families in a realistic scenario designed to test response capabilities.
After the initial simulation, participants moved to a separate room for additional scenario injects – unexpected developments introduced to challenge response plans – followed by a joint debrief to review successes, identify areas for improvement and outline key action items.
Volunteers played the central role during the hands-on exercise, while disaster leadership, including Division Disaster Director Adrian Grieve, Regional Disaster Officer Noé Hatchuel and Senior Disaster Program Manager Jenny Torner, were instrumental in the debrief and shaping next steps.
Photographs by: Scott Marder/American Red Cross