VIDEO: Helicopter drill @ West Seattle’s Terminal 5, years in the making

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A video posted by West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) on Nov 16, 2015 at 11:16am PST

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You’re more used to seeing it helping search for suspects – but the Guardian One helicopter also works in search-and-rescue, and right now it’s in action as part of an emergency-preparedness exercise happening at West Seattle’s Terminal 5.

The Port of Seattle sent an advance alert last week and expects the aerial part of the drill, also involving other agencies from around the region, to continue until about noon.

ADDED MONDAY NIGHT: After the drill, Assistant Seattle Fire Chief A.J. Vickrey explained on camera what it was all about – and how many types of events this preparedness practice, years in the making, could help with:

Jules November 16, 2015 (11:57 am)

I’m currently in Pioneer Square and can see the helicopters from here. However, right around 11 it sounded like there was a fighter jet of some sort zooming past. Any idea if this is part of the same drill or something else?

WSB November 16, 2015 (12:16 pm)

Someone mentioned that on Twitter. Might be the same one we saw Friday – it was NOT part of the drill. Don’t know what it was doing but we’ve had several sightings in the past few months, and with Boeing Field so close, not necessarily unusual.

sam-c November 16, 2015 (1:48 pm)

Yes, I heard the fighter jet too and wondered if it was related to the drill. I heard the one last week, but didn’t ask/mention to anyone cause it seemed like nothing important, but what are they doing when they go zipping around like that? I mean, are those types of jets parked at Boeing field all the time?

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