Tallahassee International Airport to Host Training Exercises

February 13, 2026

Tallahassee International Airport will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise on Thursday, Feb. 19. Conducted every three years, this multi-agency exercise is a critical part of the community’s disaster preparedness efforts and includes City of Tallahassee departments, aviation partners and community partners.

On Thursday, Feb. 19, registered volunteers will participate in the mock disaster as “victims” of a major aircraft incident or their friends/family members. Volunteers are needed from 6 a.m. to noon, including a mandatory safety briefing at 8:15 a.m. Those interested in participating must pre-register via the online portal.

Additionally, individual first responder teams, including the Tallahassee Fire Department, will conduct specialized training during the week of the full-scale exercise. From Monday, Feb. 16, through Friday, Feb. 20, there will be the intermittent presence of smoke and fire from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on airport property due to the training apparatus.

Learn more about this critical part of our community's disaster preparedness efforts by watching video documentation of the Full-Scale Emergency Exercise held in 2023. Stay informed about this and other City news at Talgov.com/News.