b'FOGHORN FOCUSSmoke Gets in Your EyesPARTNERING WITH A LOCAL LAND-BASED FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR SHIPBOARD DRILLSD rills and exercises are key to a maritime crew being prepared to face an emergency. However,whenanincidentoccurstherewilllikelybeotheragenciesinvolvedintheemergency response. Exercises that include possible first responders such as local fire departments, the U.S. Coast Guard, harbor safety committees, port management groups, or PHOTO: BRIDGEPORT & PORT JEFFERSON STEAMBOAT COMPANY fellow local operators, to name a few, are opportunities to strengthen relationships with these groups, build familiarity with an operators vessels and capabilities, establish authority, and practice working together. We reached out to two PVA vessel members who held exercisesordrillsthissummerthatinvolvedotheragenciestolearnmoreaboutwhattheydidandthe takeaways from their experiences. This article shares the experiences of one team, while another article in this issue looks at the other groups exercise. FOGHORN 24'