At Academy Tower, Ground Control receives the emergency checklist from ___.

• A. Flight Data
• B. Clearance Delivery
• C. Local Control
• D. Flight Service

Answer: (C)

In a tower environment, the person closest to the incident and responsible for coordinating the immediate emergency response is Local Control. Because Local Control manages the active runway and the surrounding airspace, they issue the official emergency procedures to Ground Control so the response is coordinated quickly and correctly. Ground Control uses that checklist to clear the area, coordinate with emergency services, and keep other traffic safe while the situation is managed. Flight Data, Clearance Delivery, and Flight Service each handle specific support roles (weather/notams, clearances, and pilot briefings or general emergency assistance), but none of them provide the emergency checklist to Ground Control.