An AEP's primary focus deals with:
R _ _ p _ _ _ e
and
initial r _ _ _ v _ _ y
What are:
Response and initial recovery
APU
Auxiliary Power Unit
This person is the incident commander
Highest ranking on-site ARFF Officer
Per the AEP, this audible alert system is tested daily for an actual or anticipated aircraft emergency.
Box 1
We know Box 2 is tested daily as well!
If inoperable ARFF vehicles reduce our index, this is issued informing operators of our decreased capabilities.
Notice to air mission - NOTAM (new language Dec 2021)
The AEP is reviewed at least every ____ months, typically in a table top meeting format.
What is:
12 months
ACM
Airport Certification Manual
Fire, Police, EMS, and Airport Management may all come together to form this command.
What is:
Unified Command or Bradley Command
This agency is tasked with supporting EMS communications and logistics.
North Central Coordinated Medical Emergency Direction
North Central CMED
ARFF personnel receive recurrent training on topics every ____ months but records must be kept for this many months, twice as long.
12 months for recurrent training, 24 months for records
Define the "Alerts"
Alert I: Minor in-flight difficulty i.e. oil leak, loss of radios; local standby
Alert II: Major inflight i.e. faulty landing gear, engine rough or on fire, "could result in crash on landing"; declared emergency
Alert III: crash, explosion, aircraft fire or other disaster on or near the airport; aircraft accident
ERT
Emergency Readiness/Response Team
BDLFD crash truck responses must meet the requirements of what airport index rating?
Index C
Coordination of mutual aid fire agencies requires the use of this channel
Intercity Radio
According to the AEP, ARFF vehicles are this color, with beacons of these two colors, and striping that is this quality in the dark?
Lime green in color
Amber and red beacons
Reflective striping
Name 5 type of incidents covered in the BDL AEP.
Fun fact: there are 12 listed!
What are: Aircraft incidents/accidents
Disabled Aircraft Removal
Bomb Threats/Incidents Crowd Control Earthquake/Structural Disaster
Structural Fire, fires at fuel farm, fuel trucks
Flood HazMat spills
Power Failure for Movement area lighting systems
Sabotage/Hijack Tornado/Severe Weather Water Rescue
FSS
Flight Service Station
Along with fire/rescue tasks, BDLFD may also be initially responsible for these two "Ts" of healthcare.
Triage and Treatment
ATCT communicates several pieces of information to ARFF units during an alert. Name 3 key items commonly passed along.
Identification and type of aircraft
Location of the aircraft or accident
Souls on board ETA of aircraft
Fuel on board Runway expected
Unusual or pertinent info on hazmat, cargo, explosives, etc.
BDLFD Stations are located so that responding vehicles can reach aircraft emergencies in a timely manner. As if responding to a drill, the first ARFF unit must reach what location within this timeframe, followed by all other units within how many minutes?
First ARFF units must reach the midpoint of the furthest runway within 3 minutes of notification. Remaining required vehicles within 4 minutes of notification to begin rescue/firefighting operations.
Name 3 out of 5 divisions organized by the CAA's Executive Director/CEO to perform tasks in a disaster.
Who are:
Administration Maintenance
Operations Security
ARFF
FSDO
Index C airport ARFF responses require what agents in what quantities?
3000 gallons of water/foam AND
500 lbs sodium based chem, halon 1211/clean agent
OR
450 lbs potassium based dry chem
(Can be split between 2-3 trucks)
This (portable) radio channel is used as the operation channel during any MCIs at BDL.
STOCS 1
Name 6 of the FAA required part 139 training topics
Airport fam, aircraft fam, FF safety, emergency comms/alarms, fire hoses/nozzles/turrets/other appliances, extinguishing agents, emergency evac assistance, firefighting ops, adapting structural to ARFF, aircraft cargo hazards, AEP, additional training*