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100

An AEP's primary focus deals with:

R _ _ p _ _ _ e 

and 

initial r _ _ _ v _ _ y


What are:

Response and initial recovery

100

APU

Auxiliary Power Unit

100

This person is the incident commander

Highest ranking on-site ARFF Officer

100

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!

100

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)

200

The AEP is reviewed at least every ____ months, typically in a table top meeting format.

What is:

12 months

200

ACM

Airport Certification Manual

200

Fire, Police, EMS, and Airport Management may all come together to form this command.

What is:

Unified Command or Bradley Command

200

This agency is tasked with supporting EMS communications and logistics.

North Central Coordinated Medical Emergency Direction

North Central CMED

200

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

300

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

300

ERT

Emergency Readiness/Response Team

300

BDLFD crash truck responses must meet the requirements of what airport index rating?

Index C

300

Coordination of mutual aid fire agencies requires the use of this channel

Intercity Radio

300

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

400

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

400

FSS

Flight Service Station

400

Along with fire/rescue tasks, BDLFD may also be initially responsible for these two "Ts" of healthcare.

Triage and Treatment

400

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.

400

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.

500

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


500

FSDO

Flight Standards District Office
500

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)

500

This (portable) radio channel is used as the operation channel during any MCIs at BDL.

STOCS 1

500

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*