https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvODKP32Vq4
graphic video of sorts - pilot yells "oh shit" as he crashes no one went to scene with fire extinguishers pumper and crash truck finally show up ----------------------- comment from poster Without commenting on this ARFF response specifically, I want to correct a common misconception. Many people believe that 14 CFR § 139 requires that ARFF apparatus arrive at the scene of an aircraft accident within three minutes. It does not. Response time requirements only apply to simulated responses requested by the FAA. The only requirement for actual emergencies is that ARFF must respond. [Edited to add: even the “must respond” requirement only exists “during periods of air carrier operations.” This fits with some of the comments below stating that ARFF at Lewiston is staffed on-site 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after commercial arrivals and departures, with an implicit “but not staffed on-site at all times that the airport is open.”] See 14 CFR § 139.319(h)(1)(i) and (ii): (h) Response requirements: (1) With the aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment required under this part and the number of trained personnel that will assure an effective operation, each certificate holder must: (i) Respond to each emergency during periods of air carrier operations; and (ii) When requested by the Administrator, demonstrate compliance with the response requirements specified in this section. (2) The response required by paragraph (h)(1)(ii) of this section must achieve the following performance criteria: (i) Within 3 minutes from the time of the alarm, at least one required aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle must reach the midpoint of the farthest runway serving air carrier aircraft from its assigned post or reach any other specified point of comparable distance on the movement area that is available to air carriers, and begin application of extinguishing agent. (ii) Within 4 minutes from the time of alarm, all other required vehicles must reach the point specified in paragraph (h)(2)(i) of this section from their assigned posts and begin application of an extinguishing agent. The "response required by paragraph (h)(1)(ii) of this section" that needs to meet timing criteria is a simulated timed response requested by the FAA. Nothing else. I have contacted the FAA just to double-check, but I'm pretty sure about this. ---------------------- unknown if any airport staff are trained as firefighters - it cant take that much training to operate the crash truck if airport staff are already trained to drive plows, gas trucks, buses, or tugs etc -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/massfire/CAFXWwKZC38UDjKM-aS4_1GEgxcE0dd0KnN7%3DTFu5VmEraz1x%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com.
