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Crash Response Trng

While we hope you never have to use it, a good understanding of crash response to aircraft incidents is key to successful mitigation.  Here is a link to a brand new FAA site dedicated to crash rescue response. Click here to be taken to that site...

 (http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/first_responders/ )

The following provides a brief overview of the training:

The training material is split into 5 Modules:

Module 1  Systems and Material Hazards

        -Recommended for firefighters and EMS
        -Primary module that identifies hazards unique to aircraft accidents
        -Including: Scene Approach/Access, PPE, Combustion concerns, Bio-hazards, Material Hazards, Aircraft system hazards, Aircraft safety system (ballistic parachute systems and airbags)

Module 2  Aircraft Type Familiarization and Mission Specific Hazards

        -Recommended for firefighters and EMS
        -Outlines aircraft variations in service and hazards associated with certain aircraft usage
        -Including: General types of small aircraft and helicopters, commercial roles of small aircraft/helicopters and associated hazards

Module 3  Command and Recovery

        -Recommended for firefighters, EMS and law enforcement for aircraft accident protocol development.
-Recognizes operational protocol for managing an accident scene  and requirements related to the investigation of the accident
-Including: Initial management of the scene, considerations for pending investigation and investigating authority(NTSB, FAA), scene preservation, security, witness/media considerations

Module 4  Ballistic Parachute System Familiarization

        -Recommended for firefighters and recovery personnel.
        -Provides information that will detail the installation, operation and techniques  used by manufacturers to disable a Ballistic Parachute System so that the                         first responder will have a better understanding if tasked by the manufacturer to disable the system
        -Including: system identification/overview/operation, considerations for manufacturer disabling

Module 5  Systems and Material Hazards for Rescuers

-Recommended for police, airport and the aviation community or others that may be tasked with initial rescue.
-Provides material from Module 1, however recognizes that PPE may not be equivalent to firefighter/EMS SCBA and does not address extrication
-Including: Scene Approach/Access, PPE, Combustion concerns, Bio-hazards, Material Hazards, Aircraft system hazards, Aircraft safety system                 (ballistic parachute systems and airbags)

Note:  Future Module 6 (still in work) will address safely working around a running helicopter, including landing zone selection, hazard areas around a running helicopter, and landing zone protocol.