269 - Air Support Plan Flashcards
Bell Helicopter
When/How do you approach/board/leave helicopter?
4.3.5.B, 5.1
AFTER REC. SIGNAL FROM (ONLY WHEN DIRECTED BY) PILOT, CO-PILOT OR CREW CHIEF
Bell Helicopter
Where do you board and depart from?
5.1
THE FRONT WITHIN THE FIELD OF VISION OF THE PILOT
HRRT Off. Supervises Loading & Unloading in view of??
Add. 1, 4.3.5.C
THE PILOT AS DIRECTED BY THE CREW CHIEF
The Air Branch consists of 3 components:
1.3
- Air support plan involving ARC
- Air rescue plan ~ HR structures that incl. HRRC & HRRT’s
- Medevac plan
Air support plan activated automatically:
3.1,2,3
- Doubtful 2nd alarm ~ 10-76 OR 10-77
- 10-60
- ALL DOUBTFUL 3rd ALARMS
- At any time on order of IC for any Op. if beneficial to FDNY
- *Incident Boro Fire Disp. Ntfy’s NYPD OPS to p/u A.R.C.
- *FIRE OPS will coord. Details of this recon flight w/NYPD OPS.
- *AIR RESCUE PLAN “ALERT” PHASE upon Tx of DOUBTFUL 3rd alarm for 10-76 OR 10-77
_____ can order deactivation of Air Support Plan. Deactivation accomplished thru _____??
3.4
I.C.;
Incident Boro Comm’s. Office OR FDNY I.C. IF IN CTC WITH A.R.C.
Primary Mobilization Point for ARC =
4.2
Floyd Bennett Field
Alternate mobilization points det’d by _____?
When does A.R.C. have to NTFY Fire Disp. Of arrival of NYPD Aviation at mobilization point?
4.3, 6.5
NYPD; Only if mobilization point OTHER THAN F.B.F.!!
ARC obtain following info from IC thru FD Disp. WHILE RESPONDING TO MOBILIZATION POINT:
5.2
- Progress Rpt
- HT channels in use
- If Approp., Loc. & designation of all sectors designated by IC under FDNY ICS
ARC use MDT in Bn. Veh. To obtain incident summary (M.D.I. + 1)
** Compare to HRRC, who gets Progress Rpt, ID of Attack & Evac Stairs & ID of the stairs that lead to the roof
ARC ensure that video is sent to_____??
5.3
IC AND FDOC
Augusta A119 Air Recon Helicopter
Approach & board from _____?
5.4
Amid-ship WHEN DIRECTED BY PILOT
ARC always sit in _____?
5.4
Right rear seat
ARC must use the split-ear headset supplied by NYPD & hook this headset into the headset jacks located on the _____ side of the helicopter.
5.4
RIGHT
NYPD SOP usually involves flying in tight circles above ground ols. In certain situations, pilot can hover above ops but only at altitudes _____? To compensate for this addl. height, ARC should be equipped with _____?
5.5
IN EXCESS OF 1000’; A pair of binoculars
ARC should bring:
5.6
“F.I.V. - B.U.N.”
F lashliht I nstruction card V HF citywide HT (W/DEPT. HEADSET IF AVAIL.) B inoculates U HF HT (W/DEPT. HEADSET IF AVAIL.) N YC Map
Factors that will DET. Safe load on Augusta A119
5.8
“FEW - P”
F uel
E quipment
W eather
P assengers
Augusta A119
Who DET’s # of passengers?
5.8
The Pilot
If the Bn FF is restricted from boarding due to weight considerations, the ARC will also take the _____?
5.8
Bn FF’s UHF HT (w/Dept Headset, if avail ~ 5.6)
During an air recon op., ARC ensure helicopter radio on the _____ channel for comm.’s with the _____?
5.9
Primary Cmd; IC
On the decision to “AIRLIFT” the Air Rescue Teams:
ARC shall have Pilot switch ARC’s HELICOPTER RADIO TO _____?
5.10
TAC-U Ch.
On the decision to “AIRLIFT” the Air Rescue Teams:
HRRC AND HRRT’s shall switch their HT’s to _____?
5.10
TAC-U Ch.
On the decision to “AIRLIFT” the Air Rescue Teams:
NYPD Aviation AND ESU will switch to _____ and advise the _____ on the _____ channel as to the feasibility of _____?
5.10
TAC-U;
ARC AND IC;
TAC-U;
Landing the helicopter on the roof
On the decision to “AIRLIFT” the Air Rescue Teams:
ARC shall relay this info to the _____ via the _____ on the _____ channel?
5.10
IC;
25 watt helicopter radio;
TAC-U
On the decision to “AIRLIFT” the Air Rescue Teams:
If avail., ARC’s Bn FF will monitor the _____ channel?
5.10
Primary Cmd
NYPD helicopter radio is capable of tx’ing at _____?
6.1
25 watts
What will be the primary method of communicating with fire ground personnel?
6.1
NYPD helicopter radio
- FDNY HT’s shall be used as a back up!
Description of quality of FD Comm’s:
Comm’s using FDNY HT & headset on 5w Primary Cmd & TAC-U channels are _____ in HR structures and _____
6.1 Note
GENERALLY SATISFACTORY WITH MID TO UPPER FLOORS; and to a lesser degree with ICP’s AND LOWER FLOORS.
Which helicopter radio does ARC operate on in Augusta A119?
6.3
The NYPD Augusta A119 has a 3rd rio that is dedicated to FDNY Ops during our use. ARC operates on this 3rd radio.
ARC will be ID’d as _____ when tx’ing over Comm’s network. Use the _____ channel to ctc the IC.
6.4
“AIR RECON CHIEF”;
Primary Cmd
At the IC’s discretion, subsequent Comm’s w/ARC may be on _____ channels?
6.4
“A.T. & T”
A lternate Cmd
T actical
T AC-U
Required Comm’s for ARC
6.5
- NTFY Fire Disp. 10-84 AT MOBILIZATION POINT
- NTFY Fire Disp. Of arrival of NYPD Aviation AT MOBILIZATION POINT (IF OTHER THAN F.B.F.)
- ONCE HELICOPTER AIRBORNE, ARC inform Pilot to switch helicopter radio to Incident Boro Frequency. ARC will provide the Incident Boro Fire Disp. with an ON SCENE ETA
- UPON ARRIVAL, NTFY Incident Boro Fire Disp. That ARC switching to Primary Cmd HT Ch. NTFY Pilot to switch to designated Ch.
- Prelim. Rpt to IC WITHIN 5 MINS. OF ARRIVAL IN SCENE
- Progress Rpt’s to IC AT LEAST EVERY 10 MINS, WHEN REQUESTED BY IC OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT INFO. ECOMES AVAIL
ARC provide a prelim. Rpt to _____ within _____.
6.5
IC; 5 Minutes of arrival on scene
ARC provide progress Rpt’s to _____ and when?
6.5
IC;
- At least every 10 minutes
- When requested by IC OR
- When significant info becomes avail.
If ordered by IC, RC Tx a Mayday to evacuate the bldg over the _____ channels. ARC will use the _____. If other HT frequencies in use & not Pre-programmed/operational in the helicopter radio, ARC must Tx the Mayday over _____?
6.6
Primary Cmd, Tactical & Secondary Tactical;
Helicopter’s 25w radio;
His HT on those active channels
If avail., ARC’s Bn FF monitor _____?
6.7
Incident Boro Freq.,
Cmd Ch.,
TAC-U Ch. OR
ANY CH. DEEMED APPROP. BY ARC.
- This FF will use the FDNY HT radio & headset as directed by the ARC.