A706 Aircraft Incident Response

Question 1

Studies have shown that what percent of Crash victims died from smoke inhalation, not the impact from the crash.

Answer 1

85%

Question 2

What percent of crashes occur during takeoff and Landing?

Answer 2

65 to 70%

Question 3

It is critical that firefighters quickly access the crash site and begin simultaneous blank and blank operations to protect the occupants from fire and smoke

Answer 3

Fire attack and ventilation

Question 4

List the Alert Types:

Answer 4

1. Alert 1- minor difficulties not likely to interfere w/ landing. Low fuel, warning lights. Single ARFF response.
2. Alert 2: operational defect serious enough to create possibility of crash. Smoke, fumes, electrical problems, and warning lights. All ARFF units in standby positions.
   -2C: Cargo or small plane
   -2H: Commercial aircraft
3. Alert 3: confirmed aircraft incident on or near airport grounds. any plane with active fire at gate or on taxiway.
   Alert 0: AFD term for refuel standby

Question 5

what problems trigger an Alert 1?

Answer 5

low fuel, warning lights, other precautionary warning not likely to interfere w/ landing

Question 6

what problems trigger alert 2?

Answer 6

serious operational defect that could cause crash or other incident. Smoke, fumes, electrical problems, warning lights are most common.

Question 7

What are sub-cats of alert 2?

Answer 7

2C: Cargo and small plane w/major difficulties. rough engine, faulty landing gear, low/no hydraulic pressure
2H: Commercial w/ major diffs like fire, hydraulic problems, landing gear problems.

Question 8

List the aircraft alert types

Answer 8

Alert 1, local standby: minor difficulties such as low fuel a warning light. should not interfere with aircraft landing. Single ARFF unit.
Alert 2, full emergency alert: operational defect serious enough to create possibility of crash. Most common occurrences are smoke, fumes, electrical problems, and warning lights. All arff units in standby positions.

Question 9

Which is alert type is not an FAA type?

Answer 9

0- refuel standby

Question 10

What on the aircraft must be turned off during emergency?

Answer 10

APU

Question 11

From the outside, what is the only indicator of the slide being armed?

Answer 11

visual warning strap across window, placed by flight crew

Question 12

How are aircraft crashed generally categorized?

Answer 12

Low or High Impact

Question 13

Which type of crash may involve class B fuel spills/fires?

Answer 13

low impact

Question 14

What are initial actions for Low Impact Crashes?

Answer 14

Egress protection, fuel spill/fire mitigation, interior offensive firefighting ops

Question 15

What type of crash often results in large debris field?

Answer 15

High impact

Question 16

Aircraft are categorized as:

Answer 16

General Aviation, Commercial, and Military

Question 17

What category aircraft has an occupancy limit of 20?

Answer 17

GA

Question 18

What could be the occupancy limit of a commercial aircraft?

Answer 18

over 400

Question 19

Commercial aircraft have fire suppression systems built into what components?

Answer 19

APU and Engines

Question 20

What addional hazards could military planes have?

Answer 20

weapons, special fuels, system enhancements

Question 21

an aircraft with a warning light would trigger which type of alert?

Answer 21

1 or 2