fire emergency procedures

Question 1

what are the 3 responsibility during a fire

Answer 1

communicator, coordinator and fire fighter

Question 2

what should you put a lithium battery in once extinguished

Answer 2

water tight container- this could be in a bin lined with a gash bag or a canister lined with a gash bag

Question 3

where should you put the lithium batter once in a bag

Answer 3

in the toilet and monitor it

Question 4

what should you do when the toilet detection system shows flashing orange

Answer 4

enter it with caution and assess the situation, crouch down low (minimise the exposure), adapt your actions to the severity of the fire, open the door slowly and discharge the fire extinguisher then close the door for 1 minute, if it is safe to do so enter stay down low below smoke levels, locate the fire source, check all surrounding areas for fire (including removing waste bins

Question 5

toilet detection system in the flight deck

Answer 5

continuous repetitive chime, master warning light and message on ecam

Question 6

toilet detection system in the cabin

Answer 6

fap-it will indicate where the fire is, on the nearest acp it will flash amber, on all aips it will flash red

Question 7

what is a aap

Answer 7

aft attendant panel

Question 8

what is a acp

Answer 8

area call panel

Question 9

what is a aip

Answer 9

attendant information panel

Question 10

what is a fap

Answer 10

forward attendant panel

Question 11

what does 3 double chimes mean?

Answer 11

sccm to interphone

Question 12

what does 3 chimes mean in psa

Answer 12

emergency (cabin crew can also use this if they are at the scene and need help)

Question 13

what does CLEAR brief mean

Answer 13

crew name, location, event,actions taken and recomendation/reaction

Question 14

what does it say on the fap when the door is open

Answer 14

red

Question 15

door closed but disarmed

Answer 15

amber and “slide disarmed”

Question 16

door closed and armed

Answer 16

green

Question 17

what does the girt bar do when the door is opened and armed

Answer 17

tension on the girt bar is attached to the slide in the bustle pulls out the bustle and causes the slide to deploy

Question 18

what should you do with a lithium battery fire

Answer 18

advise the pilot that there is a lithium battery fire, discharge fire extinguisher over it, the device should not be moved you should pour non flammable liquids over it, once the device is cooled it should have no signs of smoke or heat, or crackling and hissing noises (wait 15 minutes), find a suitable water tight container and place it in the toilet and monitor remove life jackets from under the seats and check for any hot spots

Question 19

what should you do with an overhead locker fire

Answer 19

check the hottest part of the locker to position yourself, partially open the locker, discharge fire extinguisher in a sweeping motion close and monitor, re open the locker and ensure fire is out (move oxygen bottles!) check any other lockers for signs of fire

Question 20

what do you do in an electrical fire

Answer 20

immediately isolate it by turning off the power, switch off all galley equipment, discharge fire extinguisher as standard procedure, it cannot be cooled with water so be ready for reignition and monitor it the whole flight

Question 21

what does the fire fighter do

Answer 21

the one who discovers the fire or is informed of it, and must fight it asap

Question 22

what does the communicator do

Answer 22

must alert the commander using a C(crew name)L(e.g door1l) E(event)A(actions taken, equipment used and where it is put R (reccomendation and reaction) briefing

Question 23

what does the coordinator do

Answer 23

taking overall charge of the situation, bringing the the fire fighter equipment, telling the communicator whats happening moving passenger turning off electrics