fire emergency procedures Flashcards
what are the 3 responsibility during a fire
communicator, coordinator and fire fighter
what should you put a lithium battery in once extinguished
water tight container- this could be in a bin lined with a gash bag or a canister lined with a gash bag
where should you put the lithium batter once in a bag
in the toilet and monitor it
what should you do when the toilet detection system shows flashing orange
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
toilet detection system in the flight deck
continuous repetitive chime, master warning light and message on ecam
toilet detection system in the cabin
fap-it will indicate where the fire is, on the nearest acp it will flash amber, on all aips it will flash red
what is a aap
aft attendant panel
what is a acp
area call panel
what is a aip
attendant information panel
what is a fap
forward attendant panel
what does 3 double chimes mean?
sccm to interphone
what does 3 chimes mean in psa
emergency (cabin crew can also use this if they are at the scene and need help)
what does CLEAR brief mean
crew name, location, event,actions taken and recomendation/reaction
what does it say on the fap when the door is open
red
door closed but disarmed
amber and “slide disarmed”
door closed and armed
green
what does the girt bar do when the door is opened and armed
tension on the girt bar is attached to the slide in the bustle pulls out the bustle and causes the slide to deploy
what should you do with a lithium battery fire
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
what should you do with an overhead locker fire
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
what do you do in an electrical fire
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
what does the fire fighter do
the one who discovers the fire or is informed of it, and must fight it asap
what does the communicator do
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
what does the coordinator do
taking overall charge of the situation, bringing the the fire fighter equipment, telling the communicator whats happening moving passenger turning off electrics
