IFSTA ARFF 6th: Ch. 1 Flashcards
Qualifications for ARFF Personnel
FAA AIP grant covers ______ percent for noise program implementation at large and medium primary hub airports.
80
Primary agents consist of:
Water and Foam
When was the FAA formed and why
- After a series of midair collisions
What is the mission of our personnel?
Life safety, property conservation, environmental protection at an airfield
Protein foam replaced what extinguishing agent after military continued CFR research?
Carbon Dioxide
What are the two categories that extinguishing agents are divided into?
Primary and Complementary
What is Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ?
Formal name given to the books or documents contain the specific US regulation provided for by law
ARFF personnel must be available to staff trucks how many minutes before and after flight operations?
15 minutes
Complementary agents consist of:
Dry chemicals, Dry Powders and Clean Agents
AIP is used to fund over how many percent of ARFF vehicles, agents and equipment?
over 90
Which organization is tasked with determining the probable cause of aircraft accidents as well as incidents involving other modes of transportation?
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
What is the NFPA for airport firefighter professional qualifications?
NFPA 1003
What is the NFPA’s primary service?
The development of technical consensus standards
What does JAA mean?
Joint Aviation Authority
FAA is a subdivision of what US government administrative body?
DOT
