Aircraft Rescue Fire FightingAircraft Rescue Fire Fighting

Trixie G. LohrkeBattalion Chief

June 1, 2009

PurposePurpose

Understanding the responsibilities, jurisdiction, and diverse Understanding the responsibilities, jurisdiction, and diverse governing entities of Dallas Firegoverning entities of Dallas Fire--Rescue Aircraft Rescue Rescue Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF).Fire Fighting (ARFF).

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ARFF JurisdictionARFF Jurisdiction

►► Love Field Airport (DAL):Love Field Airport (DAL):1,300 Acres1,300 AcresARFF Index BARFF Index B

►► Executive Airport (RBD):Executive Airport (RBD):1,070 Acres1,070 AcresNonNon--Index AirportIndex Airport

►► Vertiport (49T):Vertiport (49T):Elevated Pad 4 AcresElevated Pad 4 AcresDallas Convention CenterDallas Convention Center

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ARFF Staffing and Emergency ARFF Staffing and Emergency ResponseResponse

►► Station 21:Station 21:Dedicated to Love Field Dedicated to Love Field 33 ARFF personnel33 ARFF personnel

►► Station 42:Station 42:Structural, EMS, & Love Structural, EMS, & Love FieldField15 ARFF personnel15 ARFF personnel

►► Station 49:Station 49:Structural, EMS, & Structural, EMS, & ExecutiveExecutiveRed 04 dedicated to Red 04 dedicated to ExecutiveExecutive36 ARFF members36 ARFF members

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ARFF Incident ClassificationsARFF Incident Classifications

Alert 2Alert 2►► Major aircraft inMajor aircraft in--flight flight

emergency:emergency:Faulty landing gearFaulty landing gearEngine fireEngine fireBomb threatBomb threat

Alert 3Alert 3►► Aircraft crash or fire Aircraft crash or fire

involving aircraft not in involving aircraft not in flightflight

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Love Front Line EquipmentLove Front Line Equipment►► Red 01Red 01

1999 Oshkosh TI 30001999 Oshkosh TI 30003000 gals. water3000 gals. water420 gals. 3% foam 420 gals. 3% foam 500 lbs. dry powder500 lbs. dry powderSnozzleSnozzle

►► Red 02Red 021999 Oshkosh TI 30001999 Oshkosh TI 30003000 gals. water3000 gals. water420 gals. 3% foam420 gals. 3% foam500 lbs. Halotron500 lbs. HalotronSnozzleSnozzle

►► Red 03Red 032001 Oshkosh TI 30002001 Oshkosh TI 30003000 gals. water3000 gals. water420 gals. 3% foam420 gals. 3% foam500 lbs. dry powder500 lbs. dry powderSnozzleSnozzle

►► Red 05 (Reserve equipment)Red 05 (Reserve equipment)1986 Oshkosh P1986 Oshkosh P--19191000 gals. water1000 gals. water130 gal. 3% foam130 gal. 3% foam500 lbs. dry powder500 lbs. dry powder

Executive Front Line EquipmentExecutive Front Line Equipment►► Red 04Red 04

1998 Oshkosh TI 30001998 Oshkosh TI 30003000 gals. water3000 gals. water420 gals. 3% foam420 gals. 3% foam500 lbs. dry chemical500 lbs. dry chemical600600--1200 GPM roof turret1200 GPM roof turret300 GPM bumper turret300 GPM bumper turret

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ARFF Equipment MaintenanceARFF Equipment Maintenance

Martin ApparatusMartin Apparatus::►► Oshkosh Certified Oshkosh Certified

MechanicsMechanics►► Preventive maintenance Preventive maintenance

inspection every 6 monthsinspection every 6 months►► Most repairs made onMost repairs made on--sitesite►► Complies with Complies with

environmental proceduresenvironmental procedures►► Red 03 Transmission 35KRed 03 Transmission 35K

DFR MaintenanceDFR Maintenance::►► Regular preventive Regular preventive

maintenancemaintenance►► Some minor repairsSome minor repairs

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ARFF Training RequirementsARFF Training Requirements

United State Code 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 139:United State Code 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 139:►► Dictates rules governing certification and operation of airportsDictates rules governing certification and operation of airports►► Love Field index Love Field index ““BB””►► Mandatory fullMandatory full--scale disaster drill every 3 years (2010)scale disaster drill every 3 years (2010)

ARFF Training Curriculum:ARFF Training Curriculum:►► Defined by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Defined by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)►► Training subjects Advisory Circular No: 150/5210Training subjects Advisory Circular No: 150/5210--17A17A►► Annual Hot Drill Annual Hot Drill

Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP):Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP):►► Structural Firefighting CertificationStructural Firefighting Certification►► Annual Continuing Education hoursAnnual Continuing Education hours

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) & Love Field SecuriTransportation Security Administration (TSA) & Love Field Security: ty: ►► Administer security access privilege programAdminister security access privilege program►► Secure Identification Display Area (SIDA) badgeSecure Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge►► Movement Area (MA) CertificationMovement Area (MA) Certification

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Love Field TriLove Field Tri--Annual Disaster Drill Annual Disaster Drill 20072007

►► Purpose:Purpose:Critique operational Critique operational and response and response proceduresproceduresNot a pass or fail testNot a pass or fail test

►► Participants:Participants:MultiMulti--disciplinesdisciplinesMultiMulti--jurisdictional jurisdictional agenciesagenciesVolunteersVolunteersActors 75 Actors 75 –– 125 125 moulagedmoulaged victimsvictims

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2008 Annual FAA Inspection2008 Annual FAA Inspection

Debriefing FAA Inspectors Debriefing FAA Inspectors comments: comments: ►► ““ARFF training ARFF training

outstandingoutstanding””►► Unannounced ARFF Unannounced ARFF

emergency response emergency response timed drill timed drill ““well under the 3 well under the 3 minutes requiredminutes required””

►► FAA Inspector FAA Inspector recommended a matrix recommended a matrix type training record for the type training record for the next inspectionnext inspection

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Love Field Vault FiresLove Field Vault Fires

August 23, 2008:August 23, 2008:►► Cause Cause –– overheated overheated

inductorinductor►► Cost estimate Cost estimate –– $1 million$1 million►► Effect Effect –– runway lightsrunway lights

December 4, 2008:December 4, 2008:►► Cause Cause –– damage from damage from

previous fireprevious fire►► Cost estimate Cost estimate –– $25K$25K►► Effect Effect –– runway lightsrunway lights

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ARFF Presidential/VIP CoordinationARFF Presidential/VIP CoordinationLove Field AirportLove Field Airport

►► President of the United StatesPresident of the United States►► Vice President of the United StatesVice President of the United States►► United States Secret ServiceUnited States Secret Service►► Dallas Police DepartmentDallas Police Department►► Love Field OperationsLove Field Operations

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Executive Airport Alert IIExecutive Airport Alert II

March 18, 2009:March 18, 2009:►► Beech Debonair fixed Beech Debonair fixed

wing singlewing single--engineengine►► Landing gear Landing gear

collapsed on landingcollapsed on landing►► 2 Souls on Board 2 Souls on Board

(SOB)(SOB)►► No injuriesNo injuries►► Damage to aircraft Damage to aircraft

considered minor:considered minor:Landing gearLanding gearPropellerPropellerUnderside of Underside of aircraftaircraft

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2008 ARFF Review2008 ARFF Review

►► Redesigned Love Field Redesigned Love Field Emergency Grid MapEmergency Grid Map

►► Redesigned Love Field Redesigned Love Field Emergency Gates MapEmergency Gates Map

►► Designed Executive Designed Executive Emergency Grid MapEmergency Grid Map

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2008 ARFF Review2008 ARFF Review(Continued)(Continued)

►► Updated MOP Volume 8 Emergency for Love & Executive Updated MOP Volume 8 Emergency for Love & Executive AirportsAirports

►► Updated or designed training curriculum required by FAA: Updated or designed training curriculum required by FAA: Microsoft PowerPoint classes Microsoft PowerPoint classes Total 50 new lesson plans on disk and printedTotal 50 new lesson plans on disk and printed

►► New A/V equipment for training at Stations 21 & 49New A/V equipment for training at Stations 21 & 49

►► Two new ARFF computers at Station 49Two new ARFF computers at Station 49

►► EMS (CPR, AED, First Aid and Infectious Control) EMS (CPR, AED, First Aid and Infectious Control) recertification for all ARFF personnelrecertification for all ARFF personnel

►► Airport familiarization classes for off airport response unitAirport familiarization classes for off airport response unit

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ARFF Pending ProjectsARFF Pending Projects

►► Interoperable Interoperable CommunicationsCommunications

►► AED Program AED Program redesigned to Public redesigned to Public Access Defibrillator Access Defibrillator (PAD) Program(PAD) Program

►► Love Field Love Field Modernization ProjectModernization Project

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ARFF Questions?ARFF Questions?

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