standard operating procedure college station fire department

STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
COLLEGE STATION FIRE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT RESPONSE SOP: 900.1.10
CATEGORY: ARFF OPERATIONS PAGE: 1 of 2
APPROVED BY:
Chief, Fire Department DATE: 09/01
SCOPE & PURPOSE
This policy is to establish guidelines for the response to aircraft and airport emergencies by the
designated ARFF vehicle and additional C.S.F.D. units as requested.
DEFINITIONS
ARFF Vehicle - A vehicle specifically designed for the rapid response to aircraft emergencies.
Primary responsibilities are to:
1) extinguish an incipient fire
2) maintain at least 1 fire free path for self rescue/evacuation of passengers
3) control a large fire until other units arrive to help extinguish
Aircraft Emergencies -
Alert I (Precautionary Emergency) - An aircraft that is known or suspected to have an
operational defect that should not normally cause serious difficulty in achieving a safe landing.
Example; unsafe gear lights (gear is down),
Alert II (Declared Emergency) - An aircraft that is known or suspected to have an
operational defect that affects normal flight operations to the extent that there is danger of an accident.
Example; smoke in aircraft, landing gear problems
Note!! All air carrier aircraft emergencies will be treated at a minimum as an Alert II
Alert III (Aircraft Accident) -
immediate vicinity of the airport.
An aircraft incident /accident has occurred on or in the
Airport Emergencies
Structural Fires - Any fire within or in close proximity of a structure.
Bomb Threats - Incidents where there is a reported threat whether it involves an aircraft or not.
Re#’d 11/02