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SUBJECT: AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT RESPONSE SOP: 900.1.10<br />

CATEGORY: ARFF OPERATIONS PAGE: 2 of 2<br />

RESPONSE PROCEDURE<br />

Aircraft Emergencies<br />

• The ARFF vehicle will respond to emergencies within the jurisdictional bounds of Easterwood<br />

airport. Emergencies outside the perimeter of the airport shall be handled by the<br />

jurisdiction having responsibility.<br />

• Upon notification of an aircraft emergency the ARFF vehicle will respond to the designated standby<br />

position that is best suited for the type of emergency reported. At a minimum all responses by the<br />

ARFF vehicle shall be made to the standby position AB. (see attached map)<br />

• The vehicle operator shall ensure that dispatch is aware of the emergency and all subsequent<br />

information and that a run number has been generated. The vehicle operator must advise<br />

dispatch to upgrade Alert 1 calls to Alert II if the aircraft involved is a commercial air<br />

carrier.<br />

• The vehicle operator shall advise dispatch and other units (if applicable) of size up and command<br />

status.<br />

• The 1 st arriving engine and 711 shall proceed onto the airport and make contact with ARFF vehicle<br />

operator and Airfield control personnel for additional information. All other responding 1 st alarm<br />

units for Alerts I and II emergencies shall standby at the entrance to the airport (Station 4's ramp)<br />

and await instructions.<br />

• For all Alert III emergencies all 1 st alarm units shall proceed directly to the incident site unless<br />

instructed otherwise.<br />

NOTE! All units must make sure they have clearance to access any airport movement area.<br />

All Other Emergencies -<br />

• Upon notification of any emergency other than an aircraft the ARFF unit will respond as an<br />

investigating unit.<br />

• The ARFF operator will ensure that dispatch is notified and that other appropriate units are<br />

responding.<br />

• The ARFF operator will report all findings to the first arriving officer and transfer command.<br />

• The ARFF unit will be placed back in service for response to aircraft emergencies.<br />

• The emergency will then be handled by other responding units as per <strong>standard</strong> <strong>procedure</strong>s.<br />

Fuel Spills -<br />

• Upon notification of a fuel or other hazardous materials spill the ARFF unit will<br />

respond to mitigate the hazard.<br />

• The ARFF operator will ensure that dispatch is advised of the response and all subsequent<br />

information and that a run number is generated.<br />

• The ARFF operator will mitigate the hazard using <strong>standard</strong> <strong>procedure</strong>s and if necessary shall<br />

contact the TAMU Environmental Health and Safety office for assistance with spill control and<br />

cleanup.<br />

Re#’d 11/02

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