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Aircraft Rescue Federal Aviation Administration and Fire Fighting Federal Aviation Administration Presented to: 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School By: Marc Tonnacliff Date: January 2015

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)  Changes to AC 150/5220-10  Changes to AC 150/5210-17 - Programs for Training of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Personnel  Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General  Mil-Spec AFFF  ACRP Projects 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 2 Administration

Changes to AC 150/5220-10  Better comparison between the 139, NFPA 414 and the current AC  Verification page - Signature  Modification to Standard  Make it so a D index airport cannot order a vehicle w/ a 65 ft. HRET  Final Inspections for 2 people & Mechanics training  Under truck nozzles  Ancillary Equipment  Include warranty wording  Better wording for the DEVS 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 3 Administration

Major Changes to AC 150/5210-17  AC 150/5210-17 Programs for Training of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Personnel  Applicability statement  New paragraph numbering system  New Chapter 2  New Appendix  New Addendum 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 4 Administration

NTSB Recommendation  NTSB Safety Recommendation A-14-50 : “Issue a CertAlert to all Part 139 airports to distribute the information contained in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) legal interpretation of 14 Code of Federal Regulations 139.319 that requires all personnel assigned to aircraft rescue and firefighting duties to meet the initial and recurrent training and live-fire drill requirements and clarify how the FAA will enforce this regulation.” 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 5 Administration

Clarification of training requirements for rescue and firefighting personnel under 14 C.f.R. § 139.319(i)(2)-(3)  Whether § 139.319(i)(2)-(3) and corresponding guidance apply to all firefighters who are assigned to a certificated airport or only to a minimum number of firefighters at a certificated airport who would be required to "meet index" (i.e., the firefighters required to deliver the necessary vehicles and extinguishing agent to an accident site).  Whether § 139.319(i)(2)-(3) and corresponding guidance apply to firefighting command staff at a certificated airport (e.g., Chief, Training Officer). 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 6 Administration

Clarification of training requirements for rescue and firefighting personnel under 14 C.f.R. § 139.319(i)(2)-(3)  The timetable by which newly hired firefighters and/or command officers must complete this training. Specifically, would a new hire employee be required to be fully trained in all 11 areas and have completed a live-fire drill prior to being assigned to a shift at the airport? If not, would the employee be able to respond to an actual airplane accident at the airport? If so, would there be any prohibitions against the untrained employee driving an ARFF vehicle or operating specialized equipment such as a High Reach Extendable Turret?  Whether a command officer at a certificated airport may take on the role of Incident Commander at an actual airplane accident without having the training specified in § 139.319(i)(2) and without having completed a live- fire drill under § 139.319(i)(3). 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 7 Administration

Sufficient and Qualified Personnel  Look for policy on Sufficient and Qualified Personnel  It is a number greater than zero  Does not necessarily have to be an airport or operations personnel  Only in extreme cases should it not be an airport employee  Implemented on a case by case basis  There are minimum training standard requirements depending on duties assigned  Drivers training on airport / in movement areas  Call your regional office and they will end up coordinating with HQ. Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group / AAAE ARFF Chief’s Conference 2014 Federal Aviation 8 Administration

Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group / AAAE ARFF Chief’s Conference 2014 Federal Aviation 9 Administration

DOT OIG Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group / AAAE ARFF Chief’s Conference 2014 Federal Aviation 10 Administration

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Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General  Letter announcing the audit  Currently in effect  Final report – Est May – June 2015  Have already been to two regions  AWP - LAX  AGL – ORD & MDW  May go to more Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group / AAAE ARFF Chief’s Conference 2014 Federal Aviation 12 Administration

Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General What are they doing?  Initiating an audit of the FAA’s management and oversight of ARFF Program  Interviews - FAA staff – HQ & Regions - airport personnel, NFPA, AAAE, ARFFWG  Policies and guidance for implementing ARFF requirements  Oversight and enforcement of airports’  Adherence to ARFF requirements Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group / AAAE ARFF Chief’s Conference 2014 Federal Aviation 13 Administration

Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General  What are they looking at?  EVERYTHING  Policies, Procedures, and Guidance Governing ARFF (Part 139, Training, Staffing, Vehicles, etc.)  Status of Updating Part 139  Roles and Responsibilities of Airports Program Office/Officials (Headquarters and Regions)  Monitoring and Tracking Efforts of ARFF Activities (Headquarters and Regions)  Recent ARFF Accidents and Incidents  ARFF Enforcement Actions Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group / AAAE ARFF Chief’s Conference 2014 Federal Aviation 14 Administration

Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General  What to expect?  Final report May – June 2015  Findings of the audit team  Recommendations to the Office of Airports Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group / AAAE ARFF Chief’s Conference 2014 Federal Aviation 15 Administration

AFFF  AC 150/5210-6D - Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Agents – CertAlert 11-02 Identifying Mil-Spec Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF)  New procedures to access web site  Web site http://qpldocs.dla.mil/search/parts.aspx?qpl=1910& param=QPL-24385&type=256 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 16 Administration

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Airport Corporative Research Program http://pubsindex.trb.org/ Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Working Group / AAAE ARFF Chief’s Conference 2014 Federal Aviation 20 Administration

FY 15 ACRP Projects  ACRP 02-60 Managing Perfluorocarbon Impacts at Airports  ACRP 04-19 Airport Emergency Planning Template: NIMS - Incident Command System Compliance  Assistance from the regions and the airports  ACRP 06-03 Airports and Family Assistance After an Aviation Accident  ACRP 10-25 Use of Campus Notification and Lockdown System at Airports 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 21 Administration

ACRP Projects Complete or in Progress  ACRP 11-03/Topic S10-13 Issues with Airport Fueling System Operations (in progress) 2015 ARFF Chiefs & Leadership School 2015 Federal Aviation 22 Administration

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