FAA Website - Responder Safety at Small Aircraft Crashes

[sardak]

The FAA, with the help of the NTSB, General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and first responder agencies has created a website on responder safety at plane crashes. It's a series of 59 multimedia slides divided into five modules that cover rescuer safety, scene management, hazmat, ballistic parachute systems, airbags, etc.

http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/first_responders/

Mike

[EMT-83]

I completed the first two modules. There's some good info presented.

[RiverAux]

I've done some of them and I think we might want to consider requiring it for GTM/UDF members.  Mabye not the whole course, but what I've seen so far is material that our folks should know even if some of it goes beyond what we normally do.

[mynetdude]

I've done some of them and I think we might want to consider requiring it for GTM/UDF members.  Mabye not the whole course, but what I've seen so far is material that our folks should know even if some of it goes beyond what we normally do.

Would it be of any benefit to FLM/FLS folks?

[M.S.]

I've done some of them and I think we might want to consider requiring it for GTM/UDF members.  Mabye not the whole course, but what I've seen so far is material that our folks should know even if some of it goes beyond what we normally do.

Would it be of any benefit to FLM/FLS folks?

Can aircraft accidents happen on airport grounds?

[mynetdude]

I've done some of them and I think we might want to consider requiring it for GTM/UDF members.  Mabye not the whole course, but what I've seen so far is material that our folks should know even if some of it goes beyond what we normally do.

Would it be of any benefit to FLM/FLS folks?

Can aircraft accidents happen on airport grounds?

Of course, however according to FLM training we are not allowed to do much when an accident does happen except prevent new ones from happening and keeping others who do not need access to the scene away from it.  So as FLM we have limited involvement.

[RiverAux]

I think a good argument might be made that this sort of thing should be part of our flightline training.  I think that awareness of many of the issues at a minimum would be worthwhile. 

[PHall]

The main thing a FLM/FLS would be doing at an accident that happened at the airport would be crowd control.
Keeping the spectators away so the professionals can do their job unmolested.

[LTC Don]

The main thing a FLM/FLS would be doing at an accident that happened at the airport would be crowd control.
Keeping the spectators away so the professionals can do their job unmolested.

At a controlled metro airport, that would certainly be sensible, but at a small, uncontrolled, rural airport such as ours, it could be up to 10-15 minutes before emergency services arrived.  That's a long time for someone to be trapped in wreckage whether it be a Cessna or an ultralite with a BPS.  So yes, FLM/FLS personnel should most definitely go through this package.

Having gone through the first module, I find this package to be an outstanding teaching resource, and I'm making plans to have our folks go through each module.  I only hope this will be available over the long term.


Cheers,

[wingnut55]

Excellent program !! Thanks, being informed is a good thing. Being a person who has responded to several aircraft crashes I can tell you they are very dangerous for the responders, that's why the pilot and passengers get out and run like heck if they can.

But I have my Spandex Body Suit, so I run into the flames. . .