INDEX 403–23

DOT/FAA/AS/82-2, Airport Crash, Fire, and Rescue; Technical
Research Program. NTIS No. PB 82-220799.
DOT/FAA/AS/82-3, Airport Crash, Fire, and Rescue; Estimat-
ing the Effects of Leading Policy Alternatives. NTIS No. PB 82-
220807.
DOT/FAA/AS/82-4, A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Airport Crash,
Fire, and Rescue Policy Alternatives: Summary and Recommenda-
tions. NTIS No. PB 82-220815.
B-1.2.6 Additional References. Ansart, F., Analysis of Re-
ports of Accidents No. 1 to 217 Filed with ICAO as of March
1970, Unpublished meeting records of reference material
used by RFFP-II.
Harley, R. A., Chairman, ‘‘Report of the Second Meeting
of the ICAO Rescue and Fire Fighting Panel (RFFP-II),’’ June
5–16, 1972, Montreal, Canada, Section 3.1 and 3.2, p. 3-1f.
Ibid., Recommendation 3/2 Guidance Material on the Criti-
cal Area Concept, p. 3-16.
Harley, op. cit., Section 1.2, Review of Reports, p. 1-1.
Ibid., Section 3.3, Practical Critical Area, p. 3-3.
Harley, op. cit., Section 3.5, Control and Extinguishment
Time, p. 3-4.
Harley, op. cit., Sections 3.6, Application Rate & 3.7 Dis-
charge Rate, p. 3-4f.
Harley, op. cit., Recommendation 3/2 Guidance Material
on the Critical Area Concept, p. 3-16 ff.
Hewes, B. V., Chairman, ‘‘Report of the First Meeting of
the ICAO Rescue and Fire Fighting Panel (RFFP-1),’’ March
10–20, 1970, Montreal, Canada, WP/28, Section 2.1 Area Con-
cept, p. 2-1.
Hewes, op. cit., Section 2.2, Control Time, p. 2-2.
Hewes, op. cit., Section 2.3, Discharge Rate, p. 2-2.
Hewes, op. cit., Section 2.4, Quantities of Agent, p. 2-3. and
Table C-2, Minimum Amounts of Extinguishing Agents, p. 2-
17.
Geyer, G. B., ‘‘Evaluation of Aircraft Ground Fire Fighting
Agents and Techniques,’’ Report No. AGFSRS-71-1, Tri-Ser-
vice Systems Program Office Aircraft Ground Fire Suppression
and Rescue, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, February 1972.
NTIS No. AD 741 881, Section VIII, p. 172ff.

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-A- Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1,

Actual response time (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Tables 3-3.1(a) and 1(b)
see also Response capability; Response times Application rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1
Administrative responsibilities, ARFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1, 6-1.1 Compatibility of concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1
AFFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .see Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Air traffic control, airport Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1.2, 3-1.2.1, A-3-1.2, A-3-1.2.1
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 ARFF personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see Personnel, ARFF
Emergency communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1.2, A-5-1.2 Authority having jurisdiction (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3, A-1-3
Aircraft
Accident (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Aircraft categories for given aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3.2, A-2-3.2
Fire fighting -C-
Cabin interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1.3, A-6-2.2 Clothing
Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Protective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, A-6-2.1 to A-6-2.2
Incident Uniforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.5, 6-2.3
Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Combustible metal fires, extinguishing agent for. . . . . . . 3-5, A-3-5,
Familiarization training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6-1.4 A-3-5.1
Flushing of extinguishing agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1 Communications, emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1, A-5-1.2
SCBA for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6-2.2 Alternate means of . . . . . . . . .5-1.2, 5-1.2 to 5-1.3, 5-1.3, A-5-1.2
Security of aircraft prior to investigation. . . . . . . . . . . 2-1.3 Direct-line telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5-1.2
Rescue (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1.4
Size . . . . . . . . . . 2-3.1, 2-3.1 to 2-3.2, A-2-3.1, A-2-3.1 to A-2-3.2 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4-1.2, A-5-1.2
Aircraft rescue and fire-fighting services (ARFF), organization Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1.5
of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see Organization of ARFF services Complementary extinguishing agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2, A-3-2
Aircraft rescue (definition). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Chemical compatibility with foam. . . . . . . . 3-4.1, A-3-4, A-3-4.1
Airport air traffic control . . . . . . . . . see Air traffic control, airport
Minimum amounts necessary. . . . . . . . . . 3-3.1, A-2-3.1, A-3-3.1
Airport fire chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.1
Concentrate, foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see Foam concentrate
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Concentrates, foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see Foam concentrates
Airport fire department personnel (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Control time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1
see also Personnel, ARFF
Critical rescue and fire-fighting access area . . . . . . . .7-1.2, A-2-3.1
Airport manager (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Airports
Categorized for service based on aircraft size. . . . 2-3.1 to 2-3.2,
A-2-3.1 to A-2-3.2
Categorizing for ARFF services. . . . . . . . . . 2-3, A-2-3.1, A-2-3.2
Emergency communications . . . . . . . . . . see Communications, -D-
emergency Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1.2, A-5-1.2 Director of ARFF services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.1
Alcohol resistant foam (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Disaster plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Approved (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3, A-1-3 Dual agent attacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1

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-E- FP . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . see Fluoroprotein foam (FP)

Emergency communications . . . . . see Communications, emergency FSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .see Flight service station (FSS)
Emergency medical training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6-1.4 Fuel spills, foam used on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1
Emergency preparedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2, A-2-2.1 Fuselage (definition) . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Emergency standby power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1.3
Equipment
To be carried on ARFF vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2, A-4-2 -H-
Training in use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6-1.4 Halogenated agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-2(b)
Extinguishing agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. 3 see also Extinguishing agents
see also Complementary extinguishing agents; Foam Halon 1211 . . . . . 3-2.1, 3-2(b), Tables 3-3.1(a) and 1(b), A-3-2(b),
Combustible metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-5.1 A-3-4.1
Combustible metal fires, for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5, A-3-5 Hand hose lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4-1.2
Compatibility of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4, A-3-4, A-3-4.1 Handhose lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4-1.2
Control time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1 Handline nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6.2
Discharge capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6, A-2-3.1 Hydrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-3.3
Discharge rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6, A-2-3.1, A-4-1.2
Dual agent attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1
Effectiveness of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1
Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1, A-3-1.1 -I-
Quantity of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3, A-2-3.1 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Specialized vehicles for transportation of. . . . . . . . . . . . A-4-1.2 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Extinguishing time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1

-M-
-F- Maintenance
FBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see Fixed base operator (FBO) Communications, emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1.4
FFFP . . . . . . . . . . . . . see Film-forming fluoroprotein foam (FFFP) Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4-1.2
Film-forming fluoroprotein foam (FFFP) . . . . .3-1.1, 3-1.2.2, Tables Manager, airport (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
3-3.1(a) and 1(b) May (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Measurement conversion table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-3.1
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1.2.2, A-3-1.2, A-3-1.2.2 Movement area (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Fire chief, airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.1 Mutual aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1.2, A-3-3.3
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Fire fighting, aircraft
Cabin interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.3, A-6-2.2
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 -O-
Fire station On-scene commanders (OSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5-1.2
Response capability . . . . . Chap. 7, A-7-1.1 to A-7-1.2, A-7-1.1 to Organization of ARFF services
A-7-1.3 Administrative responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Siting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1, A-7-1.1 to A-7-1.3 Airport categories for . . . .2-3, A-2-3.1, A-2-3.1 to A-2-3.2, A-2-3.2
Fixed base operator (FBO) Emergency preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Flight service station (FSS)
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Fluoroprotein foam (FP) . . . . . . 3-1.1, 3-1.2.2, Tables 3-3.1(a) and -P-
1(b) P (foam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . see Protein foam (P)
Application rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1 Personnel, ARFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Compatibility of concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1 Availability and deployment. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.2
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Clothing for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . see Clothing
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1.2.2, A-3-1.2, A-3-1.2.2 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Flushing of extinguishing agents Identification of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.5
Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1 Professional qualifications . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .6-1.4, A-6-1.4
Vehicles (ARFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1 Training of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . see Training
Foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1.1, A-3-1.1 Potassium bicarbonate dry chemical . . .
. 3-2.1, Tables 3-3.1(a) and
see also Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF); Aqueous film-forming 1(b), A-3-2(a)
foam (AFFF); Extinguishing agents; Film-forming fluoroprotein foam Potassium bicarbonate/bicarbomate dry chemical . . . . . . . . 3-2(a),
(FFFP); Film-forming fluoroprotein foam (FFFP); Fluoroprotein foam Tables 3-3.1(a) and 1(b), A-3-2(a)
(FP); Protein foam (P) Practical critical area (PCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1, A-4-1.2
Alcohol-resistant (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Primary agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1, A-3-1.1
Chemical compatibility with complementary agents . . . . . 3-4.1, Protective clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, A-6-2.1 to A-6-2.2
A-3-4, A-3-4.1 Protein foam (P) . . . . . . . . .3-1.1, 3-1.2.2, Tables 3-3.1(a) and (b)
Compatibility of concentrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1 Application rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Compatibility of concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3.1, A-2-3.1, A-3-1.1, A-3-3.1 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1.2, A-3-1.2 Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.2, A-3-1.2.2
Water mixed with. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3.1, A-2-3.1, A-3-3.1 Purpose of standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Foam concentrates
Compatibility of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 -R-
Quantity required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3.2 Rapid response area (RRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1.2, 7-1.2 to 7-1.3
Vehicles, conversion to new foam concentrate of . . . . . . A-3-1.1 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3, A-1-3
Foam solution (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Referenced publications . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. 8, A-8-1, App. B, B-1

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Response capability. . . . . . . . . . . Chap. 7, A-7-1, A-7-1.1 to A-7-1.3 -U-

Response time, actual (definition). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Uniforms for ARFF personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.5, 6-2.3
Response times. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1, A-7-1
Actual (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
RRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see Rapid response area (RRA)
-V-
Vehicles (ARFF)
Access of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1.2, A-7-1.1, A-7-1.2
-S- Construction of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1.2, A-4-1.2
Scope of standard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Conversion to different foam concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1
Sea water for testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3-1.2.1 Fire station siting and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7-1.1 to A-7-1.2 7-1.2
Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) . . . 6-2.1 to 6-2.2, 6-2.4, Foam-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1.4
A-6-2.2 Garaging of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1.1, A-7-1.1
Shall (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Minimum number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1.1, 4-1.3, A-4-1.1
Should (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Off-pavement capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4-1.2
Site of fire station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1, A-7-1.1 to A-7-1.3 Overloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4-1.2
Siting of fire station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Quantity of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1
Response capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1.1 to 7-1.3
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1.4, A-4-1.2
Tools and equipment for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2, A-4-2
-T- Used vehicles, procurement of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4-1.2
Table-top training (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Water supply for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3.3, A-3-3.3
Testing
Communications, emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1.5
Foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1.2, A-3-1.2
Vehicles (ARFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1.4, A-4-1.2 -W-
Water supply for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3-1.2.1 Water supply
Theoretical critical area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2-3.1 Additives, use of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1
Tools, on ARFF vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2, A-4-2 Foam production, minimum amounts for . . . . . . 3-3.1, A-2-3.1,
Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1.3 to 6-1.4, A-6-1.4 A-3-3.1
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5-1.2 Quality as factor in foam production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3-1.1
Table-top (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 To replenish fire fighting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3.3, A-3-3.3
Turrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6.2, A-4-1.2 For tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3-1.2.1

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