Improved Airport Fighter Rescue Team Can Mitigate the...

Improved Airport Firefighter Rescue Training, Techniques and Equipment Can Mitigate The Impact of Post-crash fire. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) According to the definition of Wikipedia, aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is a special category of firefighting that involves the response, hazard mitigation, evacuation and possible rescue of passengers and crew of an aircraft involved in (typically) an airport ground emergency. (Source: Wikipedia). Aircraft emergencies both inside and outside of an airport’s boundaries are typically rescued by ARFF. Being an airport firefighter is an essential duty, though not the easiest. The job is both mentally and physically challenging and requires special training. Fire fighters dedicate their life in danger to help and save the public. Firefighters must be well trained and prepare for the dangers they encounter and be able to respond immediately to a fire or any other emergencies that arises. Fighting aircraft fires is so complex because the jet fuel is highly flammable. Firefighting requires organization and teamwork. A well planned, training simulation for accident first responders can save lives, stop damage, and return the airport operation to normal as soon as possible. Fire is a main hazard during any aircraft emergency. Newest commercial aircrafts are too big and they have more capacity to carry several hundred passengers, crew and high volume of jet fuel. Wide body aircrafts are often carrying above 300Show MoreRelatedProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesLeadership skills G.1 Project leadership 10.1 Stakeholder management Chapter 11 Teams Chapter 3 Organization: Structure and Culture 2.4.1 Organization cultures [G.7] 2.4.2 Organization structure [9.1.3] 9.1.1 Organization charts 1.4.4 Project offices Chapter 4 9.2 Building the team (.1.3) [3.5.3] [App G.2 Building teams] 9.4 Managing the team 9.3.2 Team building activities 9.2.4 Virtual teams 9.3.3.1 Team performance [9.4.2.2] 9.4.2.3 Conflict management 9.3.2.6 Recognition and awards Read MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesParadigm for an Urban World †¢ Howard Spodek 53 3 Women in the Twentieth-Century World Bonnie G. Smith 83 4 The Gendering of Human Rights in the International Systems of Law in the Twentieth Century †¢ Jean H. Quataert 116 5 The Impact of the Two World Wars in a Century of Violence †¢ John H. Morrow Jr. 161 6 Locating the United States in Twentieth-Century World History †¢ Carl J. Guarneri 213 7 The Technopolitics of Cold War: Toward a Transregional Perspective †¢ Gabrielle