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Mission of ARFF personnel ✔Correct Answer-1. Life safety
2. Property conservation
3. Environmental protection at an airfield
It is important to remember that aircraft fuel fires ✔Correct Answer-Reach lethal intensity
very quickly
Due to low landing speeds, more early airport accidents ✔Correct Answer-Were survivable
What were the contributing factors to the numerous aircraft accidents during WWII?
✔Correct Answer-1. Aircraft development
2. Inexperienced air crews
3. Uncertain conditions
What helped CFR progress after WWII? ✔Correct Answer-Military service continued CFR
research.
What changes resulted from continued CFR research conducted by the military after WWII?
✔Correct Answer-1. Improvements in fire apparatus size, speed, and discharge capabilities.
2. Protein foam replaced carbon dioxide as an extinguishing agent.
What did the advent of commercial jet aircraft with large passenger and fuel capabilities lead
to? ✔Correct Answer-More interest in CFR.
What information can be found in FAR Part 139, Certification and Operations: Land Airports
Serving CAB-Certified Air Carriers? ✔Correct Answer-1. The five indexes of airports.
2. Types and minimum quantities of extinguishing agent.
3. Number of ARFF apparatus for airports that serve passenger aircrafts.
What has happened since aircraft needs have changed? ✔Correct Answer-ARFF has continued
to reveieve l evolve to meet those needs.
FAA ✔Correct Answer-Federal Aviation Administration - a subdivision of the DOT involved
with the revisiting of civil aviation. it provides guidance to the airline industry by issuing Federal
Aviation Regulations, Advisory Circulars, and Cert Alerts.
Conducts research on a variety of fire safety related topics abd systems involving aircraft, ARFF
vehicles, and extinguishing agents. ✔Correct Answer-FAA
,Provides free aircraft accident and incident data. ✔Correct Answer-FAA
Conducts annual inspections and response tests of FAR Part 139 regulated airport fire services.
✔Correct Answer-FAA
Provides computer based ARFF training programs for recurrent training if airport firefighters.
✔Correct Answer-FAA
Provides funding through a grant programfor the purchase of ARFF vehicles, equipment, and
construction of approved ARFF training facilitates. ✔Correct Answer-FAA
Provides a wide variety of informal handouts abd videos regarding airport marketing,
communication, ground movement, and other information of interest to ARFF personnel.
✔Correct Answer-FAA
FSDO ✔Correct Answer-Flight Standards District Office
Investigates Aircraft accidents including ones the NTSB does not. ✔Correct Answer-FAA
NTSB ✔Correct Answer-National Transportation Safety Board - an agency of the U.S. DOT
tasked with determining the probable cause if aircraft accidents as well as incidents involving
other modes of transportation.
TSA ✔Correct Answer-Transportation Security Administration - component of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
Responsible for the security of the national transportation systems within the U.S. ✔Correct
Answer-TSA
To ensure that dangerous materials and weapons are not bright into transportation vehicles
what tasks do the TSA Complete? ✔Correct Answer-1. Screen passengers and cargo.
2. Inspect luggage and transportation vehicles.
3. Vet and credential transportation workers who might require access to secure areas.
4. Provide Air Marshals.
NFPA ✔Correct Answer-National Fire Protection Association - an organization concerned with
fire safety standards development, technical Advisory services, education, research, and other
related services.
What is the NFPAs primary service? ✔Correct Answer-Development of technical consensus
standards.
JAA ✔Correct Answer-Joint Aviation Authority - represents the civil aviation regulatory
authorities in various European states.
,What is the purpose of the JAA? ✔Correct Answer-The develop and implement common
aviation standards and procedures.
ECAC ✔Correct Answer-European Civil Aviation Conference
IATA ✔Correct Answer-International Air Transport Association - a global trade organization
that publishes the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air.
How many airlines does IATA represent? ✔Correct Answer-Almost 260
ICAO ✔Correct Answer-International Civil Aviation Organization - a component of the United
Nations who's mission is to develop and adopt standardsand approved practicesfor
international civil aviation that relate to ARFF, air navigation, unlawful interference of air traffic,
and border crossing procedures.
AAIB ✔Correct Answer-Air Accidents Investigation Branch - part of the UKs DOT that
investigates civil aircraft accidents and other serious incidents within the UK.
UK CAA ✔Correct Answer-United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority - responsible for regulating
all UK civil aviation functions to include airspace policy, safety regulations, economic regulation,
and consumer protection.
TC ✔Correct Answer-Transport Canada - responsible for establishing regulations, policies,
programs, and goals pertaining to air, marine, railroad, emergency response, and accident
investigation as determined by the Government of Canada.
IAFPA ✔Correct Answer-International Aviation Fire Protection Agency - a professional and
fraternal Association of international airport, municipal, and military fire and emergency
services professionals. Conducts conferences and trainings.
ARFFWG ✔Correct Answer-Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Working Group - non-profit
international organization dedicated to the sharing if aircraft rescue and fire fighting information
between airport fire fighters, municipal departments, and all others concerned with aircraft fire
fighting.
Who creates Crash Charts? ✔Correct Answer-Aircraft manufacturers
AAAE ✔Correct Answer-American Association of Airport Executives - a professional
organization for airport management.
ANTN ✔Correct Answer-Airport News and Training Network
, ACI ✔Correct Answer-Airports Council International - serves to advance the collective
interests of airports worldwide and the communities they serve.
ICCAIA ✔Correct Answer-International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries
Association - members are engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing, and providing in-
service support of aeronautical and space technologies and products to include related ground-
based systems.
AFJ ✔Correct Answer-Aviation Fire Journal
What is the title if the bi-monthly, digital magazine that contains ARFF related articles abd Aur
Crash Rescue News, among other information? ✔Correct Answer-AFJ
AOPA ✔Correct Answer-Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - offers aircraft accident
database, annual overviews of accident statistics and trends, featured monthly accident case
studies, and aviation related websites.
AFOA ✔Correct Answer-Airport Fire Officers Association - dedicated to promoting and
maintaining the professional image and status of airport fire services within the UK and Ireland.
Which personnel are primarily responsible for the operation of the aircraft and the safety of it's
occupants during an emergency? ✔Correct Answer-Flight deck crew.
What are the roles of ARFF personnel during an emergency if flight crews are functional?
✔Correct Answer-1. Controlling and extinguishing fires.
2. Evacuating the aircraft.
3. Performing rescue
Who initiates the evacuation of an aircraft if the flight deck crew is incapacitated? ✔Correct
Answer-The Incident Commander
Who is responsible for the administration of the ARFF division including operational control of
aircraft emergencies on the airfield? ✔Correct Answer-Director / Chief of ARFF Services
How long before and after take off do sufficient ARFF personnel need to be available?
✔Correct Answer-15 minutes
What can happen if airport staffing drops below minimums? ✔Correct Answer-1. Reduction of
the airports flight operations
2. The airport could be shut down
What are the key functional positions held by ARFF personnel? ✔Correct Answer-1. Airport
fire fighter
2. EMS personnel