Airport Master firefighter

What is NAAQS?

- national ambient air quality standards - these are federal and made by the EPA - implemented through specific limitations in individual states

What is the length of aircraft for an Index C

126---159

What is the length of aircraft for an Index D

159---200

What is the length of aircraft for an Index B

90---125

What is the length of aircraft for an Index A

<90

What is the length of aircraft for an Index E

>200

rudder

A controlling surface on an aircraft's tail that regulates yaw.

cargo aircraft

A fixed-wing aircraft designed or converted for the carriage of goods, rather than passenger

Endangered Species Act of 1973

A law requiring the federal government to protect all species listed as endangered.

narrow-body aircraft

A smaller type of aircraft that has a single-aisle inside. It can carry 4 to 300 passengers.

Turboshaft engine

A turbine engine transmitting power through a shaft as would be found in a turbine helicopter

turbojet engine

A turbine engine which produces its thrust entirely by accelerating the air through the engine. (those that operate at Mach 1 or higher)

AC 150/5210-23

ARFF vehicle and high reach extendable turret (HRET) operations, training, qualification

14 CFR PART 139.317

ARFF: EQUIPMENT AND AGENTS

14 CFR PART 139.319

ARFF: Operation Requirements

Title 49 CFR part 1550

Addresses Operator security under general operating rules, specifically any commercial flight operation not covered under part 1544

Title 49 CFR part 1548

Addresses indirect Aircraft Operator Security

ATC

Air Traffic Control

Commuter/regional aircraft

Aircraft used for the commercial transitory of passengers from hub airports to smaller airports.

Airport AEP

Airport Emergency Plan

14 CFR PART 139.325

Airport Emergency plan

Water Quality Act

Amended the Clean Water Act by addressing storm water pollution issues - requires industrial storm water discharges and municipal sewage discharge facilities to acquire permits.

Wide Body Aircraft

An aircraft with two aisles inside. The typical fuselage diameter is 16 to 20 feet.

nacelle

An enclosure made of metal or another durable material that covers an aircraft engine

Security Identification Display Area (SIDA)

Areas in and around an airport that require all individuals to display proper identification at all times; access is restricted to authorized personnel

Nonmovement Areas

Areas not under control of ATC on the airport.

APU

Auxiliary Power Unit. A small engine installed in the tail of an aircraft used to provide electrical power and air conditioning while the aircraft is on the ground.

Class C cargo compartment

Built-in extinguishing systems are required for control of fires in lieu of crewmember accessibility. Smoke or fire detection systems must be provided. Usually found under the passenger cabin floor in wide body aircraft.

New large aircraft (NLA)

Commercial Transport aircrafts

landing gear

Consists of the main gear and the nose gear. The main gear is located under the wings and includes wheels, brakes and struts. The nose gear is located under the nose of the aircraft and includes struts and wheels.

EPU

Emergency Power Unit

Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Enhances the quality of water resources and prevents, controls, and abates water pollution

Foreign Object Damage

Ensure only those items required for flight are taken to the aircraft, and that all flight suit pockets are zippered. Both pilots will inspect BOTH cockpits before and after flight to ensure no FOD is present.

Straight in approach

Entry into the traffic pattern by interception of the extended runway center line (final approach course) without executing any other portion of the traffic pattern

CERCLA (Superfund)?

Established federal authority for emergency response and clean-up of hazardous substances that have been spilled, improperly disposed, or released into the environment

FIFRA

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1972, requires pesticide registration, modified by the Food Quality Protection Act

FWPPCA

Federal Water Pollution Protection Control Act

AC 150/5200-12c

First Responders responsibility for protecting evidence of an aircraft accident/incident

Downwind Leg

Flight path parallel to the landing runway in the direction opposite to landing. (normally extends between the crosswind leg and the base leg

ILS (Instrument Landing System)

Ground based navigation used for landing approaches

14 CFR PART 139.321

Handling and Storage of Hazardous Substances and Materials

Class B cargo compartment

Has a separate, approved smoke or fire detection system to give warning to the pilotor flight engineer, had sufficient access in flight to enable a crew member to effectively reach any part of the compartment with a hand heldfire extinguisher. when Accessing these compartments hazardous quantities of smoke, flames b or extinguishing agents will not enter any compartment occupied by crew or passengers.

rotary wing aircraft

Helicopter Used to provide emergency medical care to pts who need to be transported quickly over shorter distances

Title 49 CFR part 1503

Investigation and Enforcement

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Management of non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste including landfills and storage tanks. Set minimal standards for all waste disposal facilities and for hazardous wastes.

What is NEPA?

National Environmental Policy Act : promotes the enhancement of the environment

OSHA stands for

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

passenger compartment

Passenger Compartment can be considered to include all areas accessible to occupants within the vehicle

Military Aviation

Planes were a new technology that was very important part of the war, used to gain aerial superiority.

Final approach

Portion of the landing pattern in which the aircraft is lined up with the runway and is heading straight in to land

AC 150/5210-17C

Programs for training of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Personnel

Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE)

Radar equipment specifically designed to detect all principal features and traffic on the surface of an airport, presenting the entire image on the control tower console; used to augment visual observation by tower personnel of aircraft and/or vehicular movements on runways and taxiways.

Clean Water Act (CWA)

Regulates the discharge of pollutants into waterways and establishes quality standards for surface waters, including industry wastewater standards

Air Traffic Control (ATC)

Responsible for providing the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic at airports where the type of operations and/or volume of traffic requires such a service.

SARA Title III

Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (1986). Federal mandate. Requires MSDS - material data safety sheets. All business must provide these for any hazardous materials for 1st responders. Right to know act

cockpit

The area of the aircraft where the pilot sits (flight deck)

Superfund Act

The common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); a 1980 U.S. federal act that imposes a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries, funds the cleanup of abandoned and nonoperating hazardous waste sites, and authorizes the federal government to respond directly to the release or threatened release of substances that may pose a threat to human health or the environment.

elevator

The controlling surface that regulates an aircraft's pitch.

Clean Air Act of 1970?

The law aimed at combating air pollution, by charging the EPA with protecting and improving the quality of the nation's air.

Class A cargo compartment

The presence of fire would fairly be discovered by a crew member while at his or her station, and where all compartments are easily accessible whole in flight. Can be located between the flight deck and passenger cabins, adjacent to the galley, or the back of the aircraft.

Movement Area

The runways, taxiways, and other areas of an airport/heliport which are utilized for taxiing/hover taxiing, air taxiing, takeoff, and landing of aircraft, exclusive of loading ramps and parking areas. At those airports/heliports with a tower, specific approval for entry onto the movement area must be obtained from ATC.

14 CFR Part 139, Certification of Airports

This regulation requires the FAA to issue airport operating certificates to airports that (a) serve scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 30 seats; (b) serve scheduled air carrier operations in aircraft with more than nine seats but less than 31 seats; and (c) the FAA Administrator requires to have a certificate. Part 139 does not apply to airports at which air carrier passenger operations are conducted only because the airport has been designated as an alternate airport. Airport Operating Certificates serve to ensure safety in air transportation. To obtain a certificate, an airport must agree to certain operational and safety standards and provide for such things as firefighting and rescue equipment. These requirements vary depending on the size of the airport and the type of flights available. The regulation, however, does allow FAA to issue certain exemptions to airports that serve few passengers yearly and for which some requirements might create a financial hardship.

14 CFR PART 139.323

Traffic and Wind direction indicators

Oil Pollution Act of 1990

Under this law, any onshore or offshore oil facility, oil shipper, vessel owner, or vessel operator that discharges oil into navigable waters or onto an adjoining shore may be liable for clean-up costs, as well as damages for harm to natural resources, private property, and local economies. It also created an oil clean-up and economic compensation fund and required oil tankers using U.S. ports to be double hulled by the year 2011.

Business/Corporate Aviation

Used for business related transport range from smaller, light non pressurized aircraft to large "commercial type" jets. (twin engines)

What is the (VALE) program?

Voluntary Airport Low Emissions

Segmented Circle

a set of indicators, usually surrounding an airport's wind sock, that provide traffic pattern information to a pilot in the air

turbofan engine

a type of jet aircraft engine that uses a large fan to drive air into or through the engine

Title 49 CFR part 1546

addressed foreign Aircraft Operator Security

Title 49 CFR part 1542

addresses Airport Security

Title 49 CFR part 1500

addresses civil aviation security as a whole

Title 49 CFR part 1552

addresses commercial flight training security requirements

Title 49 CFR part 1544

addresses domestic Aircraft Operator Security, primarily scheduled service operations conducted under Title 14 CFR 121

Title 49 CFR part 1520

addresses the protection of sensitive Security Information

Title 49 CFR part 1540

addresses the security responsibilities of individuals

Title 14 CFR part 135

air charter and air taxi operations

green lights

approach end of the runways and some taxiway center lines

Class D cargo compartments

are not accessible during flight and are designed with a protective liner allowing the compartment to be used to ship cargo containing lithium or NiCad batteries.

Lavatories

bathrooms

threshold

beginning or end of a runway that is unusable

What is a Airport Master Plan?

comprehensive study of an airport and usually describes the short, medium, and long term development plans to meet future aviation demand.

A turbo prop engine

derives its thrust by a) Impingement of prop -wash on the outside air b) Reaction of the prop- wash c) Reaction of propulsion gases

Crosswind leg

flight path at a right angle to the landing runway off its upwind leg

Base leg

flight path at a right angle to the landing runway off the approach end

Title 14 CFR part 125

full cargo operations

Four Types of Storm Water permit applications?

general, individual, multi-sector general and construction

grid maps are

important part of emergency planning

EPA policies

is to respond to every violation and in a way associated with the seriousness or circumstances of the violation

white lights

outline the edge of runways

Title 14 CFR part 121

service operations

Safe Drinking Water Act (1974)

set maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health

traffic pattern

that is prescribed for aircraft landing or taking off an aiport.

fuselage

the main body of an aircraft

Class E cargo compartment

typically the entire cabin of an all cargo plane that is used for only carrying of cargo a smoke or fire detection system is required. In lieu of providing extinguishment, means must be provided to shut off the flow of ventilating are two or within this class of compartment. In addition, procedures such as depressurizing a pressurized airplane are stipulated in the event a fire occurs.

general aviation aircraft

used for pleasure or training and are small, light and not pressurized

red lights

used to mark obstructions, or the last 1000ft runway center lights.

Blue lights

used to outline taxiways

fixed-wing aircraft

vehicles capable of flight that use fixed wings to generate lift; airplanes.

galley of an airplane

where coffee is made; depending on aircraft, it can be front, center, and rear of the aircraft.

Ailerons

wing flaps that change the shape of the wing of an aircraft to control lift