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Benefits of Direct Communication Between Flight Crew and ARFF

Effective communication between flight crew and airport rescue firefighters (ARFF) is crucial for aviation safety. This article discusses the importance of clear communication in emergency situations, such as engine explosions, brake fires, evacuations, and hazardous materials leaks. The text highlights the need for accurate information exchange, common language usage, and direct communication channels to ensure swift and coordinated response to emergencies. Learn why direct communication is key to enhancing passenger and crew safety during critical incidents.

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Benefits of Direct Communication Between Flight Crew and ARFF

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  1. Benefits of Direct communication between Flight crew and arff

  2. For a good communication it’snecessary to have the samelanguage ! • Unfortunately pilots are afraid of this situation, but for firefighters…. it’s a dream …

  3. Brakesfire Manchester B 777 PIA

  4. Cdg : rto and brakesfire 20 mn later

  5. Incompréhensive communication and évacuation An evacuationcancreateothers dangers Engine explosion during t/o

  6. ATC advise ARFF for an Organicacid 8L leak on a A4 ! The A4 is the NATO name for the VX gaz ! For ARFF 8L was the pallet position… It was an organicacid (drill code 8L) leak on a 1.4s explosive !!! Manyinterlocutors = a lot of errors CDG : dangerousgoodsleakage B 742F

  7. Advised by the ATC and an other pilot thansmoke on the right landing gear the captaindecided to launch an evacuation No firewhen the ARFF was on the scene Wheel # 4 hub failure. B 777 UA duringtaxiing. Smoke and evacuation

  8. No communication between flight crew and arffbefore the evacuation « unsafeevacuation » cancreatehazardous situation Sometime an evacuationis more dangerous

  9. Brakesfire in Northkorea Captainfight the firewithhis jacket… Firefighters are better in this case !

  10. Captainpriorityis the passengers and crewsafety He has a temporal pressure during a stressful situation (surprise effect) Contradictory informations =Flight attendants and externalviews (ATC, otherAcft…) Flight crewsneed informations : ATC, Otheraircrafts, ARFF… Evacuation is : 10% injuries (3% seriously) and financial impact (Slidesrecovery, delay…) Informations and evacuationdecision

  11. What’swrong ? What do youwant, need ? On-board situation ? (Smoke, Panic, Heat…) Incident location ? (Cabin, Cargo, Engine …) S.O.B and disabled :WCH-STCR-UM-BLND-DEAF Cargo bay : DangerousGoods, AVI… Check-list complete ? (C/L EICAM, QRH…) ARFF need informations

  12. External situation ? (externalview) Emergency contained or not ? Aircraftsecure ? (chocks, safety-pin’s…) Smoke, damages, brakestemperatures, hot spot ? Visual inspection Can we go to the gate, have you a rescuestair ? Except in case of evident emergency !( Weknock down the fire and wediscussafter ! by Mike BOUDEBZA ARFF philosopher)The decisionwillbecommon ! What do you ARFF expect ?

  13. Simple, short sentences, unambiguous (Wheels, doors, enginesnumbers…) Accuracy location (Cargo FWD, AFT, Bulk, cabin, pallet position…) DangerousGoods use : UN or IATA code Do not use : acronyms, drill codes (X and W) Prefer communication withoutintermediaries(VHF, Flight Interphon, Hand signals) Undertaken actions and« What do youneed ? » Whichlanguage use ?

  14. with VHF (Discrete Emergency Frequency) Withheadset (Flight Interphon) How to communicate ?

  15. Recommendevacuation Recommend stop evacuation or movement ARFF hand signals (ICAO-FAA)

  16. Emergency contained

  17. Différents signaux visuels SSLIA

  18. Flight QF 32 SIN : Engine #1 still running, fuel spillage and brakesoverheat (900 °c) Passengers and crewstays on board. Disembarkingwith ARFF rescuestair Direct communication works !

  19. Landing withenginefire

  20. Knowledgeis power ! ICAO recommendpartnershipsbetweenairlines and ARFF (RescueCrewCharts) Regular meetings : « ATC-Airlines Crew-ARFF » ? Use the hand signals for communication betweenCrew/ARFF and Crew/Crew ? ATC call is the best way for request ARFF and Medical assistance (EMT, Paramedics) I canflywithyou ? How to increase the safety?

  21. Grey smoke : stay on board… Black smoke : evacuate ! Remember :

  22. Any Questions ? Michel « Mike » BOUDEBZA Captain II Platoon 3 PARIS CDG ARFF mikeboudebza@free.fr Cellular : + 33.6.18.80.53.13 « Black cat in myFiredepartment » Avoid CDG duringmydutyday…

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