FDNY Helicopter Project

1. FDNY Helicopter Project FDNY Helicopter Project United States Military Academy Fire Department City of New York Combating Terrorism Leadership Program

2. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the need for the Fire Department of the City of New York to acquire a helicopter as a regional resource for homeland security

3. Project Staff: • Battalion Chief Thomas Danz • Battalion Chief Daniel Martinetion • Captain Jeffrey Race • Captain Scott Holliday • Captain Michael McLaughlin Mentor: Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer

4. Fire Based Aviation Programs • Los Angeles County FD, California • Los Angeles City FD, California • Chicago FD, Illinois • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Florida

5. World Trade Center Belle Harbor Port Mobil High Rise Operations Brush Fires Coastal Storms / Flooding Ship Emergencies Medical Evacuation Historical Examples for the Use of Fire Service Aviation

6. Threat of Terrorism

7. 9/11 Commission “If there is a fire on the 30th floor in a high-rise building that cannot be extinguished and exits are totally blocked, how do you rescue the people?” Question from the 9/11 Commission to Nicholas Scoppetta, Fire Commissioner

8. FDNY Uses for a Helicopter • Fire Suppression • Search & Rescue • Resource Deployment • Command and Control • Reconnaissance • Medical Evacuation

9. Fire Suppression Technology is available and is continuing to develop which will allow airborne master stream devices to be used in high-rise fire suppression

10. Search & Rescue • Insertion of specialized search teams • Removal of victims and rescuers from hazardous environments

11. Resource Deployment • Personnel • Equipment

12. Command & Control The ability to gather and use information to make informed decisions effecting the outcome of the incident. To effectively deploy and utilize resources to accomplish strategic goals and objectives.

13. Command & Control “One of the most critical things in a major operation like this is to have information. We didn’t have a lot of information coming in. We didn’t receive any reports of what was seen from the [NYPD] helicopters.” Pfeifer, Joseph, videotaped testimony, The 9/11 Commission Report, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, May 18, 2004 “People watching on TV certainly had more knowledge of what was happening a hundred floors above us than we did in the lobby….[W]ithout critical information coming in…it’s very difficult to make informed, critical decisions[.]” Hayden, Peter, videotaped testimony, The 9/11 Commission Report, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, May 18, 2004

14. Reconnaissance • Overall scene picture • Access and egress routes • Exposure conditions • Real-time video links • Pre-plans Belle Harbor Crash 2001From NYPD Aviation

15. Medical Evacuation • Specialty Referral Transport • Mass Casualty Evacuation

16. Selection of Helicopter Types

17. Decision Criteria • Fire SuppressionThe ability to apply water both horizontally and vertically. • Search & RescueAllow removal of victims and personnel from inaccessible locations. • Resource DeploymentThe lifting capability of the aircraft and the amount of personnel it can move. • Command and ControlAbility to provide video feed to the IC and allow aerial surveillance by FDNY officers. • Medical EvacuationAbility to move victims from the scene to definitive care and specialty referral centers.

18. SIKORSKY S-70A FIREHAWK

19. Criteria Analysis TOTAL 6 9 15 22 Rate on a scale of 0 to 4 with 0 being the least useful and 4 being the most useful. Highest Number is the preferred aircraft

20. Regional Resource Sikorsky Firehawk – resource capable of large scale movement of manpower, equipment, and extinguishing agent. • Manpower – specialists, command, IMT, USAR • Equipment – 4.5 ton lift capacity of medical supplies, haz mat or USAR caches • ExtinguishingAgent – 1000 gallons of water and 30 gallons of foam concentrate for application in hazardous or remote locations (suspension bridges, tank farms, hi-rise)

21. Regional Resource • An FDNY resource capable of implementing its core mission within the City as well as expanded capabilities in the entire Northeast region

22. FDNY Regional Resource

23. Regional Resource • Homeland Security • FEMA/USAR • Mutual Aid

24. Cost Recovery Possible for the following operations: Homeland Security FEMA/USAR Mutual Aid Agreements Medevac Hazmat Port of NY/NJ – ships, barges Gateway National Park (brush operations)

25. Funding • FD Budget • DHS Grant • Discretionary Grant – various sources • Private Funding – Corporate, non-profit, etc.

41. Recommendations • Investigate Potential Regional Partnerships. • Research Funding Sources Outside the FDNY Budget. • Prepare a Cost Analysis of Establishing a FDNY Aviation Unit.

42. Thank You for Your Attention QUESTIONS?

43. Procurement Rent (+) limited up front expenditures (- ) very restricted use, capabilities Lease (+) moderate up front expenditures (+) less risk exposure (- ) inflexible (limited capabilities) (- ) could prove more costly over long term Purchase (- ) substantial initial investment (- ) most risk exposure (+) custom created to our menu of missions (+) creates stability in program (procedures, training, R&D)

44. Maintenance Direct Operating Cost (DOC) Indirect Operating Cost (IOC) DOC – the cost incurred from being in the air (fuel, lubricants) IOC – flexible cost options Pay as you go – we assume all repair cost as necessary TAP – Total Assurance Plan Pay flat rate based on estimated annual hours. Transfers most risk to supplier Can be more costly over life of helicopter PAP - Partial Assurance Plan Any variation on coverage

45. Helicopter Comparisons