- Author
- U.S. Department of Transportation | International Society of Fire Service Instructors
- Title
- Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting. Aircraft Diagrams Student Copy.
- Coporate
- Department of Energy, Cambridge, MA International Society of Fire Service Instructors, Ashland, MA
- Report
- Student Copy, 1988, 14 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- aircraft fires | rescue | fire fighting | training | manuals | rescue operations | fire fighters | airports | fire extinguishing agents | nozzles | fire hoses | breathing apparatus | hazardous materials | education | training manuals
- Identifiers
- rescue equipment; protective equipment; search and rescue; safety equipment
- Abstract
- The Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Training Course is designed to improve the level of training of airport rescue and firefighting personnel. It is aimed at providing students who successfully complete the course with the minimum knowledge and skills necessary to effectively handle an aircraft emergency. The objective of this course is to provide information which will contribute the student's knowledge of basic firefighting and rescue principles and reinforce the skills necessary for the student to effectively operate the rescue and firefighting equipment available at the local airport.