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The rule in the USA (set by FAA) is maximum 3 minutes, preferably 2, or they deny your certification and you don't get to be an airport. So I would not characte
by wannacboatmovie 3y ago
The rule in the USA (set by FAA) is maximum 3 minutes, preferably 2, or they deny your certification and you don't get to be an airport. So I would not characterize 6 minutes as decent. In fact, it's pretty damn terrible.
Source: 14 CFR 139.319:
Within 3 minutes from the time of the alarm, at least one required aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle must reach the midpoint of the farthest runway serving air carrier aircraft from its assigned post or reach any other specified point of comparable distance on the movement area that is available to air carriers, and begin application of extinguishing agent.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoPractically speaking, does this mean guys are just hanging out in the truck 24 hours a day decked out in full gear?
- wannacboatmovie 3y agoPhysically in the truck? No. But nearby? Yes. It's literally their job to jump into action at a moment's notice when seconds count. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sphs_Nqt2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sphs_Nqt2c
- sokoloff 3y agoNote that that section applies to FAR 139.319 (h)(1)(ii) which is “When requested by the Administrator, demonstrate compliance with the response requirements specified in this section.” I read that to mean “in a planned test, must have a 3 minute alarm to application time”. That means it’s the intended performance target but a 3m30s response to an actual crash will maximally get a request from the Administrator to demonstrate a 3:00 time, rather than a revocation or lowering of ARFF Index of the airport.