Fire and rescue operations at Heathrow Airport

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DEPARTMEONFTT RADEA N DI NDUSTRY
Firaen dr escoupee rations
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Reporotft he worpkairntgy
LONDO N :H E R MJAESTYS'TSA TOINERYO FFICE
1971
SBN 5I1I0 717 1
Conetnts
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Liostfr ecommendations
1-6
ChapIt eGre neirnatlr oduction
Origins 7
Reprnetsaetion
7
Workianrgr angements
7
Termosfr eefrence
7
WorkiPnagrf tiynn gdasin dpr ograecshsi eved 8
Itner-sceor-vioirncdaet ioenr-geepmnlcayn s 8
Poliacnycd o setfe fctiveness 10
Locatoifao cnc id'eonnot'r' off"a etrhoed rome I I
ApplicoafWt oirokni Pnagrfi tnynd gis ottoha eerr odromes I I
Repoorft tDheep artmCeonmtmailto tne eFS ierrev ice I I
HeathArioprwo rt-Lnon:d o 12
Genedreaslc ription
Chap2t eFri raenr de scue
Itnroduction
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Aerodromsee rfivriec e 14
Licensing 14
Function 14
Operatpiloannanli ng 14
Locaault hofirriet ys ervices 14
Staturteosrpiyob nislity 14
Traenrso ffc ommandr cartaa cfactii daetn tHse athrow 1 5
Operatrioolanetaa ilcr raafctc idaetHn etast hrow 15
Locaault hofirrisete yr vwiicteahse rodriontmh eesai rre a J6
Operataitao enrso drwoimtdehes p lefitreed services 1 6
Meanianngd eofffde cetp leftisereder vices 16
Poligcoyv ernriensgt roipcetreadt ions 17
Then eefdo gru idance 17
Resnpsoibfiolsric tnyd tihnBegA A/F00St' haee rodrome 17
Strenagntdh arocpae raotfai B oAnA /FaSt tendoaftnfhc ee
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aerodrome
Strenagntdh duroafBt AiAo/nFa St tendaatdn ocmee sfitriecs 1 8
SitoifnB gA Afi rset ataitHo enast hrow 19
Presseintotef Bs A Af isrtea taitHoe nast hrow 19
BAA/FrSe spotnismteer ials 19
Possriebs-lieto iffin rgse t ations 20
Conclusion 20
Commaanndmd a npoo\\fet rhB eA A/FS 20
Equipment 21
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Geneorbaslae rtvion,) 21
Foaamn wda tleern ders 21
Hydrants 22
Monitors 22
Resctueen ders 22
Mannifonrg r ae �ctlelned er 24
Minoroiptiyno ifto hnBe r itAiisrhp oArutt:-.h ority 25
Grourneds cdueev ices 25
Training 26
General 26
Combienxeedr cises 26
Co-operaantdria ioclni atft'oircdseb dya irlcionmep anies 27
Techntircaailn ing 27
Conclusions 27
Chapr3 t eMediacnaadlm bulsaenrcvei ces
Itnorduction 29
Respiobnistloip tryo vaimdbeau nlcmee,d iscearlv aincde s
equipamtel neitnc saeedr odromes 29
Ambunlcaes 29
Othmeerd iscearlv aincedeq su ipment 29
Medicaamlb,u laanncdhe o spsietravlai vcaeisl aanbdtl hee,i r
deployment 29
Mediacnaadlm bunlcasee rvaivcaeisl oantb hlaeee rodrome 29
HealCtohn tUrnoilLt o,n dBoonr ouogrHh i lgldionn 30
BritAiisrhp oAruttsh ority 30
AiCro rporaJtoiiMonentds i Scearlv ices 3 1
Departomre nTtra anddJe n dustry 3 1
Mediacnadl ambuslearnvaicvceae isl oaubtlsteih daeee rodrome3 1
Ambularncaciel ities 32
LondAomnb ulaSnecrev ice 32
SurrAemyb uanlce Service 32
BucgkhianmsAhmibruel aSnecrev ice 33
Hospiraticalilie ts 34
Designaantsdeu dp porhtoisnpgi tals 34
Hospimtaajlaosrc' c isdcehnetm es 34
Consideorfea mteirognea nrcrya ngements 35
Statistics 35
Mediacnadl ambuelqaunicpem ent 38
Stretchers 38
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Plasbtaigcs 39
Ambulaanvcaei laabniadl" ietsys moerrn etq uirements 39
Usoe fo thveerh itcolt ersa nsipnojrustru erdv ivors 40
Hospiotraglasn'i sation 40
Conclusion 41
Attendaaton ffc-ea eroadcrcoimdee nts 4J
Firasidt 42
'Unjiunrseduv'rivors 42
J-JeathErmoewr geOnrcdye -rSse ctFi on 43
Customsi mmaignrda tAiuotnh orities 43
Terminology
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Referriagtion
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Traineixnegrc ises
44
Conclusions
44
ChaptePro lice
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ftnroduction 45
Poldicuet ies
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BAACI fnormatRiooonm
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Conclusion
46
RendezPvooiuOnsft f icer
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Conclusion 47
fnciOdffiecnetrr 'epsso nsibilities 47
Operatrieosnpiaolbn islities
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Staturteosnrpsyoi ibeisl it
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IcnideOnfficte rr'esq uirermroetmnh tes airline 48
Searfcohar n cdo lleocfpt aisosne nagseurasl/tcies 49
Vehifcolcreo sl lepcatsisnegn gers 49
Guidatnoac ienr elasin odt hoerrg anisations 50
Persoonnb so ard 50
Extinocftf liaosnlh iignohgntv se hicles 51
Identifiocfaa itrilpoiennr eso nnel 52
Morutarayn d probpueerarut y 52
Responiseiosbfp i ollibitacsese t ation 53
Conclusions 54
ChapteCro mmunications
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Introduction 55
Thea lerstyisntge m 55
BAA/FnSo rsttha twiaotnc hroom 59
'On-airrapdocirootm 'm unications 59
'O-fafirpseorrvtci'oc memsu nications 61
Communicatihoonssp itwailthh 61
Conclusion 63
Incidencto mpmousnti cations 63
Conclusion 64
Othceorm municpartoibolne ms 64
ltiter-sceormvmiucnei cations 64
Commoenm,e rgecnocmym uniccahtainonne l 64
Conclusion 64
Multi-cmhoabninrleaelde iqou ipment 64
Conclusion 65
Termiongyo l 65
Communiceaxteirocniss e 65
Conclusions 65
Chap6t eRre ndezpvooiunst s
Introduction 66
RVPo perat'ioontn'has ee rodrome 66
The nfeoeardn fdu nctionRsV Po f an 66
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M inimuamr eaan sdu arcfceo ndirteiqouniasrt R eVdsP 66
Numebro nldo caotfie oxni sotnidpn rgo poRsVesPda tH eathro6w7
Idnciatainnrdgo ute-marking 69
ChangtihnRegV Ps eleicntte hiden ailmt eissage 69
Guieds afsosre mabnlddye porptruorcee dures 71
Commucnaitions 71
Telephones 71
Radiom ucnOillclations 72
Idenctaitifiooft nh ReV PO fficer 72
RVPo perat'iofTot'nha see rodrome 72
FirBer igoapdeer otions 72
MetropoPloiltioacpnee rations 72
Iednitciaftoifao cnc idleoncla tions 72
Systoefmi sd einctaitfions 73
Systuesmesod rr equibryte hdee m ergeniccye ss en 73
Conclusions 74
Appendices
AppenId iTxe rmosfr eefrenacnegd u idannoctee ') 75
Appen2d iMxe mberosfhW iopr kiPnogr ty 77
Appen3d iCxo peyx tmfcrtosam L ocAault ohriEtmye rgency
ServPilcaen 80
Appen4d iCxo pCy\ trfarcottmsh Reep orot[t hDee partlllellta'
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Appen6d iCxo py OoAfTM emoranNdou.1m / 7109 95
Appen7d iP,l avni eowfH eaotwhAr irport-London 97
Appen8d ,Cxo py Soefc tViIooInfC AP1 86
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Appen9d iLxi osfts upporhtoisnpgi tals lOO
Appen1d0iC xo peyx trforcotWmse sMtid del",1 0IspiMtaajlo,r
AccidSecnhte me 101
Appen1di1Cxo poyf emerignesntcryu icstsiuoeAndCsJ MbyS
toi tu&n iattHs c athrow 104
Appen1d2iL xi osfta s'-,i�ftraonomct ehs eerr vaincode rsg anisations,
\\ hicmha yb er eqeudib yrt hPeo lIincec idOfefincte r 108
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