Re: FAA ARFF Requirements

this might be the response time requirements

note - no specific turnout time and no specific travel time - just
overall times are given - turnout times might be dictated by
individual airports possibly

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The response required by paragraph (h)(1)(ii) of this section must
achieve the following performance criteria:

(i) 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.

(ii) Within 4 minutes from the time of alarm, all other required
vehicles must reach the point specified in paragraph (h)(2)(i) of this
section from their assigned posts and begin application of an
extinguishing agent.

from https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-139/subpart-D/section-139.319

and here are the comms requirements - seems that just 1 ctaf radio
might be sufficient

(e)

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Vehicle communications. Each vehicle required under § 139.317 must be
equipped with two-way voice radio communications that provide for
contact with at least—

(1) All other required emergency vehicles;

(2) The air traffic control tower;

(3) The common traffic advisory frequency when an air traffic control
tower is not in operation or there is no air traffic control tower,
and

(4) Fire stations, as specified in the airport emergency plan.


On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 1:47 PM Peteri Szerlagi <zerg90@gmail.com> wrote:
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> https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-139/subpart-D/section-139.317
>
> these might be the faa arff requirement right out of the Federal Code
> of Regulations - but they seem to be old - maybe formulated in 1969 or
> 1974 - maybe they have not changed since then
>
> no response times mentioned here - they must be elsewhere in the regulations