Aircraft Accidents, A Practical Guide for Responders

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Aircraft Accidents

A Practical Guide for Responders

Authors: James Anderson; Robert Gill

Edition: 001

Product Type: Books

ISBN: 1401879101

Not Yet Published, Available 06/01/2007

Description:

This straightforward guidebook prepares emergency responders for the successful response & management of aircraft accidents.

Readers will learn about airplane anatomy in simplified terms, enabling them to communicate & work effectively with the various agencies involved in a fire, crash, and post-fire environment.

Topics include establishing a National Defense Area at military plane crashes, controlling large fuel fires, and creating safe landing zones for helicopter operations, with valuable refresher information on such safety issues as blood borne pathogens.

Coverage effectively reveals how the various emergency services form into unified command structure as a single team to manage an aircraft accident.

Features:

Vivid, real-life case histories give accounts of aircraft accidents in easy-to-understand terms that are relevant to an array of emergency and disaster responders, including non-airport firefighters.

Classroom-tested content prepares readers to draft effective disaster response plans for aviation emergency situations.

Introduces advanced aircraft materials from an emergency responders perspective and addresses common misunderstandings.

Effective for use as a "stand in alone" text for aircraft hazards awareness and basic tactics, courses and serves as an excellent addition to any Fire Science Class, Incident Command, Hazardous Materials, Law Enforcement, or Disaster Planning curriculum.

Table of Contents:

1. Embracing The Challenge 2. Basic Airplane Anatomy 3. Common Aircraft Hazards 4. Military Aircraft 5. Advanced Aircraft Composite Materials . History . Properties . Hazards . Mitigation Techniques 6. Response Procedures. 7. Glossary 8. Student Exercises.

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