FAQ n.140163

The determination of the number of personnel should define and prioritise tasks required to save lives as indicated in GM1 ADR.OPS.B.010 and could include:

1. Creating survivable conditions:
   1. manning vehicles after the initial call;
   2. responding to the accident scene;
   3. assessing the accident; and
   4. controlling external fires (mainly by foam tender’s turrets).
2. Maintaining survivable conditions:
   1. controlling external fires (supported by hand lines); and
   2. monitoring the evacuation process.
3. Providing egress routes
   1. assisting the evacuation; and
   2. creating access to fuselage (e.g. with ladders, ground handling stairs or rescue stairs).
4. Initiating rescue of trapped occupants
   1. Initiating the egress for occupants (e.g. ventilating or accessing the fuselage); and
   2. transporting of trapped occupants out of the ‘hot zone’.