ARFF
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1. What are the two Types of Air Ports? What is the difference?: Controlled - has a tower
Uncontrolled - Doesnt have a tower
2. What is F.O.D.?: Foreign Object Debris
3. What is the key factor for determining the best response route in ARFF
response?: Air port layout
Hills, slopes, low lying areas
4. What is a grid map and what is on it?: A map that shows the general layout of the runways/base
with the location of fire stations and hydrants.
CRFFAA - critical rescue and fire fighting access area
RRA - Rapid response area
5. What is EMAS?: Engendered material-arresting system
A bed of aerated concrete designed to crush under the weight of an aircraft to stop it from moving. Usually located at
the end of a runway.
6. What direction does aircraft take off and land in?: Into the wind
7. When there is more then one runway in the same direction, what are the 3
ways the runoffs could be marked to know which one is which?: L - left
C - center
R - right
8. What is a taxiway used for?: To move aircrafts to runways, hangers, ramps
9. What could be the most congested part of the airport?: Ramps
10. What does the white markings stand for?: Runway identification number
Landing zone bars
Stripping
, ARFF
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11. What does the red markings stand for?: Fire lanes
No entry areas
12. What does yellow marker stand for?: Hold bars
Taxiways
ILS
13. Describe a mandatory sign: Red background with a white inscription on it like a stop sign.
14. Describe a location sign: Yellow inscription with a black background
15. What are blue lights used to outline?: Taxiways
16. What are white lights used for?: Outline runways, traffic areas, and ramps
17. What are red lights used for?: Identify obstructions
18. What are Yellow or amber lights used for?: Identify hold bars or areas you have to ask
permission to enter.
19. What is the cross wing leg?: Flight path at a right angle to the landing runway off its upwind leg
20. What is the down wind leg?: Flight path parallel to the runway
21. What is the base leg: Flight path at a right angle to the landing runway off the approach end
22. What is the finial approach: Aircraft is lined up with the runway going to land
23. Where is the rapid response area?: 500 ft from the center of the runway and 1650 ft from the end
of the runway.
24. Where is the critical rescue and fire fighting access area located?: 500 ft from the
center of the runway and extends 3300 ft from the end of the runway
25. What should ARFF personal be familiar with when it involves to fueling?: SOPs
26. What are the 3 methods of aircraft refueling? What is the most common?: -
Underground system
Tank truck ( most common way )
Fuel island
27. What are 4 common ignition sources during fueling operations?: 1.) Static elec-
tricity
2.) weather conditions
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1. What are the two Types of Air Ports? What is the difference?: Controlled - has a tower
Uncontrolled - Doesnt have a tower
2. What is F.O.D.?: Foreign Object Debris
3. What is the key factor for determining the best response route in ARFF
response?: Air port layout
Hills, slopes, low lying areas
4. What is a grid map and what is on it?: A map that shows the general layout of the runways/base
with the location of fire stations and hydrants.
CRFFAA - critical rescue and fire fighting access area
RRA - Rapid response area
5. What is EMAS?: Engendered material-arresting system
A bed of aerated concrete designed to crush under the weight of an aircraft to stop it from moving. Usually located at
the end of a runway.
6. What direction does aircraft take off and land in?: Into the wind
7. When there is more then one runway in the same direction, what are the 3
ways the runoffs could be marked to know which one is which?: L - left
C - center
R - right
8. What is a taxiway used for?: To move aircrafts to runways, hangers, ramps
9. What could be the most congested part of the airport?: Ramps
10. What does the white markings stand for?: Runway identification number
Landing zone bars
Stripping
, ARFF
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11. What does the red markings stand for?: Fire lanes
No entry areas
12. What does yellow marker stand for?: Hold bars
Taxiways
ILS
13. Describe a mandatory sign: Red background with a white inscription on it like a stop sign.
14. Describe a location sign: Yellow inscription with a black background
15. What are blue lights used to outline?: Taxiways
16. What are white lights used for?: Outline runways, traffic areas, and ramps
17. What are red lights used for?: Identify obstructions
18. What are Yellow or amber lights used for?: Identify hold bars or areas you have to ask
permission to enter.
19. What is the cross wing leg?: Flight path at a right angle to the landing runway off its upwind leg
20. What is the down wind leg?: Flight path parallel to the runway
21. What is the base leg: Flight path at a right angle to the landing runway off the approach end
22. What is the finial approach: Aircraft is lined up with the runway going to land
23. Where is the rapid response area?: 500 ft from the center of the runway and 1650 ft from the end
of the runway.
24. Where is the critical rescue and fire fighting access area located?: 500 ft from the
center of the runway and extends 3300 ft from the end of the runway
25. What should ARFF personal be familiar with when it involves to fueling?: SOPs
26. What are the 3 methods of aircraft refueling? What is the most common?: -
Underground system
Tank truck ( most common way )
Fuel island
27. What are 4 common ignition sources during fueling operations?: 1.) Static elec-
tricity
2.) weather conditions
