HomeAboutContact UsMoreHomeAboutContact UsHomeAboutContact Us  WelcomeI hope you find this website useful for aircraft rescue firefighting (ARFF) information.  Please email me with any questions or comments. Hot arff topicsFAA Lacks Sufficient Oversight of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Program British Airways Flight 2276 Fire ​​​​​at LASAsiana 214 Accident @ SFO - NTSB Abstract, Survival Factors, Accident Report, Recommendations and Presentation to the NFPANTSB AbstractNTSB Survival Factors RecommendationsNTSB Accident ReportResponse to NTSB RecommendationsPresentation to NFPA ARFF Technical CommitteeThe Coalition Letter in Opposition to ARFF Standards identifies some of the people and organizations you can thank for influencing the last congressional vote defeating the adoption of the national consensus  ARFF standard (NFPA 403) at America's airports . Congress accepted the subjective misinformation skewed in the ACRP 7 & ACRP 12 reports (see below - Important ARFF Documents) referenced in the coalition letter, as empirical evidence.  See my arguments to the misinformation presented to the U.S. Senate in in my presentation to the NFPA ARFF Technical Committee.IF YOU WANT TO SAVE LIVES BY AMENDING FAR PART 139 FOR ARFF RESPONSE, INTERIOR ATTACK & STAFFING, GET INVOLVED!  EMAIL/WRITE YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. HAVE THEM SEE THE ASIANA 214 ARFF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Above). Increased use of composites on new commercial and general aviation aircraft construction. Beware! Halon replacement agent developed for Eclipse 500.  PhostrExNew Technology for Aircraft Interior Fire Suppression. New Fire Suppression Agent for ARFF? F-500.ARFFWG/AAAE ARFF Certification Program nfpa arff Technical Committee NewsThe NFPA ARFF Technical Committee  met Aug. 28-30 , 2018 at Hilton Nashville Airport hotel to revise NFPA 405, 412 and 414.  Information on these documents and others can be found at NFPA.org Important arff documentsACRP 7 - How Proposed ARFF Standards Would Impact Airports ACRP 12 - Risk Assessment of Proposed ARFF Standards ARFFRWG Final Draft to Update FAR Part 139FAA Minutes regarding updating FAR Part 139"Surviving the Crash" CAAPS ReportMobile Fire Trainers for Annual BurnNational Response Framework Document Framework for Voluntary Preparedness Technology Efficiency and Effectiveness NTSB Recommendation for Additional ARFF Interior Attack Capabilities   -This document supports the old reasoning of why additional ARFF staffing is not an FAA priority. It has been superseded with the latest NTSB findings and recommendations pursuant to the Asiana 214 accident at SFO. arff reference and information linksNFPAARFF Working GroupICAO Flight Safety Information ExchangeFAA ARFF Documents FAA ARFF VideosNIMS Training arff PresentationsInterior Fire Attack on Commercial Passenger AircraftInitial and Recurrent Training for ARFF-Highlights of International DifferencesAircraft Interior Access Vehicles for ARFF  Copyright © 2019 ARFF