Establishing a Coordinated Local Family Assistance Program for Airports (2017) / Chapter Skim
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39 S e c t i o n 4 "When I got to the airport, my impression was one of total chaos. There was confusion and disorientation at the outer doors as to how to handle all the arriving family members, to the point where I had to argue to get in in spite of the fact that I said I was the wife of a person who had been on the plane involved in the accident." – Family member from an aviation disaster While no two aviation disasters are alike and timelines can vary significantly, the response process typically follows a general pattern (see Figure 3)
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40 establishing a coordinated Local Family Assistance Program for Airports Incident Response: Immediate Response (0 to 4 Hours) Immediate Response Activities – Aviation Disaster Site This period of time is when fire, police, and medical resources are focused on life safety issues and incident stabilization, including firefighting, rescue, triage, and transport of injured passengers and crew.
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Response Phases and tasks 41 This information should be updated as often as possible to allow the airport to adjust and place resources in the areas of highest need. The airport EOC should share information with the UC representative on what actions the airport is taking, when the family assistance program is being activated, and what resources are available to support the initial response activities.
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42 establishing a coordinated Local Family Assistance Program for Airports Short-Term Response Activities – Aviation Disaster Site Once the initial life safety and property preservation operations have concluded, the response will turn to site security and evidence preservation. Firefighting, rescue, triage, and medical transport are usually, but not always, completed within 4 hours.
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Response Phases and tasks 43 Incident Response: Extended (12 to 24 Hours) This is the period when family assistance activities largely transition off of the airport.
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44 establishing a coordinated Local Family Assistance Program for Airports depth in Section 7. There may also be ongoing victim accounting activities supported by the airport's EOC.
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Response Phases and tasks 45 Section 4: Incident Response Phases and Tasks Summary This section summarizes incident phase considerations. Every aviation disaster is different, but there is a general pattern to how the response unfolds.
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