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From page 37... ... 37 Case Examples The case examples provided in this synthesis reference major concepts distilled from the literature review and from interviews. This section includes documents from the following airports that can be shared as examples for the larger airport community: 1. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... 38 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Objective: Develop a Communicable Disease Response Plan that outlines roles and responsibilities as well as processes for investigating and managing an infectious disease at the airport. AEP Practices and Processes History and Catalyst for Communicable Disease Response Plan The AEP in its current state met the part 139 requirements but was in all aspects a generic document. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... Case Examples 39 Purpose of the Plan The plan was created to protect the health of travelers and airport/airlines staff and to limit the spread of infectious diseases to the community at large. International and national travel capability allows people infected with serious diseases to carry the agents that cause such diseases to distant locales. Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... 40 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Once developed, the plan was disseminated to the necessary stakeholders through emails, phone calls, conference calls, and meetings. Many representatives of the agencies who participated in developing the plan are members of other regional committees and could socialize the newly developed plan to a larger audience. Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Case Examples 41 face-to-face meetings, and collaboration on planning, training, and exercising. When looking to develop AEP annexes or all-hazards plans, bring relevant stakeholders together that have a role in the incident, conduct a gap analysis of the issues at hand, identify the appropriate measure to mitigate the gaps identified, and develop a plan collaboratively. Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... 42 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans by multiple departments. IAH conducted a gap analysis of the various plans throughout the airport; the resulting conclusions included supporting plans, revising plans, or including them into the AEP. Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... Case Examples 43 Successful Practices • Exercises and training: The AEP is incorporated into training, exercises, and drills. – The airports train on the AEP during triennials. Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... 44 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans As a result of the updates and the changes to procedures, when Tropical Storm Imelda struck, the airport closed for only 18 hours, hundreds fewer people were stranded, and airport operations recovered more quickly with limited impact to passengers, airlines, and airport personnel. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... Case Examples 45 The FERC discusses current emergency plans, available training opportunities, exercises, and EM efforts at the airport to drive preparedness efforts, including plan development. The larger FLL Partnership Committee with airlines and tenants meets monthly. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 46 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Lastly, to ensure stakeholders understand the plans, including the AEP, FLL has implemented a training program that incorporates in-depth AEP and ICS training as well as exercises beyond the part 139 requirements. FLL created a training matrix (see Table 5) Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Case Examples 47 program, the class involves a high-level overview training and provides the leadership with a better understanding of ICS principles (which is the response system outlined in the AEP) Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... 48 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans in the United States, transporting more than 49.7 million passengers in 2018 and averaging 136,200 passengers daily. Approximately 85% of McCarran's passengers are origin and destination travelers, meaning they start or end their air travel itinerary at LAS. Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... Case Examples 49 AEP Practices and Processes History and Catalyst for Developing Innovative Ways to Socialize the AEP Prior to 2017, all plans and exercises were additional duties divided among personnel, including the operations coordinator, who later became the airport's first emergency administrator. He felt the AEP was a good start, but just a start. Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... 50 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Some items for use during exercises and emergency are modeled after ICS Form 214 and feed into the ability to inform the AAR. Collectively, LAS ties together the larger AEP document with practical application by providing personnel with these guides and checklists, giving them the ICS 214 forms to complete during an exercise or event (capturing what they are doing, when they make decisions, and important actions taken) Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... Case Examples 51 • Reference support services in the AEP (food services, baggage services, and the like) and then provide opportunities for them to exercises their roles (refer to training and exercises under "other successful practices") Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... 52 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Identified Need: Following real-world incidents, airports can incorporate lessons learned and best practices into the AEP and any supporting annexes, as well as all-hazards plans. As a result of the aircraft accident, Seattle drafted additional SOPs in the event of a future occurrence. Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... Case Examples 53 for improvement following exercises and real-world incidents. The AAR brought to light gaps in those areas and as a result, SEA crafted additional SOPs, such as processes for immediate notifications upon alert of the incident, including the FAA, Joint Terrorism Task Force, and airport and airline leadership, as well as local jurisdictional points of contact (POCs) Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... 54 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • The AEP is dependent on collaboration. Be persistent when confronted with resistance or apathy from stakeholders. Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... Case Examples 55 Identified Need: As a small primary nonhub airport without commercial service, BVU is not required to meet part 139 standards, and, traditionally, they have not had a developed emergency response plan that was more than a working document. The airport manager saw the need for a coordinated response during an emergency. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans radios, meaning they could not talk to one another during an emergency. If airport staff are available, they will use small handhelds and communicate their information to the incident command, who will then put it out on their 800 MHz radios. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... Case Examples 57 • EM responses at a GA airport should be coordinated by the city or county emergency manager, as well as health departments, public works, and city/county administrators. • Take advantage of available resources. Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... 58 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans AEP Practices and Processes The AEP was first drafted in the mid-1990s. Although the core of the plan has not changed significantly over the years, new sections have been added as new types of emergencies have emerged. Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... Case Examples 59 train together on emergency procedures, aircraft, and airport familiarization. Conversely, Centennial participates in SMFR's exercises as well as exercises hosted by local responder and/ or EM agencies. Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... 60 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Terrorism liaison officers meet internally with Operations and leadership to discuss intelligence, which they can incorporate into AEP updates as appropriate. They use this resource, along with other connections throughout the community, to inform the AEP. Read the entire page →

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... 37 Case Examples The case examples provided in this synthesis reference major concepts distilled from the literature review and from interviews. This section includes documents from the following airports that can be shared as examples for the larger airport community: 1.