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... 90 SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses A P P E N D I X C The researchers conducted an online survey that was sent to airports and FAA inspectors through FAA representatives.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 91 Table 6 lists the invited airports and their categories.
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... 92 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans HNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport LH - Large Hub IAD Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority -- Washington Dulles International Airport LH - Large Hub IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport LH - Large Hub IND Indianapolis International Airport MH - Medium Hub JAX Jacksonville Aviation Authority -- Jacksonville International Airport MH - Medium Hub LAS McCarran International Airport LH - Large Hub LAX Los Angeles World Airports LH - Large Hub LVN Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission -- Airlake Airport NP-R - Nonprimary -- Reliever MCO Orlando International Airport LH - Large Hub MDW Chicago Midway International Airport LH - Large Hub MEM Memphis International Airport MH - Medium Hub MIC Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission -- Crystal Airport NP-R - Nonprimary -- Reliever MSP Minneapolis-St.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 93 VQQ Jacksonville Aviation Authority -- Cecil Airport and Spaceport NP-GA - Nonprimary -- General Aviation Other invited entities: Federal Aviation Administration SFO San Francisco International Airport LH - Large Hub SIT Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport NH-P - Nonhub Primary SNA John Wayne Airport–Orange County MH - Medium Hub STP Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission -- St.
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... 94 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans The following are questions posed to the participants of the survey and the respective summaries of responses. Question 1.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 95 *
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... 96 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Question 12. What success have you had when developing or revising/updating the AEP?
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 97 • Very little; we try not to revise it since the approval process is so cumbersome.
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... 98 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • The FAA Certifiers are spread so thin, the turnaround time is long, so making "stamped" published changes can lag behind mission requirements. • The existing AEP is not user-friendly, voluminous, and currently contains contradictory or outdated information.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 99 • There is only one full AEP review per year by most stakeholders, which is not sufficient.
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... 100 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • During all emergencies, pull it out and reference it. • We really don't.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 101 What challenges have you experienced when using your AEP during response and recovery efforts?
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... 102 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans whips out the AEP to figure out how to respond or recover. It is there simply to affirm to FAA in a single-source document that we've got our stuff together.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 103 • Spaceport Operations • Spaceport Rocket Testing • City of Austin–Interagency Aircraft Accident Plan • Airside incident detailed responses, including AEP Checklist • Disabled Aircraft • Terminal Building Evacuation • Minor Medical Incident • Mass Casualty • Emergency Response for Parking Structures • Water Rescue • EOC Activation Manual (EAM)
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... 104 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • Crash Phone Procedure • Air Pollution • Epidemic Disease • Gas Drilling • Hurricane Preparedness Plan • IT/Cyber Attack • Landside Emergencies • Terrorism • Power Outages (Terminal/Landside) • Critical Infrastructure • AirportGrid Map Book • Terminal Evacuation Plan • ARFF Tactical Operating Guidelines • Tarmac Delay Plan • Directory of Rental Car and Taxicab Companies • LOA on Emergency Response between Agencies • Air National (LOA)
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 105 D Airport/Executive Priorities (the airport leadership or executive leadership have asked for plans or prioritized specific issues)
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... 106 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • To ensure the airport is capable of providing a timely and efficient response that will lead to a quick recovery and minimum impact to operations. • Cover Airport-specific requirements.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 107 • When the magnitude of hazard requires more detail than AEP provides.
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... 108 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • We hired a contractor to develop the COOP plan, but the contractor worked very closely with the Emergency Management Team. The EM team took the COOP plan and developed other tools and process[es]
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 109 • Assign to staff, create a workgroup of impacted stakeholders, draft a document, run by legal, make corrections/updates, route for entire department division head review, incorporate feedback, run by legal again, incorporate additional feedback, and then obtain director signature.
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... 110 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Local Jurisdictions 38.71% CBP 48.39% TSA 54.84% FAA 41.94% ATCT 32.26% FBI 41.94% NTSB 19.35% Other (Federal) 22.58% Local Emergency Management Agency/Office 51.61% Engineering/Maintenance 41.94% Landside 67.74% Airside 70.97% Transportation/Shuttle/Bus Providers 35.48% Taxi Services 6.45% Transportation Network Companies (i.e., Uber, Lyft)
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 111 How long has it taken to regularly update your AEP?
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... 112 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Question 23. What was the Executive Review process?
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 113 feedback.
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... 114 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • Email. • Electronic distribution via Box.com.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 115 • As stated in #15.
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... 116 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Disease response section. We invited local law enforcement jurisdictions who have Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 117 • Getting timely input -- everyone is swamped, shorthanded, etc.
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... 118 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans command if those fail.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 119 Briefly describe the AAR process and how it relates to the AEP.
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... 120 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans review process that allows stakeholders the ability to make edits or suggestions prior to publication. • AEP draws from AAR/IP recommendations when process evolves.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 121 Question 33.
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... 122 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • Moving responsibilities to better areas. • Process updated in AEP.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 123 The FAA should view the airport "holistically," not just airside -- more specifically, only the airfield movement area and security perimeter fence line.
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... 124 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • Still working on it. • Including field personnel in the process.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 125 weather-related hazard-specificsections in a detailed manner that actually contains diagrams, procedures, and pertinent details for the tenants/airlines to use and train their staff on.
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... 126 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • Better procedures in the AEP describing hazards and tasks necessary to recover and operate the airport. • I don't have a good answer...
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 127 Question 40.
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... 128 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • Not used by all, but a few key departments [do]
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 129 • Make it user friendly -- an easy-to-use reference and guide.
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... 130 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans • Ease the understanding of external stakeholders. • It would provide a quicker update to changes in airport policy, equipment, fixtures, surfaces and general information.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 131 • 14 Yes • 14 No Question 44.
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... 132 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Question 46. If YES, when and how?
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 133 Question 47.
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... 134 Practices in Airport Emergency Plans Question 53. Please provide examples or further information.
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... SurveyMonkey (Online) Survey Questions and Responses 135 Questions 69–72.

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