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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 139.321 

every 12 consecutive calendar months. 
The curriculum for initial and recur-
rent training must include at least the 
following areas: 

(i) Airport familiarization, including 

airport signs, marking, and lighting. 

(ii) Aircraft familiarization. 
(iii) Rescue and firefighting per-

sonnel safety. 

(iv) Emergency communications sys-

tems on the airport, including fire 
alarms. 

(v) Use of the fire hoses, nozzles, tur-

rets, and other appliances required for 
compliance with this part. 

(vi) Application of the types of extin-

guishing agents required for compli-
ance with this part. 

(vii) Emergency aircraft evacuation 

assistance. 

(viii) Firefighting operations. 
(ix) Adapting and using structural 

rescue and firefighting equipment for 
aircraft rescue and firefighting. 

(x) Aircraft cargo hazards, including 

hazardous materials/dangerous goods 
incidents. 

(xi) Familiarization with firefighters’ 

duties under the airport emergency 
plan. 

(3) All rescue and firefighting per-

sonnel must participate in at least one 
live-fire drill prior to initial perform-
ance of rescue and firefighting duties 
and every 12 consecutive calendar 
months thereafter. 

(4) At least one individual, who has 

been trained and is current in basic 
emergency medical services, is avail-
able during air carrier operations. This 
individual must be trained prior to ini-
tial performance of emergency medical 
services. Training must be at a min-
imum 40 hours in length and cover the 
following topics: 

(i) Bleeding. 
(ii) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 
(iii) Shock. 
(iv) Primary patient survey. 
(v) Injuries to the skull, spine, chest, 

and extremities. 

(vi) Internal injuries. 
(vii) Moving patients. 
(viii) Burns. 
(ix) Triage. 
(5) A record is maintained of all 

training given to each individual under 
this section for 24 consecutive calendar 
months after completion of training. 

Such records must include, at a min-
imum, a description and date of train-
ing received. 

(6) Sufficient rescue and firefighting 

personnel are available during all air 
carrier operations to operate the vehi-
cles, meet the response times, and 
meet the minimum agent discharge 
rates required by this part. 

(7) Procedures and equipment are es-

tablished and maintained for alerting 
rescue and firefighting personnel by 
siren, alarm, or other means author-
ized by the Administrator to any exist-
ing or impending emergency requiring 
their assistance. 

(j) 

Hazardous materials guidance. 

Each 

aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle 
responding to an emergency on the air-
port must be equipped with, or have 
available through a direct communica-
tions link, the ‘‘North American Emer-
gency Response Guidebook’’ published 
by the U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation or similar response guidance to 
hazardous materials/dangerous goods 
incidents. Information on obtaining 
the ‘‘North American Emergency Re-
sponse Guidebook’’ is available from 
the Regional Airports Division Man-
ager. 

(k) 

Emergency access roads. 

Each cer-

tificate holder must ensure that roads 
designated for use as emergency access 
roads for aircraft rescue and fire-
fighting vehicles are maintained in a 
condition that will support those vehi-
cles during all-weather conditions. 

(l) 

Methods and procedures. 

FAA Advi-

sory Circulars contain methods and 
procedures for aircraft rescue and fire-
fighting and emergency medical equip-
ment and training that are acceptable 
to the Administrator. 

(m) 

Implementation. 

Each holder of a 

Class II, III, or IV Airport Operating 
Certificate must implement the re-
quirements of this section no later 
than 36 consecutive calendar months 
after June 9, 2004. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2000–7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 
2004; Amdt. 139–26, 69 FR 31523, June 4, 2004] 

§ 139.321

Handling and storing of haz-

ardous substances and materials. 

(a) Each certificate holder who acts 

as a cargo handling agent must estab-
lish and maintain procedures for the 
protection of persons and property on 

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