On-Field Operations

CITY OF REDLANDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

ON-FIELD AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY EVENT – INITIAL ACTIONS

READ BEFORE AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT

“Know Your Role and Actions”

ROLES AND ACTIONS:

            Redlands Police Department – assists with securing the site

Airport Supervisor – directs on-field operations, secures incident/accident per FAA/ NTSB 49 CFR Sub-Sections 830.10, https”//www.ntsb.gov/Pages/default.aspx NTSB Response Operations Center Home Page and City of Redlands Municipal Airport Chapter 12.56, Sections 12.56.050, .080, .230, .025, .350 (i.e. runway closure, phots, statement, and report)

            Redlands Fire Department – prevent or suppress fires, hazardous chemical spills, spreading, and containment

            Paramedics – deal with medical emergencies

            Redlands Public Affairs – respond and or addresses media

RUWNWAY/TAXIWAY/APRON EFFECTS: (PHYSICAL, OPERATIONS, AND OR ENVIRONEMTNAL)

            Cleaning and reopening the runway, taxiway, and apron areas only after FAA/NTSB releases aircraft

(On-field FBO’s or certified aircraft maintenance personnel may handle aircraft retrieval, as approved by owner and/or Airport Supervisor)

ON-FIELD EMERGENCY EVENT:

• Call 911, report with location by airfield elements (i.e. gate, runway, build number, cardinal direction), see Exhibit 1 Map

1. Dial 911 if any hazardous fuel and or material spills/leaks
2. Airport Supervisor secures Emergency Event Black Backpack in office, handheld radio, emergency vest, camera/cell phone, flashlight, fire extinguisher(s), and airport vehicle
3. Use Redlands Airport frequency, 123.050 to alert Redlands Aircraft Traffic of event; i.e. impacts to runway, taxiway, and or aprons
4. Call FAA NOTAMS (877) 487-6867 if runway/taxiway closer is required, then call FAA/NTSB (877) 373-9922 or (202) 314-6290 to report event
5. Call local Flight Standards District Office, Riverside, CA (FSDO) at (951) 276-6701, ext. 221 or (877) 4876867
6. Strive to continue airfield operations, once cleared by FAA, NTSB, or other regulatory agencies
7. Direct coordination with City of Redlands Public Affairs to prepare Media and or community questions and outreach

• On-Airport Personnel
  1. City Staff, FBO’s, and or Tenants go to incident/accident site render appropriate assistance
     1. Administer lifesaving aid as needed
     2. Protect site, facility and or equipment and or aircraft from further damage

• Take descriptive note, photographs, witness statements, original position(s), conditions, and impacted area, facilities, and or equipment

123. City Staff and or Tenant(s) stay at Central and or Coyote Gates or Airport Main Lobby to direct first responders, announce on Redlands, Airport Handheld radio, frequency 123.050 as appropriate

VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT, AND OR AIRCRAFT RECOVERY GUIDELINES:

            Actions before removal

1. FAA/NTSB approves aircraft removal depending on incident/accident level
2. City of Redlands Police, Fire Department, City Staff and or contractors supports actions to clean site, remove debris, aircraft, evidence, and all photos are retained
3. All fuels, fluids, and or hazardous materials are properly secured and removed from the site, facility, equipment, vehicle and or aircraft by certified hazardous waste personnel and or contractor

FBO/ON-FIELD AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE POINTS OF CONTACT:

            Jim Ott, Redlands Aviation, (909)262-0569

            Eric Paul, Redlands Hangar Owners Association, (951) 544-7089

EXHIBIT 1

REDLANDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT