Air Disaster Response Planning: Lessons for the Future. Volume 2, Number 5
Abstract
A Pan American Airlines 707 departed San Francisco on June 28, 1965, bound for the Orient which -- after having flown over the ocean for approximately 10 minutes -lost the tip of its wing. Then, moments later, a much larger segment of the wing fell off, including one of the engines. In disaster response planning, it is well to keep in mind Murphy's Law -- that if anything bad can happen, it will happen at the worst possible moment. To make the situation even worse, all we have to do is remember O'Brien's Corollary: Murphy was an optimist. Once a disaster has occurred -- whether it be an airplane crash or a building collapse -- the response needed in the vast majority of instances will be very similar, if not the same. This is the basic theme of this monograph. Specifically, this monograph analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of community and extra-community response(s) to the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Disaster; documents recommendations of rescue workers on the scene of the disaster and survivors; relates these recommendations of rescue workers on the scene of the disaster and survivors; relates these recommendations to air disaster response planning; and, proposes a strategy for use by airport executives that encourages the participation of airport financial executives, personnel of local emergency service agencies, and federal regulatory/licensing agencies in the development of integrated air disaster response plans.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA226279
Entities
People
- Eugene E. Grollmes
Organizations
- Federal Emergency Management Agency