Crash Rescue and Fire Fighting Concepts for Expeditionary Airfields

Abstract

Crash rescue requirements for Marine Corps V/STOL expeditionary airfields have been developed based on the specific needs and the constraints of minimal logistic burden. Helicopters are determined to be essential for off-base crash rescue, but they are generally too slow to result in life-saving benefits in case of major crash fires. Helicopters are therefore not recommended for involvement with fire fighting. The overall crash rescue concepts for both on- base and off-base situations are summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADB001631

Entities

People

  • Tim T. Fu

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Canopies
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Hazards
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fires
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Helicopters
  • Hot Gases
  • Materials
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military Science