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Aircraft accident Aircraft accident investigation immediate investigation immediate response presentation response presentation First response has, by its very First response has, by its very nature, a dichotomy of nature, a dichotomy of purpose, and agenda, among purpose, and agenda, among those entities involved in those entities involved in the response. the response.

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First response has, by its very First response has, by its very nature, a dichotomy of purpose, nature, a dichotomy of purpose, and agenda, among those entities and agenda, among those entities involved in the response.involved in the response.

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Police and fire have the immediate Police and fire have the immediate disaster condition to contend with, disaster condition to contend with, routinely, they will be exposed to routinely, they will be exposed to horrifying visual, and aural sensory horrifying visual, and aural sensory stimulation. Normally, training, stimulation. Normally, training, and experience of these public and experience of these public servants guarantees effective servants guarantees effective performance at the accident scene.performance at the accident scene.

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This response, professional This response, professional execution of immediate control, execution of immediate control, always prioritizes the public safety always prioritizes the public safety first, the potential investigation, first, the potential investigation, secondsecond

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When handled as a crime scene by When handled as a crime scene by local police, and fire agencies, local police, and fire agencies, investigation is more straight investigation is more straight forward for the investigator.forward for the investigator.

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NTSB, FAA, ISASI, ALPA, and NTSB, FAA, ISASI, ALPA, and insurance company investigators insurance company investigators are the follow on players, all with are the follow on players, all with competing agendas.competing agendas.

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Debris fields, crash swath, Debris fields, crash swath, contamination issues, and debris contamination issues, and debris removal must be preserved (EWR removal must be preserved (EWR MD-11) vs.. public conveyance MD-11) vs.. public conveyance problems IE: traffic congestion, problems IE: traffic congestion, access to building, parking lots,etc.access to building, parking lots,etc.

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Training of police, and fire personnel Training of police, and fire personnel in crime scene establishment is in crime scene establishment is paramount to preserving paramount to preserving conditions for investigators. conditions for investigators. Development of eye witness Development of eye witness names, phone numbers, photos, or names, phone numbers, photos, or tape is invaluable infotape is invaluable info

for investigators.for investigators.

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Keeping the public, and media at Keeping the public, and media at bay from contaminating the crime bay from contaminating the crime scene must be regulated early in scene must be regulated early in the eventthe event

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In Florida, Fish, Game, and Wildlife In Florida, Fish, Game, and Wildlife Management Services need to be Management Services need to be included early, because they often included early, because they often have keys to gates at inaccessible have keys to gates at inaccessible property, IE: EAL Everglades crash, property, IE: EAL Everglades crash, 1971. 1971.

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Additionally, access to aircraft, air Additionally, access to aircraft, air boats, ATV’s, tracked vehicles, and boats, ATV’s, tracked vehicles, and the dangers posed by wildlife in the dangers posed by wildlife in inhospitable terrain must be inhospitable terrain must be obtained, or briefed by local obtained, or briefed by local authorities from these agencies.authorities from these agencies.

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Civil Air Patrol inclusion in this Civil Air Patrol inclusion in this training is necessary because they training is necessary because they often search for the ELT’s.often search for the ELT’s.

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Immediate responders IE: Police, and Immediate responders IE: Police, and Fire Services, must be aware of Fire Services, must be aware of Hazardous Materials probability in Hazardous Materials probability in cargo air crashes. Working cargo air crashes. Working knowledge, or flip chart pictures of knowledge, or flip chart pictures of air carrier logos, and paint schemes air carrier logos, and paint schemes would help identify operators would help identify operators immediately and get needed Haz Mat immediately and get needed Haz Mat info quickly info quickly

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Immediate responders must be Immediate responders must be trained not to attack windows, or trained not to attack windows, or doors that are joined, but thin skin doors that are joined, but thin skin of fuselage with Jaws of Life, or of fuselage with Jaws of Life, or crow bars to gain access to aircraft crow bars to gain access to aircraft interiors.interiors.

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First Responders must establish First Responders must establish same frequency communications same frequency communications with command post, headquarters, with command post, headquarters, or 911 facilities. or 911 facilities.

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Wear gloves, surgical masks, or Wear gloves, surgical masks, or breathing apparatus around breathing apparatus around burning, smoking, smoldering burning, smoking, smoldering aircraft. Think worst case, aircraft. Think worst case, Airborne Bio PathogensAirborne Bio Pathogens

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All 54 counties in Florida have emergency All 54 counties in Florida have emergency management websites. Immediate management websites. Immediate notification facility is 911 in every county.notification facility is 911 in every county.

SheriffsSheriffs Emergency Management DirectorsEmergency Management Directors Fire/Rescue AgenciesFire/Rescue Agencies Health DepartmentsHealth Departments Environmental AgenciesEnvironmental Agencies

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Environmental Protection Agency is Environmental Protection Agency is critical in crash site evaluationcritical in crash site evaluation

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Some Florida counties have Safety Some Florida counties have Safety Departments. They are Departments. They are infrastructural entities within the infrastructural entities within the counties to address employee counties to address employee safety concerns. IE: OSHA safety concerns. IE: OSHA compliancecompliance

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In many instances, local sheriffs, at In many instances, local sheriffs, at the direction of county level the direction of county level Emergency Management Directors Emergency Management Directors have initiated drug and alcohol have initiated drug and alcohol testing of pilots involved in testing of pilots involved in accidents. This may be an offshoot accidents. This may be an offshoot of misguided policy aimed at county of misguided policy aimed at county employees involved in accidents at employees involved in accidents at work.work.

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Party Status may be an elongation of Party Status may be an elongation of county Safety Director’s role in county Safety Director’s role in accident investigation.accident investigation.

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Personal protection devices and Personal protection devices and other safety equipment for police, other safety equipment for police, and other early responders should and other early responders should be coordinated through each be coordinated through each county Safety Director’s office, IE: county Safety Director’s office, IE: Dept. of Procurement, and Dept. of Procurement, and Distribution.Distribution.

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In conclusion, I would like to thank In conclusion, I would like to thank all of you for your kind attention, all of you for your kind attention, and participation in our and participation in our presentation. Questions Please?presentation. Questions Please?