A-14-059
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING WORKING GROUP: Work with medical and medicolegal professional organizations to develop and distribute guidance on task prioritization for responding aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) personnel that includes recommended best practices to avoid striking or rolling over seriously injured or deceased persons with ARFF vehicles in a mass casualty situation.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Working Group is asked to collaborate with medical and medicolegal professional organizations to create and disseminate guidance on task prioritization for ARFF responders. The guidance should include recommended practices to prevent ARFF vehicles from striking or rolling over seriously injured or deceased individuals during mass casualty events.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Oct 22, 2018 |
| NTSB number | DCA13MA120 |
| Addressees | Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Working Group |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).