Federal Aviation Administration

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Federal Aviation Administration Directors
Workshop 2008 March 31, 2008 to April 3,
2008 Saipan, CNMI William C. Camacho ARFF
Training Officer Saipan International Airport
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Old School
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ARFF MISSION STATEMENT

• IT IS THE MISSION OF THE SAIPAN
  INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRCRAFT RESCUE
  FIREFIGHTING DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION
  OF LIFE, ENVIROMENT, AND PROPERTY THROUGH
  EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF PROFFESIONAL
  AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE
  AIRPORT COMMUNITY.

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PRATC Mission Statement

• Provide excellent Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting
  Training to Fire Service personnel within our
  Local and Western Pacific Islands Region meeting
  FAA and NFPA training standards. And to deploy
  these services in a responsive and cost-effective
  manner.

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PRATC Goal

• Train and Certify Regional Firefighters through
  the National Board on Fire Service Professional
  Qualifications (Pro-Board) at all levels
  accredited.

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Training Facility

• FAR Part 139
• ICAO ARFF Training Requirements.
• Burn area 125 feet diameter
• Fuel fires Up to 800 gallons
• Realistic, hands on control and extinguishment of
  live fuel fires
• Index A to E training requirements
• Structural Firefighting Single Storey Building

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PRATC Training Facility
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Aircraft Mockup85 length by 16 diameter
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Live Hands-on Training(Hydrocarbon fuel)
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Classroom Instructions
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Basic Firefighting/ARFF

• College and National Pro-Board Certification
• On-site training upon request
• 200 hours
• Essentials of Firefighting (120hours)
• Basic ARFF (40 hours)
• EMS, First Responder (40 hours)

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Advance Fire Courses

• Advanced ARFF
• ARFF Driver Operator
• Fire Officer I II (Leadership/Supervision)
• Fire Instructor I II
• Hazardous Materials Operations/Tech./IC
• 5-day courses (40 hours)
• College and National Pro-Board Certification
• Above Course can be done on-site upon request

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Basic Fire Fighting course

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Structural Firefighting and Aircraft Rescue
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Annual Live Fire Re-cert Advance ARFF
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Aircraft Entry Operations
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Interior Aircraft Search and Rescue
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Live Fire Training Night Burn
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ARFF Vehicle Operations
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Driver Operator
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Aircraft Cargo Fire Operations
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Mass Casualty Triage Operations
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Advanced ARFF
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Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Advance
Courses Micronesian Islands Participants December
10-14, 2007 -6 Participants January 7-12, 2008 -7
Participants February 18-22, 2008 -10 Participants
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Instructional and Leadership Courses
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HazMat/WMD Response Training
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Hazardous Materials/WMD Response
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Emergency Medical Service
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Emergency Medical Service (EMS), First Responder
Course
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2008 PRATC Training Schedule 1-day Live Fire
Re-cert Training

• February 08
• March 14
• May 30
• June 20
• July 11
• September 19
• October 10
• November 14

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2008 PRATC Training Schedule Advanced ARFF
Training

• April 14-18 Advanced ARFF IC/OPS
• 2 ARFF personnel from each airport
• May 12-16 Fire Officer I
• 1 ARFF Supervisor from each airport
• July 14-18 Fire Officer II
• 1 ARFF Supervisor from each airport
• December 8-12 Advanced ARFF IC/OPS
• -2 ARFF personnel from each airport
• Courses Above 5-days/40 hours

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Instruction Accreditation

• Courses through Northern Marianas College, U.S.
  Accredited.
• National Fire Service Professional Qualifications
  Certification and Standards.
• FAA Recognized

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Instructors

• Certified and Experience Instructors
• CPA ARFF
• GIAA ARFF
• U.S. AIR FORCE FIREFIGHTERS
• U.S. NAVY FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS

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Training Accreditation/ Certifications

• Re-Accreditation received by the National Board
  on Fire Service Professional Qualifications
  (Pro-Board).
• February 3, 2007
• Certifications
• Airport Fire Fighter
• Fire Fighter I II
• ARFF Driver/Operator
• Fire Officer I II
• Fire Instructor I II
• Fire Inspector I II
• Hazardous Materials

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Outreach Pro-Board Certification Program

• Outreach Training Program conducted on
• Guam for Guam Fire Departments
• -Fire Instructor
• -Fire Officer
• -Fire Inspector

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Anderson Air Force Fire Department
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Guam International Airport Aircraft Rescue Fire
Dept.
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Navy Federal Fire Department Pro-Board
Certifications
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Regional Firefighters

• Airport Firefighters
• 250
• Structural Firefighters
• 550
• Approximately 800 Firefighters

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Funding Opportunities for Training

• DOI OMIP Grant Award
• Grant Award 2006
• 100 funded (tuition, lodging, meals,
  transportation)
• Grant Award 2007 up to 2008 September
• 50 Tuition only
• FAA Micronesian ARFF Training Program
• Alternative if no other funding available
• Upon budget and funding availability

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Personnel Trained

• Year 2005
• -180 personnel
• Year 2006 (full Grant funding)
• -410 personnel
• Year 2007 (limited Grant funding)
• -225 personnel
• Year 2008 (limited Grant funding)
• -55 personnel
• Total 870 as of March 27, 2008

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LN Curtis Auxiliary Equipment

• Firefighting Equipments
• (Firefighting Gears, Hoses, Nozzles, EMS
  Supplies, 3 Foam, Dry Chemical, Ropes, Ladders,
  SCBA, Hurst Rescue Tools, and many more.)
• Training on Auxiliary Equipments has been
  conducted by LN Curtis and CPA representatives
  for Palau, FSM and soon, Majuro.
• Representatives conducted Inventory of Equipments
  and Servicing of equipments for Operational Use.

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Conducted Power Tools Training
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FAA Sponsored Advanced ARFF Course December
2007, January 2008, and February 2008
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Pacific Region ARFF Training Center

• Contact
• Email cpa.pratc_at_pticom.com
• Fax [phone]
• Tel [phone]

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Thank You!

• William C. Camacho
• ARFF Training Officer
• Commonwealth Ports Authority
• Saipan International Airport