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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES MANUAL
TACTICAL OPERATIONS
202.015j AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIREFIGHTING INDEX
DETERMINATION
EFFECTIVE: OCTOBER 2007
Current Revision Date: 07/18/19 Next Revision Date: 07/18/22
Author’s Name/Rank: Keola Park, Fire Captain Review Level: 2
Administrative Support:
Sherrie L. Badertscher
Management Analyst II
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to provide information on the index of Fresno Yosemite
International Airport (FYI) and how the index is determined.
APPLICATION
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OPERATIONAL POLICY
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OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE
The Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) are rules prescribed by the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) governing all aviation activities in the United States.
The FARs are part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
PROCESS
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INFORMATION
§ 14 CFR, FAR 139.315 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: Index
determination.
(a) An index is required by paragraph (c) of this section for each certificate
holder. The Index is determined by a combination of -
(1) The length of air carrier aircraft and
(2) Average daily departures of air carrier aircraft.
(b) For the purpose of Index determination, air carrier aircraft lengths are
grouped as follows:
(1) Index A includes aircraft less than 90 feet in length.
(2) Index B includes aircraft at least 90 feet but less than 126 feet in
length.
(3) Index C includes aircraft at least 126 feet but less than 159 feet in
length.
(4) Index D includes aircraft at least 159 feet but less than 200 feet in
length.
(5) Index E includes aircraft at least 200 feet in length.
(c) Except as provided in § 139.319(c), if there are five or more average daily
departures of air carrier aircraft in a single Index group serving that airport, the
longest aircraft with an average of five or more daily departures determines the
Index required for the airport. When there are fewer than five average daily
departures of the longest air carrier aircraft serving the airport, the Index required
for the airport will be the next lower Index group than the Index group prescribed
for the longest aircraft.
(d) The minimum designated index shall be Index A.
(e) A holder of a Class III Airport Operating Certificate may comply with this
section by providing a level of safety comparable to Index A that is approved by
the Administrator. Such alternate compliance must be described in the ACM and
must include:
(1) Pre-arranged firefighting and emergency medical response
procedures, including agreements with responding services.
(2) Means for alerting firefighting and emergency medical response
personnel.
(3) Type of rescue and firefighting equipment to be provided.
(4) Training of responding firefighting and emergency medical personnel
on airport familiarization and communications.
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*Although FYI is classified as an Index B airport for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting
(ARFF) services, FYI’s firefighting capabilities are equal to an Index C airport.
DEFINITIONS
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CROSS-REFERENCES
Fresno Yosemite International Airport Emergency Plan
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
14 CFR FAR 139.315
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