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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />~ <.JVV-J...L <br /> <br />@Gwmar 1. Kuepper <br />Chief of Operations <br />Emergency & Disaster Management. Inc. <br />1888 CentwyParkEasl. 19"'. Floor <br />Los Angeles. CA 90067 <br />Phone (310) 284-3194 <br />e-mail: gjk@emergency.management.net <br /> <br />Major Aviation Disasters- <br />Strategies to Save Lives and Control the Incident <br /> <br />No. 26: Actions taken by '" eme'l?,enry response agencies after the accident have been inadequate because thry <br />fatled to en.f1lre that eme'l?,eng notifications and responses would be timelY and coordinated. <br />Findings of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) after the crash of a Boeing 747 <br />on U.S. soil in August 1997 in which 228 people perished and 26 survived. <br /> <br />Since the first powered airplane flight by the Wright brothers in 1903, air traffic has grown <br />tremendously. The aviation industry is expected to double within the next 15 years. We will see <br />more and larger planes transporting more people and unknown cargo. With the expansion of air <br />traffic with thousands of commercial jets and millions of passengers every year, however, the risk <br />of calamities has also increased. <br /> <br />Many airplane accidents are initially survivable. W'hen a passenger plane, a cargo aircraft loaded <br />",~th hazardous materials, or even an armed military jet crashes, either at an airport or miles away <br />into a municipality, it is crucial that local emergency deparunents are prepared. Their actions <br />detennine the survivability as well as the extent of physical and psychological devastation on the <br />community. <br /> <br />The objectives in managing an airplane crash, a passenger terminal fire, ete., are the same as in <br />any other disaster situation. These objectives are to save lives, to prevent escalation and further <br />damage, to protect property, the environment, and the economy, and finally, to restore normalcy. <br /> <br />Using recent aviation incidents, the poster session will demonstrate Comprehensive Emergency <br />Response and Recovery Operations, Decision Malung and Priority Setting, Resource <br />Management, Airport/Community Disaster Planning, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF), <br />"Working TogetherTM," Common Challenges, and Specific Hazards. The Family A."'5t~nceA,", <br />and the rules of other parties ~.e., Local Emergency Management, Air Carrier, American Red <br />Cross, FAA, NTSB, FBI) will be explained. <br /> <br />Major airplane disasters are considered rare events, particularly outside an airport. But who can <br />ensure that a wide-body plane with 300 souls aboard will never crash into the local elementary <br />school, shopping mall, or chemical plant. <br /> <br />In October of 1992, an EL-AL Cargo Boeing 747 crashed into a high-rise aparunent building in <br />Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Forty-two people were killed, but hundreds, including emergency <br />responders, were impacted by the unknown contents of the freight. After years of secrecy, it was <br />recently revealed that components of the nerve gas Sarin had been aboard. <br /> <br />Emergency professionals must focus on and prepare for these scenarios, because "Experience <br />has shown again and again, that lives can be saved and damage can be reduced by preparing for a <br />disaster before it occurs." <br />