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Airport Operations

Airplane Rescue and Fire Fighting

Airports, Airlines and Fire Departments may obtain Airplane Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) information for Boeing / McDonnell Douglas / Douglas Aircraft models including the following:

  • Flammable Materials Locations
  • Emergency Rescue Access
  • Battery Locations
  • Flight Deck Control Switch Locations

English Version (Revision 31 - April 29, 2022)

Any questions about the content or use of this manual can be directed to:

Flight Operations Services
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
P.O. Box 3707, M/C 20-89
Seattle, Washington 98124-2207 USA
Attn: Senior Manager, Flight Training & Technical Data

For training purposes, this document is available in viewfoil format, and the pages are available as 2' X 3' black and white wall charts. For ordering information, contact:

Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Attn: Data and Services Management (DSM)
P.O. Box 3707, M/C 2H-65
Seattle, Washington 98124-2207

To access the US Air Force document TO 00-105E-9, "Aerospace Emergency Rescue and Mishap Response Information (Emergency Services)" and its supplements, please register through the Department of Defense web site link, where US government, military, non-military and non-Conus users may initiate the request process to this document. All domain users must complete the on-line registration process at this address to be approved for establishing an account, Web site access and download privileges.

A Helpdesk is provided at the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency.

This Technical Order (TO) has been designed to provide information and establish procedures that may be encountered during various types of emergencies on US Air Force, US Army, selected commercial for the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, US Navy/Marines, other US Governmental Agencies and NATO Aircraft.

Commercial airport Fire Departments may find this information valuable if the airport receives transient military flights or in preparation for an air show that has military aircraft participation.

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