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Fire Department outlines airport rescue capabilities, plans to expand bike medics
Summary
Assistant Deputy Chief Kai Ali told the Fire Commission that San Francisco International Airport operates four ARFF vehicles (exceeding FAA Index E requirements), maintains a Marine Emergency Response Facility and recently launched a bike-medic pilot; the department plans to add two bike medics and is installing runway hydrants to speed apparatus refills.
Assistant Deputy Chief Kai Ali told the Fire Commission on Wednesday that the department’s Airport Division operates above minimum federal rescue standards and is preparing to expand on recent safety gains.
“The San Francisco International Airport began in 1927 as Mills Field … Index E requires that we have 3 ARFF vehicles, and San Francisco Airport currently has 4 ARFF vehicles—exceeding the FAA requirement,” Ali said, describing the airport’s Oshkosh Stryker apparatus and other rescue assets.
Ali said the ARFF vehicles at the airport can discharge large volumes of extinguishing agents—he described 4,500-gallon…
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