Generic Risk Assessments 4.3 - Incidents Involving Transport Systems - Air

GRA 4.3 examines the hazards, risks and control measures relating to incidents attended by personnel from the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) involving aircraft. The term aircraft is used to describe all types of flying machines, fixed wing, rotary wing, balloons, airships, gliders, unmanned aerial systems and micro-lights.

FRS attends numerous incidents involving a variety of aircraft types; the kinds of incidents vary greatly and can result in fires, rescues and scene safety. Activities relating to aircraft accidents involving more specific and significant hazards are covered in other GRAs within this series.

Key features:

• Significant hazards and risks associated with aircraft incidents
• Hazards specific to military / ex-military aircraft
• Additional hazards associated with helicopters and military helicopters
• Key control measures
• Training
• Technical references.

This GRA is supplied as an A4 loose-leaf publication