03-10 Liquid Propane Aircraft Fire Training Facility ...

1 A-Grams areproducts ofHQ Air ForceCivil EngineerSupport AgencyTyndall AFB, Florida32403-5319Mr. Tom SeamanHQ AFCESA/CEXF139 Barnes DriveSuite 1 Tyndall AFB FL32403-5319 DSN 2003 Liquid Propane Aircraft Fire Training FacilityMultimedia Training CourseTARGET AUDIENCE: Fire Protection FlightSYNOPSIS:This A-Gram announces the availability of a new multimediaLiquid Propane Aircraft Fire Training Facility (AFTF) Training DETAILS:This course is designed to provide AFTF operators with theknowledge and skills necessary to ensure firefighter safetyand to provide bases with proper AFTF inspection, opera-tion, and maintenance course also teaches operators how to safely configure the Training mock-up to simulatevarious Aircraft fires. The goal is to illustrate effective, environmentally safe methods forteaching firefighters tactics, strategies, and agent application course follows operation and field-level maintenance instructions specified in Technical Order35E1-2-13-1, Operation and Maintenance Instruction Manual, Aircraft Fire Training DESCRIPTION:This multimedia Training course uses a videotape and/or CD-ROM to present materials in a widevariety of media formats, including full motion video, text, audio, and course contains 11 Training modules.

2 Each module covers specific topics that take three tofive minutes each to complete. Coursemodules are: Overview, Duties and Re-sponsibilities, Pre-Exercise Inspection, Pre-Exercise Set Up, Training Exercises,Emergency Procedures, System Shutdownand Cleanup, Winterization and De-Winter-ization Procedures, Quarterly SystemSafety Inspections, and General Mainte-nance completing this course are quali-fied as AFTF operators and will receive the Training certificate shown AND BENEFITS:This course standardizes Training across the Air Forceand enables installations to always have qualifiedAFTF operators. It can be presented to a group in aclassroom setting or taken individually. The CD-ROMversion allows students to review specific COMPUTER-BASED FINAL EXAM:To become a certified operator, students are required to take a 50-question final exam aftercompleting the course.

3 The final exam has been added to the CerTest (Version ) computer-based testing program and is located under the Pit Fire Training Area. The test number is TO BECOME CERTIFIED:(1) Obtain copies of the courseware. (2) Complete the course. (3) Take the CerTest computer-based end-of-course exam and pass with a minimum score of 80 percent. (4) Submit a coverletter signed by the Fire Chief requesting a Training certificate to HQ AFCESA/CEXF,139 Barnes Drive, Ste 1, Tyndall AFB FL 32403-5319. Be sure to include the student s fullname and attach a copy of the CerTest results. Training REQUIREMENT:The requirement to complete thistraining will be established in an officialmessage and added to the next revisionof AFI 32-2001, Fire ProtectionOperations and Fire PreventionProgram.