ARFF Vehicles at FVG Int'l Apt

For a long time, the adherence to ICAO standards at a Category 7 airport such as "Friuli - Venezia Giulia" Int'l Apt was achieved with two major crash tenders and one Rapid Intervention Vehicle. The former provided the required amount of water and the foam solution discharge rate but were constrained by poor mobility; the latter carried enough dry chemical powder (or other complementary agents) to comply with ICAO standards while retaining a high maximum speed and acceleration.

The new generation of major crash vehicles in service today couples a high quantity of extinguishing agents carried with brillant performances and two high-performance ARFF vehicles alone could give a sufficient coverage. However the Ministero dell'Interno has issued more stringent directives aimed at preventing the reduction to a lower ICAO Category of the airport fire service in case of vehicle breakdowns. Therefore, three more major crash tenders and two Rapid Intervention Vehicles are available. These additional vehicles also offer an increased safety level when larger aircraft visit the airport during training or charter flights.
Moreover, as a consequence of the airport terminal fire that killed 17 people in Düsseldorf (Germany) on April 11 1996, in 1997 the Ministero dell'Interno has required the deployment of a structural fire engine at all Italian airports.
The range of vehicles available at the fire station is completed by a support vehicle, the ASA, and a light off-road vehicle, the Fiat Campagnola (CA), equipped with light rescue tools.