EIA's Mobile Aircraft Fire Trainer (MAFT) on Citytv's Breakfast Television part 4

EIA's Mobile Aircraft Fire Trainer (MAFT) on Citytv's Breakfast Television part 4

EIA offering media up-close-and-personal showcase of Mobile Aircraft Fire Trainer
Tour is part of Fire Prevention Week (October 4-10)
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009

(October 1, 2009) Edmonton, Alta.—Edmonton International Airports (EIA) emergency
response services team has managed to extinguish the fire on the jet airliners engine, but
flames and intense heat still engulf the fuselage. Timing is critical, only seconds remain. These
are the high pressure scenarios EIAs emergency response services team must be prepared for.

EIAs emergency response services team has been training with the intensely realistic Mobile
Aircraft Fire Trainer (MAFT). The fully portable unit was put through its paces during EIAs fullscale
emergency response exercise in September. The exercise was the largest of its kind ever
conducted at the airport and the MAFT more than lived up to expectations.

The MAFT unit is an invaluable training tool for airport emergency preparedness, says Burl
Hamm, EIAs manager of emergency response services and emergency planning. Its one
piece of our larger program to ensure we meet regulatory requirements and federal
compliance.

The MAFT can be used for internal and external training opportunities, both onsite at EIA and
mobile at other airport partners. Unlike fixed facilities, the MAFT can be configured to locations
that are applicable to the airport environment: aircraft aprons, taxiways or docked at
bridgeheads.

From a computerized control centre, spill fires and engine fires can be triggered on the outside
of the MAFT unit in configurations both large and small. Inside the fuselage, a variety of effects
can be triggered, including flames, smoke and noises ranging from the sound of a fire to
passengers. The MAFTs realism provides a training edge should EIAs emergency response
services team ever be faced with a real emergency situation. By burning propane, the MAFT is
also a more environmentally friendly training tool.

EIA is offering media an up-close-and-personal look at the MAFT in action. For an advance
look, visit www.eia911.com and www.flickr.com/flyeia.

Special thanks to www.BreakfastTelevision.ca for sharing the video!

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