439AWI21-108 governs Crash Damaged/Disabled Aircraft Recovery responsibilities, restrictions, and procedures at Westover ARB.
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The instruction covers CDDAR response for aircraft incidents, including runway access, secondary damage prevention, and evidence preservation. It requires coordinated agency responses, designated recovery responsibilities, available resources and trained personnel, and records management.
Applies to: This instruction establishes individual responsibilities, restrictions, and documentation requirements for responsibilities and procedures necessary for Crash Damaged/Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) in the Westover Air Reserve Base (ARB) area of responsibility (AOR) to include unit equipped and transient aircraft.
The Incident Commander (IC) as determined by the 439 AW IEMP Plan 10-2 is the person in charge at the incident until all emergency response actions are completed. (paragraph 2)
Transfer of command to recovery organizations to include the CDDAR Team Chief takes place when hazard mitigation is complete. (paragraph 2)
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) under the EOC Director develops a recovery plan, which is approved by the Installation Commander before it is implemented. (paragraph 2)
All base organizations involved in crash recovery must be familiar with the 439 AW Installation Emergency Management Plan (IEMP) Plan 10-2 and the 439 AW Mishap Response Plan 91-204. (paragraph 2)
Civil Engineering Fire, Emergency Services (CEF) will assume IC duties at Fire, Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning and Response (HAZMAT) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, hi-yield Explosives (CBRNE) on base accident/incident sites. (paragraph 91-204)