Air carrier captain reports that his company operations manual requires that the local crash fire re...

Attributes
ACN	1147356
Time
Date	201402
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	PTRO.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 215 Flight Crew Total 18705 Flight Crew Type 1755
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

This has been an issue recently highlighted by the chief pilot; and finally I was able to take photos; although blurry; it clearly shows the crash fire rescue equipment trucks in the barn and unmanned. During back taxi in ptro we taxi right in front of the crash fire rescue equipment barn. We noticed the crash fire rescue equipment trucks were still parked inside the barn and no one was around or near them. In a previous fom it stated that the local crash fire rescue equipment must be manned in proper ppe and at the ready upon our arrival and while on the ground; especially while fueling with passengers on board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reports that his company operations manual requires that the local CFR must be manned in proper PPE and at the ready upon arrival and while on the ground. This does not appear to be the case at PTRO; but the Chief Pilot does not agree.

Narrative: This has been an issue recently highlighted by the Chief Pilot; and finally I was able to take photos; although blurry; it clearly shows the CFR trucks in the barn and unmanned. During back taxi in PTRO we taxi right in front of the CFR barn. We noticed the CFR trucks were still parked inside the barn and no one was around or near them. In a previous FOM it stated that the local CFR must be manned in proper PPE and at the ready upon our arrival and while on the ground; especially while fueling with passengers on board.

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Air carrier captain reports that his company operations manual requires that the local crash fire rescue equipment must be manned in proper ppe and at the ready upon arrival and while on the ground. This does not appear to be the case at ptro; but the chief pilot does not agree.