Emergency vehicle runway incursion had less than standard separation from landing air carrier X.

Attributes
ACN	238735
Time
Date	199304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 198 flight time total : 7185
ASRS Report	238735
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0

Narrative:

Approach control had been working an aircraft that had an emergency, so seeing the fire rescue trucks rolling out to the runway was as expected. Air carrier X landing on runway 18 and the trucks were on taxiway left, parallel to runway 23L. Runway 23L intersects runway 18 at approximately mid-field of runway 18. On short final, I, the PNF, noted the truck rolling up to runway 18. As we touched down and began our rollout, I looked up and saw one of the trucks entering the runway at taxiway left at a high rate of speed. At that point I keyed the microphone and said, 'stop that fire truck.' this of course was a useless gesture since he must have been on another frequency. The PF began a more rapid deceleration with braking and reverse. As the truck was clearing the runway, tower said, 'go around.' at that point we were near the mid-field point. We were nearly stopped and there was not enough runway to execute a go around. I informed the tower that we would not be going around. Had we attempted a go around, I'm certain there would have been a worse event than the near miss.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER VEHICLE RWY INCURSION HAD LTSS FROM LNDG ACR X.

Narrative: APCH CTL HAD BEEN WORKING AN ACFT THAT HAD AN EMER, SO SEEING THE FIRE RESCUE TRUCKS ROLLING OUT TO THE RWY WAS AS EXPECTED. ACR X LNDG ON RWY 18 AND THE TRUCKS WERE ON TXWY L, PARALLEL TO RWY 23L. RWY 23L INTERSECTS RWY 18 AT APPROX MID-FIELD OF RWY 18. ON SHORT FINAL, I, THE PNF, NOTED THE TRUCK ROLLING UP TO RWY 18. AS WE TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN OUR ROLLOUT, I LOOKED UP AND SAW ONE OF THE TRUCKS ENTERING THE RWY AT TXWY L AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD. AT THAT POINT I KEYED THE MIKE AND SAID, 'STOP THAT FIRE TRUCK.' THIS OF COURSE WAS A USELESS GESTURE SINCE HE MUST HAVE BEEN ON ANOTHER FREQ. THE PF BEGAN A MORE RAPID DECELERATION WITH BRAKING AND REVERSE. AS THE TRUCK WAS CLRING THE RWY, TWR SAID, 'GAR.' AT THAT POINT WE WERE NEAR THE MID-FIELD POINT. WE WERE NEARLY STOPPED AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RWY TO EXECUTE A GAR. I INFORMED THE TWR THAT WE WOULD NOT BE GOING AROUND. HAD WE ATTEMPTED A GAR, I'M CERTAIN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A WORSE EVENT THAN THE NEAR MISS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.