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ATC RET 2003 · September 28th, 2006, 18:11

As a general rule, I would not declare an emergency if the pilot said it was NOT one... however, information like that is passed on immediately to all who will be affected (next sectors/positions, plus the supervisor) and any among those also have the ability to override the pilot and declare it as an emergency.

As for rolling the trucks, most CFR folks where I worked preferred to skip the "standby at the firehouse" mode and go straight to the runway... not just for practice, but for the event that a "routine non-emergency" quickly escalated into a bona-fide "we better do something fast" situation. The response time is significantly reduced if the crash trucks are on the scene before the aircraft arrives.

Like many other respondents, I know of no situation where anyone was chastized for declaring an emergency.

September 28th, 2006, 18:11	#17
ATC RET 2003 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fedvul Jawja Posts: 380	Re: Emergency?!? As a general rule, I would not declare an emergency if the pilot said it was NOT one... however, information like that is passed on immediately to all who will be affected (next sectors/positions, plus the supervisor) and any among those also have the ability to override the pilot and declare it as an emergency. As for rolling the trucks, most CFR folks where I worked preferred to skip the "standby at the firehouse" mode and go straight to the runway... not just for practice, but for the event that a "routine non-emergency" quickly escalated into a bona-fide "we better do something fast" situation. The response time is significantly reduced if the crash trucks are on the scene before the aircraft arrives. Like many other respondents, I know of no situation where anyone was chastized for declaring an emergency.