Fire or smoke in the flight deck or cabin could be from:

• faulty electrical equipment, including portable electronic devices;
• air conditioning system or
• cabin furnishings.

The first action will always be to try and identify the source of the fire or smoke.

Having identified the source, the flight crew can turn off the problem electrical (electrical equipment and trip circuit breakers to isolate the equipment) or air conditioning system.

Then, the fire can be faced with an appropriate fire extinguisher.

If these actions extinguish the fire, the pilot should land the helicopter AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

If the source of the fire cannot be identified or the flight crew's actions do not extinguish it, the pilot must land the helicopter IMMEDIATELY.

Regarding the cabin crew, in case of encountering smoke from an identified source in the passenger cabin, must:

• Immediately report the incident to the Flight Deck,
• Isolate any appropriate electrical and/or galley equipment, and
• Fight the fire with the appropriate fire extinguisher.
• Move passengers away from the source

NOTE:

• Landing the helicopter immediately may seem a very straightforward process under VFR by day in a non-hostile, uncongested environment. But if we consider this under IFR conditions, over a congested area, or at night, the process is not so simple