Response to a plane crash - UK
Scenario: A plane crashes while on approach to East Midlands Airport in the UK. The plane was meant to be a long haul transatlantic flight from Heathrow, but it declared an emergency and was directed to East Midlands (its runway is the same length as Robin Hood Sheffield/Doncaster Airport's, which boasts it can land an Antonov-225, which is much
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2. Given that the fire engines at Heathrow get called out to incidents involving buildings over 5 storeys around London, including ones 45 min drive away, I would guess a huge incident like a 747 crash would lead to the airport ones being called out as soon as the crash was confirmed.
3. Very likely - if nothing else because all approach roads would be clogged with rescue vehicles, media, police etc and it would be impossible to get in and out otherwise. Best err on the side of caution so they would be suggested to go down the pub or to friends, especially if there was chemicals in the air.
4. The people would probably be doing it anyway and only asked to leave if they were getting in the way of more organised efforts. Anyone with medical or emergency experience would be made use of - possibly to get rid of gawkers and handle any hysterical but not badly injured people.
If you look up the Langley chemical fire in 2009, the Lockerbie air crash, and rail disasters such as Hatfield, Potters Bar and Clapham Junction, you should find more info on that scale of emergency - it would be the biggest thing all year leading to maximum response.
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