Editing Apollo 1 (section)

==== Emergency preparedness ====
The board noted that the test planners had failed to identify the test as hazardous; emergency equipment (such as gas masks) were inadequate to handle this type of fire; that fire, rescue, and medical teams were not in attendance; and that the spacecraft work and access areas contained many hindrances to emergency response such as steps, sliding doors, and sharp turns.<ref name="aibreport" />{{Reference page|page=6-1, 6-2}}