During a fire, which crew member is responsible for communicating fire status to the cockpit via interphone?

• A. The captain.
• B. The cabin crew member assigned to the incident.
• C. The purser.
• D. Any crew member.

Answer: (B)

During an in-flight fire, a single cabin crew member is designated to act as the main liaison with the cockpit. This ensures there’s a clear, reliable channel for fire status updates through the interphone, so the pilots receive timely and accurate information about what’s happening, where the fire is, progress in containment, and actions being taken. Keeping this responsibility with one trained person helps avoid conflicting messages and lets the captain focus on aircraft handling and safety decisions. The captain is in charge overall, but the specific task of reporting fire status is assigned to the crew member nearest the incident, who can observe the situation firsthand. The purser’s role is typically more about cabin service and passenger welfare rather than incident communications, and relying on any crew member to relay information could introduce inconsistencies or gaps.