The Belvedere was prone to, wait fir it, avpin fires. Why they dreamt up that system for starting a field helicopter I have no idea. When starting the front engine it was common for the RHS pilot, unable to flee into the cabin because of the LHS pilot, to sit unstrapped, with the door open and the steps in place in case of a quick exit.
(And PS, were you on 33 (and Belize) in the 80s?)
Yes, yes and No.