B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 244
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Airport; Procedure
Upon arrival at gate in BUR I exited the aircraft and walked down air stairs to the ramp area. I looked to my left and noticed that we were deplaning at the rear of aircraft in conjunction with forward exit. I was shocked to see just how close the passengers were to the number 1 engine. The family in question was approximately three to four feet from the engine as there was not a cone or employee nearby to guide anybody into terminal.The children were free to roam and could have easily touched the engine cowl; exhaust or gear and brake assembly (which just slowed us on Runway 8 to BUR). I immediately mentioned this to the Agent who had a cone placed under the wing. Upon returning to the cockpit; I noticed another Company aircraft pulled in several gates down and began rear deplanement. Again; no cones or guidance from employees for the passengers.This time I watched as a dad walked between the engine nacelle and the fuselage; jumping out the other side (much to the delight of his family; all laughs). I could not believe my eyes as these passengers are given free reign of the left side of a 737 that was inflight only moments earlier.BUR and (Company) need to be more aware of passenger movement on ramp during deplanement. I feel an employee should be standing by the number 1 engine until passengers are in terminal. It will only take one time for a passenger to reach up and touch that exhaust or a child to touch the brake and gear assembly. I would even go stand there; as the First Officer; to point passengers in right direction.
B737 First Officer reported observing passengers come in close proximity to hot tailpipes and brakes during ramp deplaning process.