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ARFF 22 Locations

Port Headland

Brisbane Incidents Year to Date

01/01/12 - 29/05/12• Aircraft Crash – 1• Aircraft ABLDG – 12• Aircraft Engine Fire - 1• Fire Alarms – 201 Total – 518

• Fires – 7• First Aid – 256• Fuel Spills – 10• Hazmat – 3• MVA – 6• Other – 21

Schultz Canal

Schultz Canal02/04/04

Yeronga January2011

Runway 19 - 15/02/12

ARFF Category• Category 6• Alice Springs• Avalon• Ayers Rock • Broome • Hamilton Island• Launceston • Mackay• Rockhampton• Sunshine Coast

• Category 7• Canberra• Hobart• Karratha • Townsville

• Category 8• Adelaide • Cairns• Coolangatta• Darwin

• Category 10• Sydney• Melbourne

• Category 9• Brisbane • Perth

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

Unit Category Manning, Vehicles & AgentUnit Category Manning, Vehicles & Agent

Category Staff( per shift)

Fire Vehicles

(minimum)

Water(L-minimum)

Discharge Rate

(LPM)

10 14 4+ aerial 32,300 11,200

9 10 3 24,300 9,000

8 7 3 18,200 7,200

7 6 2 12,100 5,300

6 5 2 7,900 4,000

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

The Aims of the ARFFThe Aims of the ARFF

The ARFF has the responsibility to respond to a wide variety of accidents and incidents around the country, including:

provide rescue and fire fighting services to passengers & crew involved in any aircraft accidents or incidents on land and water

provide rescue and fire fighting for airport buildings.

contain hazardous materials spills to reduce impact on the environment

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

The ARFF has the responsibility to respond to a wide variety of accidents and incidents around the country, including:

make safe aircraft fuel spillage’s

provide FIRST AID to airport staff and visitors .

provide rescue operations to vehicle accidents that occur within airports

As requested assist local community emergency services.

The Aims of the ARFFThe Aims of the ARFF

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

The ARFF has the responsibility to respond to a wide variety of accidents and incidents around the country, including:

Provide fire protection services and to give technical advice on fire safety and fire fighting.

Provide instruction to Airservices staff and Airline staff.

The Aims of the ARFFThe Aims of the ARFF

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

The ARFF has the responsibility to respond to a wide variety of accidents and incidents around the country, including:

The Aims of the ARFFThe Aims of the ARFF

The ARFF provides a Water Rescue Service 24 hours a day and seven days a week as part of its charter to provide an efficient and effective Aviation Rescue Service.

The minimum configuration of

flotation platforms available must be

sufficient to accommodate 50% of

the largest aircraft using the airport at all times.

( 250 passengers for a Boeing 747 )

Maximum 3 minutes to the runway thresholds!

Response Time

Fighting The Fire

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

Fighting the FireFighting the Fire

Control: 90% knockdown of the fire in the first 60 seconds!

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

Local StandbyLocal Standby

Is declared when an aircraft approaching the airport is known or is suspected to have developed some defect.

The ARFF will respond to the Predetermined standby positions.

The Fire Commander or Station Officer if required will talk to the captain of the aircraft on frequency 131.0 (emergency channel) to advise of action required.

The ARFF may elect to follow the aircraft to dispersal

The trouble is not such that would normally involve any serious difficulty in affecting a safe landing, thus DOES

NOT require a response by off airport agencies.

1st Vehicle

3rd Vehicle

2nd Vehicle

4th Vehicle

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

Local Standby PositioningLocal Standby Positioning

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

Is declared, when it is known that an aircraft is approaching the airport, or is suspected to be, in such trouble, that there is a danger of an aircraft accident and does require response by off airport agencies.

(Combat Authority is ARFF)

If sufficient time is available prior to ARFF responding to standby positions, the senior ARFF Officer will conduct a briefing of all senior emergency service personnel.

Information provided in this brief will include, but not be limited to the following:

Aircraft type

Nature of problem

Runway / Direction of approach

Persons on board

Hazards on board

ETA

Likelihood of Aircraft leaving runway

Full EmergencyFull Emergency

ARFF

ARFF

ARFF

ARFF

OPSOPS

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

Large Incident PositioningLarge Incident Positioning

StagingStaging

PoliceMetro Fire Brigade

Metro Fire Brigade

Metro Fire Brigade

Metro Fire Brigade

TreatmentTra

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AmbulanceTriage

Com

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Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

Triage

Wind Direction

30 m

100 m

Security Cordon

HHelipad

Extreme Danger Area Fire Resources only

Fire Security Area Fire Resources only

Assembly area for resources

Site Control

Aviation Rescue & Fire FightingAviation Rescue & Fire Fighting

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Lithium Battery

CAUGHT FIRE IN PASSENGERS’

POCKET DURING FLIGHT.