Airservices Australia
Port Headland ARFF 22 Locations
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 Schultz Canal 02/04/04 Yeronga January 2011 Fires 7 First Aid 256 Fuel Spills 10 Hazmat 3 MVA 6 Other 21 Schultz Canal Runway 19-15/02/12
ARFF Category Category 10 Sydney Melbourne Category 9 Brisbane Perth Category 7 Canberra Hobart Karratha Townsville Category 6 Alice Springs Avalon Ayers Rock Broome Hamilton Island Launceston Mackay Rockhampton Sunshine Coast Category 8 Adelaide Cairns Coolangatta Darwin
Unit 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
The 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
The Aims of the ARFF 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 rescue operations to vehicle accidents that occur within airports provide FIRST AID to airport staff and visitors. As requested assist local community emergency services.
The Aims of the ARFF 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 ARFF The ARFF has the responsibility to respond to a wide variety of accidents and incidents around the country, including: 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 )
Response Time Fighting The Fire Maximum 3 minutes to the runway thresholds!
Fighting the Fire Control: 90% knockdown of the fire in the first 60 seconds!
Local Standby Is declared when an aircraft approaching the airport is known or is suspected to have developed some defect. 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. 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
Local Standby Positioning 4 th Vehicle 2 nd Vehicle 1 st Vehicle 3 rd Vehicle
Full Emergency 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 Information sufficient time provided is available in this brief prior will to ARFF include, responding but not be to limited standby to the following: positions, the senior ARFF Officer will conduct a briefing of all senior emergency service personnel. Aircraft type Hazards on board Nature of problem Runway / Direction of approach Persons on board ETA Likelihood of Aircraft leaving runway
Large Incident Positioning Staging Metro Fire Brigade ARFF Police Metro Fire Brigade ARFF Command Post OPS Transport Triage Treatment Ambulance Metro Fire Brigade ARFF ARFF Metro Fire Brigade
Security Cordon Site Control 100 m Fire Security Area Fire Resources only Assembly area for resources 30 m Triage Extreme Danger Area Fire Resources only H Helipad Wind Direction
Airservices Australia
Lithium Battery CAUGHT FIRE IN PASSENGERS POCKET DURING FLIGHT.