Originally Posted by
markis10
Local RFFS simply don’t have the capability to deal with aviation accidents versus their normal run of the mill house fire. They don’t have the ability to lay foam for undercarriage failures nor can they handle a Jet A1 fire with their water based solutions. They don’t have 10 m long, 30-tonne vehicles that can deliver 5700 litres of foam per minute and can throw foam in excess of 80 metres from their roof-mounted monitor.
It’s a fact that most crashes do occur at the airport where RFF can make a difference, I am not defending Airservices but the people in ARFFS, when I hit the crash button in the tower they never let me down.
You are highlighting the equipment and the training, I am addressing who should provide the service.
I also personally believe it would be better if your own control tower service was provided by the airport as well as the ARFFS. Then there would be competition for your skills instead of having to go cap-in-hand to the Federal Government every EBA.