canberra
In the words of the "Senior Service"...
Rollocks!
The last [thank Heaven] and only strike by the "Civvie" firemen [sexist, I know] was a problem.
At Manch, [can't speak for "other" Major Airports" an "Emergency"
requires the "Local" brigades to attend. Mainly [I believe] for "manpower".
At the last strike, we had a "Full Emegency, [a failed engine on a VC9 Vanguard] 25 mins after he [safely] landed, a "Green Goddess" turned up
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy