lookleft. Reserve crew being the saving grace. Clearly jet* doesn't adequately budget for them, maybe they should.
comparing rescue work (24hr rosters) with airline rosters is like comparing apples with a lamb skewer, it's just not comparable. both have their own peculiarities..
Reference your scenario, not at my base (crash response but not EMS) but at others that is very possible. If being flogged on the 2nd shift in a row then hopefully the pilot would call in their reserve crew (being the key). Then again, they could be playing xbox/sleeping all shift, but you never know what could happen.
At least airline drivers know what they've got on the cards.. I'm just adding my own thoughts, that is allowed isn't it?
** the point I'm trying to put forward is that Jet* clearly don't have adequate staff in reserve. Also there will always be some pilots that just don't bother to do the right thing and rest up when they know what their roster is, that's just a side note.