Airport Crash Rescue Fire Fighters are not needed.
A review of aviation related fatalities of 2014, (or any year for that matter), and one could conclude that airport based emergency services are a near total waste of money. And it is a huge amount of money by the way...
In my 38-year career in aviation I have met, known and befriended over 24 airport based fire fighter/rescuers who, in their entire careers, have never actually rescued anyone.
I propose the elimination of all air-side based emergency services.
I do not eagerly await predictable, knee-jerk, emotional based responses.
I await rational, statistically supported responses.