FAQ n.140165

Human factors and capabilities play a major role in the overall tactics, and have hence a major impact on the response to an incident. Therefore, the following may increase or decrease the number of personnel:

1. training and proficiency of RFFS personnel (e.g. voluntary, part-time, or full-time firefighters);
2. tasks other than RFFS required by core RFFS personnel, resulting in fatigue (e.g. domestic firefighting, ground handling, or aerodrome maintenance);
3. responsibilities and tasks conducted by non-RFFS personnel (e.g. cabin crew, security personnel, maintenance, or state authorities); and
4. availability and response time of rescue staff other than the aerodrome’s core RFFS personnel to support during an incident (e.g. civil defence, medical services, or other external services).