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Aviation Rescue & Fire Fighting Service
Vehicles from the Aviation Rescue & Fire Fighting Service
Rosenbauer Panther 6x6.
The Aviation Rescue & Fire Fighting Service brigade is based at the Adelaide Airport (West Beach Airport). It has numerous vehicles which have been purpose built for the specialist roles they have to perform.
The Station is Manned 24 hours / 7 Days a week with a Fire Commander, a Station Officer and 6 Fire Fighters. 3 tenders are on line at all times with a spare vehicle on standby if required.
Vehicle type:
- Rosenbauer Panther 6x6
- Constant 6 wheel drive 665 horse power
| Dimensions | Length | 10.5 metres |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 3.3 metres | |
| Weight | 30 tons | |
| Capacities | Foam | 1400 litres |
| Water | 9000 litres | |
| Onboard Dry Chemical Unit - 250kg | ||
The Roof monitor (turret) has a range of 85 metres, and an output of 4,800 litres a minute at 1,550 kpa. It takes almost 2 minutes to completely empty the tank.
Special Features include:- Air conditioning
- 2 foam nozzles under the fender
- Short wheelbase (4400 mm)
- Flat rear section without ladder
- Roof safety railing
- Right-hand drive
- Ladder lowering device
- Windscreen deluge system
- ADR vehicle accreditation
- Lights according to Australian traffic regulations
- Flashing red lights at the front
- Changed seat angle
- Easily accessible pressure outlets on the left and front of the vehicle
- 4x 500W pneumatic lighting mast; 240V Dynawatt generator
- External power supply via drive away coupling at the rear
Vehicle response configurations:
1st responding tender: - Station officer, 2 x Fire fighters, 3 BA sets. Carries Power hawk rescue equipment electric cutters, spreaders, power pusher, disc cutter, heart start defibrillator, oxygen resuscitation equipment and ancillary equipment, hoses etc
2nd responding tender: - Fire Commander, 2 Fire fighters, 3 BA sets, heart start defibrillator, oxygen resuscitation equipment and Ancillary equipment, hoses etc
3rd responding tender: - 2 Fire fighters, 3 BA sets,, Ancillary equipment, hoses etc
Incident types.
- Aircraft accident or emergency
- Monitor all fire alarms to airport buildings
- Vehicle accidents / Fires
- First aid
- Fuel spills
- Hazmat rescue and assessment
- Building Fires
- Water rescue service
An Aviation Fire Fighter may perform the following tasks:
- Assist in the evacuation of people in life-threatening situations using mobile high performance vehicles and watercraft
- Fight fires using a range of equipment, such as hoses, foam branches and monitors
- Administer first aid
- Protect property endangered by fires
- Protect the environment (as necessary) in an emergency situation
- Participate in organised drills for fire control and rescue work
- Conduct fire safety inspections and inspect fire alarm boards
- Test and maintain fire vehicles and other equipment
- Operate the Fire Control Centre at airports
The main response area for this station is anything within a 5 km radius from the airport, any distance from airport for aviation incident, or any distance upon request from MFS or CFS depending on availability of staff and vehicles.
More details on these Tenders can be found on the Rosenbauer Site
Please Note: The above information is provided as an example of a typical
appliance of this type. Actual equipment and configuration of appliances
may vary to suit requirements of the station to which it belongs.
Photos by Steve Schueller