This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to plan air attack strategies to suppress fires with firebombing aircraft.

The unit applies to personnel such as Air Attack Supervisors and Air Operations Managers who are required to develop air attack strategies to suppress fires, to access resources to support implementation and to achieve incident objectives within the air operations section of an incident action plan.

Collaboration within a team environment to assess an incident and develop air attack strategies to achieve incident objectives is required.

The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
fire situation must include one of the following	structural fire wildfire
type of fuel must include at least two of the following	forest grass plantations scrub

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Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Incident briefing is obtained from operations personnel and clarification is sought, as required
Hazards impacting fire situation are identified and assessed for effect on firebombing strategies and tactics to be used
Fire incident is monitored and changes are identified and reported to relevant personnel
Information related to firebombing strategies is obtained, in accordance with incident action plan
Contact using approved communication methods is established and maintained with fire ground and support personnel

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