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.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Assess fire situation

1.1

Incident briefing is obtained from operations personnel and clarification is sought, as required

1.2

Hazards impacting fire situation are identified and assessed for effect on firebombing strategies and tactics to be used

1.3

Fire incident is monitored and changes are identified and reported to relevant personnel

2

Obtain aviation resources to implement strategies

2.1

Information related to firebombing strategies is obtained, in accordance with incident action plan

2.2

Aviation resources required to implement firebombing strategies are identified, prioritised and deployed, in accordance with identified objectives and strategies

2.3

Factors impacting on operating procedures are assessed and considered in planning for operational support

2.4

Operational support requirements are determined and activated

3

Review air attack strategies

3.1

Contact using approved communication methods is established and maintained with fire ground and support personnel

3.2

Changes in operational conditions are communicated between operations personnel

3.3

Changes in operational strategies are conveyed to operational personnel

3.4

Priorities for managing hazards are identified through consultation with organisational personnel

3.5

Ongoing review of air attack strategies is undertaken through consultation with appropriate personnel

3.6

Factors affecting performance and effectiveness of aviation resources and operational support are monitored and strategies are modified, if required

3.7

Documentation related to air attack strategies is completed and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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

Fire

Fire