Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services in The United Kingdom 5
Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services in The United Kingdom 5 : Rank Structure: For the most part the RFFS follows the same rank structure of the local authority FRS. Senior Officers however are given slightly different titles. The highest ranking Airport Fire Officer is known as a "AFM" (Airport Fire Manager). Depending on the service the senior officer may also be referred to as the Chief Fire Officer or the Senior Airport Fire Officer (SAFO). Other incidents: Like any modern FRS, airport crews will deal with road traffic collisions on airport property, as well as chemical spillages, fires/rescues in airport buildings and special service calls on site if resourced with a form of domestic vehicle/facilities. Some incidents however wherever possible are passed onto the local authority fire service so that the airport crews can return to give fire cover to the runway. Large airport fire services such as that based at Heathrow Airport have sufficient personnel and vehicles to deal with most emergencies on site, although the LAFRS are called to most incidents as support and/or lead agency. When an airport is located near a body of water such as a river, the airport fire service will be required to operate a water rescue service. London City Airport FRS, for example, are capable of performing advanced water rescue and is equipped with several rescue craft for dealing with aircraft incidents in the surrounding docklands area
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