WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATING PROCEDURES 2017-18 Reviewed June 2017 `Uncontrolled When Printed’ Next Review: June 2018 This publication is a joint initiative between Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) and Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), Parks and Wildlife Service. DFES Emergency Services Complex, 20 Stockton Bend Cockburn Central, WA 6164 Tel: (08) 9323 9300 Fax: (08) 9323 9470 DBCA 17 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6983 Tel: (08) 9219 9000 Fax: (08) 9334 0498 October 2017 All rights reserved. This work is copyright, no part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in a retrieval system, in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the copyright holders. While every care has been taken to ensure that the information contained within this document is the best available, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the DBCA, Parks and Wildlife Service do not give warranty nor accept any liability in relation to the content of this work. References to SOPs and protocols must be verified against current Operations Doctrine. Reviewed June 2017 `Uncontrolled When Printed’ Next Review: June 2018 CONTENTS ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1 - INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 3 2 - AUTHORITY ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Protocols and Procedures ....................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Heads of Agreement ................................................................................................................ 4 2.3 Supporting Documentation ..................................................................................................... 4 3 – PRIMARY RESPONSE AREAS AND ALLOCATED AERIAL RESOURCES .................................................. 5 3.1 Metro Primary Response Area ................................................................................................ 5 3.2 Bunbury Primary Response Area ............................................................................................. 5 3.2.1 Busselton Regional Airport .............................................................................................. 5 3.3 Manjimup Primary Response Area .......................................................................................... 5 3.4 Albany Primary Response Area ............................................................................................... 6 4 – REQUEST FOR AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION AIRCRAFT ........................................................................ 7 4.1 Metro Primary Response Area ................................................................................................ 7 4.1.1 DBCA Request .................................................................................................................. 7 4.1.2 DFES Request ................................................................................................................... 7 4.1.3 Request for Aerial Fire Suppression Aircraft – Secondary Response Area ..................... 7 4.1.4 Sustain Aerial Fire Suppression Operations .................................................................... 7 4.2 Bunbury Primary Response Area ............................................................................................. 8 4.2.1 DBCA Request .................................................................................................................. 8 4.2.2 DFES Request ................................................................................................................... 8 4.2.3 Request for Aerial Fire Suppression Aircraft – Secondary Response Area ..................... 8 4.2.4 Sustain Aerial Fire Suppression Operations .................................................................... 8 4.3 Manjimup Primary Response Area .......................................................................................... 9 4.3.1 DBCA Request .................................................................................................................. 9 4.3.2 DFES Request ................................................................................................................... 9 4.3.3 Request for Aerial Fire Suppression Aircraft – Secondary Response Area ..................... 9 4.3.4 Sustain Aerial Fire Suppression Operations .................................................................... 9 4.4 Albany Primary Response Area ............................................................................................. 10 4.4.1 DBCA Request ................................................................................................................ 10 4.4.2 DFES Request ................................................................................................................. 10 4.4.3 Request for Aerial Fire Suppression Aircraft – Secondary Response Area ................... 10 4.4.4 Sustain Aerial Fire Suppression Operations .................................................................. 10 Reviewed June 2017 `Uncontrolled When Printed’ Next Review: June 2018 4.5 Midwest Response Area ........................................................................................................ 11 4.5.1 DBCA Request ................................................................................................................ 11 4.5.2 DFES Request ................................................................................................................. 11 4.5.3 Sustain Aerial Fire Suppression Operations .................................................................. 11 4.6 Automatic & Enhanced Response Zone ................................................................................ 11 4.6.1 Zone 2 and 2A, including Kings Park & Bold Park .......................................................... 11 4.6.2 I & O Zones (Capes & Albany) and South West North & South ERZ’s ........................... 12 4.6.3 Metro Enhanced Response areas, including Rottnest Island & Garden Island. ............ 12 4.6.4 Air Intelligence ............................................................................................................... 12 4.7 DFES Aerial Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance ...................................................... 13 4.7.1 DFES Request ................................................................................................................. 13 4.7.2 DBCA request................................................................................................................. 13 4.8. Air Base Management ........................................................................................................... 14 4.8. 1 Air Base Management SEAT Operations ....................................................................... 14 4.8.2 Air Base Management Rotary Operations ..................................................................... 14 5 - AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATING STRUCTURE ....................................................................... 15 5.1 Aerial Fire Suppression Operations Guidelines ..................................................................... 15 5.2 Vertical Separation for Aerial Fire Suppression Operations .................................................. 16 6 - OPERATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................... 17 6.1 Operational Risk Management - NAFC .................................................................................. 17 6.2 Operational Risk Management System ................................................................................. 17 7 – AIR ATTACK, AERIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION PILOT PROCEDURES ............ 18 7.1 Aerial Fire Suppression Procedure ........................................................................................ 18 7.1.1 Notification/Briefing ...................................................................................................... 18 7.1.2 Departure ...................................................................................................................... 18 7.1.3 Transit ............................................................................................................................ 19 7.1.4 Five Minute Inbound Call .............................................................................................. 19 7.1.5 Arrival (AFS Operation) .................................................................................................. 19 7.1.6 Unexploded Ordnance .................................................................................................. 21 7.1.7 Departure ...................................................................................................................... 21 8 - AIR ATTACK SUPERVISOR PROCEDURES ........................................................................................... 22 8.1 Notification ...........................................................................................................................