how about we just respond with the appropriate rescue or BA crew dependant on the incident type..... surely we all know the CFS SOPs for minimum crewing, doesnt matter whos area it is
Sorry, but actually it does matter whos area it is. If the brigade is responding into an MFS area, the minimum is 2 BA operators. no question about it, if you cant get 2 ba operators the EMA agreement says DEFAULT! Same goes for road crash i believe (but not 100% sure).
Also put it this way, how would you feel in this FICTIONAL scenario:
You are OIC on first arriving CFS truck at a house fire confined to 1 bedroom.
You have 1 BA team on your truck, and you know that the next CFS appliance is 2 minutes down the road with 2 BA operators on board. And an mfs appliance is on its way to your station for COQ
Whilst your first BA crew is making entry, the job begins to escalate, you call for a second alarm.
The second CFS appliance shows up and their BA team also begins an aggressive interior attack.
2 minutes later the COQ MFS truck(which you assume have a minimum of 2 ba operators, as thats what your EMA agreement says) rock up. <the issue is between them they have exactly ZERO Ba operators.>
2 Minutes after that, another MFS appliance shows up, same situation, zero BA operators.
Now what do you do? you have 2 BA teams attempting an aggressive interior attack, with no rescue personnel in case the poop hits the fan inside.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOU!?!
THIS IS THE POTENTIAL SITUATION THAT YOU ARE SETTING UP YOUR NEIGHBORING MFS CREWS UP FOR BY NOT FOLLOWING EMA RESPONSE PLANS!
The MFS would not do this to us, so why would we do it to them?