This paper explores the use of Fire Brigade Aerial Appliances and researches the necessary data to populate Table Z of the Fire Brigade Intervention Model (FBIM). This paper will verify and validate the data against operational exercises simulating fireground procedures to enable the FBIM to be used with confidence.

 This paper argues the FBIM has become dated and the type of Aerial Appliances described in the document have been retired from service or are near the end of their serviceable usage in the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service. The Fire Brigade Intervention Model and the Aerial Appliances identified in the FBIM are no longer valid examples to be use in an Alternate Solution methodology.

 This study is a summative evaluation of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council model, Table Z (1995); this model is 19 years old and the data has become dated. The study was conducted to establish the time taken to position and set up an Aerial Appliance, charge hose lines, elevating to full height and rotate 180°, then operate the water monitor. One-hundred and fifty-seven crews of firefighter volunteered to take part in the exercise, conducted at 20 locations throughout metropolitan and regional Queensland. Ethical clearance 100-2014-43 was provided by Charles Sturt University.

 This paper contributes to the debate on the FBIM Aerial Appliances used in Queensland, the times required to setup ready for use and the methods of operational usage and manning in different regions of Queensland. The paper also recognises the technological advancement of Aerial Appliances since 1995 and the opportunities for Queensland to enhance response models and assist fire officers in their decision-making process in time-pressured situations. Manning requirements and officer training, accompanying operational doctrines and incident directives will directly contribute to improvements of the results published in this document.