IFR is split into four different sections of personnel, three emergency service sections including polair, aerial firefighting and air ambulance while we also have a support section for non-critical operations.
Polair
Operations and activities involved in polair include:
  • Patrolling and high visibility operations
  • Criminal and fugitive chases and arrests
  • Escort services for both high profile persons
  • Community engagement and events
  • Assisting other agencies
  • Closure and/or control of airspace/airports or parts thereof
Aerial firefighting
Operations and activities involved in aerial fighting include:
  • Fighting fires
  • Conducting Hazard Reductions
  • Reducing and preventing the fire risk to communities
  • Providing firefighters to at risk external operations 
  • Community engagement and events
  • Assisting other agencies
Air Ambulance
Operations and activities involved in air ambulance include:
  • Search and rescues
  • Patient care and medivac
  • Patient hospital/clinic transport
  • Major incident response
  • Community engagement and events
  •  Assisting other agencies
Support
Operations and activities involved in support include:
  • Logistics support for stations or units
  • Operational support for major incidents
  • Regular equipment support for stations
  • Incident Management Team support
  • Community engagement and events
  •  Assisting other agencies
Below are the IFR ranks for both operational and ranked members (see career mode for details). All members start as operational members then decide to either stay or become a ranked member. Specialised qualifications are not included. Additional notes for operational members have been added.
Operational
Operational member
Pre-requisites:
- Visitor Induction course
Qualification to complete:
- Respective operations course
- Cessna 172 and role specific type rating
Summary:
- Allows to participate in basic response operations
Recognition of Prior Learning: not offered.
Advanced Pilot
Pre-requisites:
- Previous rank for 10 operations
Qualifications:
- Respective advanced course
​- Role specific type rating.
Summary:
- Reliably work alone and do more complex tasks
- Help teach others.
​Recognition of Prior Learning: members who are active in a real-world experience/licensed pilots.
Crew leader
Pre-requisites:
​- Previous rank for 20 operations
Qualifications:
- Respective Crew Leader (CL) courses
- Role specific type rating.
Summary:
- Supervise, lead and teach a crew of first responders
- Incident Controller (IC) at a level 1 (local) incident.
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​Recognition of Prior Learning: members with 2+ years real-world emergency experience.
Group Leader
Pre-requisites:
​- Previous rank for 30 operations
- 10 of which as a SECLDR (Sector Leader)
- 10 of which as as a level 1 IC
Qualifications:
- GL course
- Type rating
​- ICS (Incident Control Systems)
Summary:
​- Lead multiple crews of first responders
- Incident Controller at a level 2 (regional) incident
​Recognition of Prior Learning: real-world ICS qualification.
Strategic Operator
Pre-requisites:
- Previous rank for 50 operations
- 10 of which as a DIVCOM (Division Commander)
- 20 of which as level 2 IC
- Remaining can be either as an operations advisor for lower ranks or an expertise in a emergency operations or management field
Q​qualifications:
- Strategic course
- Type rating
Summary:
- IC at a level 3 (global and/or highly complex) incident
- Advisor to executives

Note: there may only be a maximum of 1 per continent excluding Antartica (6 in total).
Recognition of Prior Learning: qualified in IMO, IMC and Aviation Safety Management.
Executive (Staff)
Pre-requisites:
- Visitor Induction
- Approval from the Commissioner
Qualifications:
- Role specific training
- Executive type rating
Summary:
- Help improve IFR in role specific areas including Personnel and Facilities, Comms, Operations + Training and Assessing

Note: executive positions are purely administrative. If operationally required, each member must meet rank RPL/Pre-reqs.
​Recognition of Prior Learning: mentioned on IFC threat.