Category:Emergency Services
Operate In Remote Environments Assessment
Operate In Remote Environments Assessment 17 May 2025 Today was the assessment for 20 Remote Area Firefighters (RAF) hopefuls. I was assessing three candidates...
Hydraulics Course
Hydraulics Course 3 May 2025 I volunteered to help with the hydraulics course this year. The format changed a bit from last year: we...
Operate In Remote Environments – Day 02
Operate In Remote Environments – Day 02 13 May 2025 Similar to last year’s course, the participants were split in smaller groups. This time...
Operate In Remote Environments – Day 01
Operate In Remote Environments – Day 01 12 April 2025 The second Operate In Remote Area course of the year was in Cooma. After...
Mount Wilson Search
Mount Wilson Search 16 December 2024 Today we were looking for a bushwalker who has been missing for a couple of days in Mount...
Multi-Agency VR Practice
Multi-Agency VR Practice 30 November 2024 Today’s training was a treat! The Blue Mountains SES Vertical Rescue team and BSAR had a joint training...
Lightweight Gear VR Practice
Lightweight Gear VR Practice 26 October 2024 Today’s training was the use of the lightweight gear for vertical rescue. Lightweight up to a certain...
Property Protection Exercise
Property Protection Exercise 19 October 2024 No fire for the last 4 years… I am rusty! So we organised a property protection exercise with...
Operate In Remote Environments – Day 02
2024 Remote Area Navigation Course DAY 2 WRITE UP 2 June 2024 On day 02 the participants were split in smaller groups and rotated...
Operate In Remote Environments – Day 01
Operate In Remote Environments DAY 1 WRITE 1 June 2024 The weather was not great but the participants were ready for a weekend of...
