Category:RFS

Operating In Remote Environments
17 May 2025

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...

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Varying Flow
3 May 2025

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...

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Coffee Time
13 April 2025

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...

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Plotting Coordinates
12 April 2025

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...

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The Street Is Getting Busy!
19 October 2024

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...

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Plotting Coordinates
2 June 2024

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...

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Night Navigation
1 June 2024

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...

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Lighting Up
23 April 2024

Western Ridge Hazard Reduction

Western Ridge Hazard Reduction 23 April 2024 The weather being benign, National Parks took an opportunity to burn the south side of Woodford which...

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Trail Cutting
24 September 2023

Basic Firefighting Assessment

BASIC FIREFIGHTING ASSESSMENT 24 September 2023 Three of our members are getting assessed today! I will assessing the candidates except those from my brigade!...

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Plotting
22 July 2023

2023 Navigation Assessment

NAVIGATION COURSE ASSESSMENT 22 July 2023 Saturday was assessment day! The teams headed to Bullaburra for a few hours of bush navigation. I tagged...

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