Category:RFS
Closed Circuit Relay Pumping
Closed Circuit Relay Pumping 26 October 2025 Today we were training with Fire and Rescue Lawson (P359 from memory) and Lawson RFB.The objective was...
Mount Marlo Fire
Mount Marlo Fire 24 October 2025 The fire that was discovered last Monday during our RART standby did grow: Parks had it under control...
RART Standby
RART Standby 20 October 2025 I was on a Rapid Aerial Response Team (RART) standby: the first one in at least five years and...
Kenny Street Hazard Reduction
Kenny Street HR 24 September 2025 This hazard reduction was part two of a strategy to protect the southwestern side of Mount Victoria. A...
Ups and Downs – 2025 Navshield
Ups and Downs – 2025 Navshield 16 August 2025 I was up early and went in search of coffee and food – readily available...
2025 Navshield – Day 01
2025 Navshield – Day 01 15 August 2025 Only one hour-drive to the NavShield 2025 Edition: Jenolan State Forest and Kanangra-Boyd National Park! I...
Hanging On A Wire
Hanging On A Wire 13 June 2025 Time to re-certify my Helicopter Insertion Techniques credentials aka HIT – this is my 13th time on...
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...
