Category:Training

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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Side View
10 April 2024

Vertical Rescue – Level 02

Vertical Rescue – Level 02 10 April 2024 The Introduction to Rope Responder course run by Bill Proctor was so good that I signed...

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7 April 2024

Vertical Rescue – Level 01

Vertical Rescue – Level 01 WRITE 7 April 2024 I attended the Introduction to Rope Responder course, a three-day training course delivered by the...

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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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9 September 2023

Vertical Mobility Training

VR TRAINING 9 September 2023 A day out in Lawson for some vertical mobility training with the Blue Mountains SES team…

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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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Taking Down The Tent
16 July 2023

Navshield – Day 03

NAVSHIELD – DAY 03 16 July 2023 After a good night sleep, it was time to go. I caught up with the Hills RAFT...

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A Long Line Of Keen Navigators
15 July 2023

Navshield – Day 02

NAVSHIELD – DAY 02 15 July 2023 I was up early and went in search of coffee and food – readily available at the...

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The Final Setup
14 July 2023

Navshield – Day 01

NAVSHIELD – DAY 01 14 July 2023 It was with trepidation that Team Blueys set out to Goulburn River National Park for the 2023...

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