Our extended dry spell is continuing well in to Autumn, and a small busfire is running on the side of Mt Roland in the north of Tasmania. Being a member of the State Emergency Service I was called out to assist in the command centre but managed to get a few photos while I was out checking our portable radio repeater... There were two bulldozers clearing fire breaks up the right side of the mountain but the trees are so thick you can't see anything and where they are operating is very steep, almost 45deg angle. The logistics of getting water up there are enormous as most water is taken up in 4x4 and dumped into portable dams then pumped via firehoses to the men (and women) out at the front line.. Lots of problems with burnt trees falling too, so anything that looks dangerous is cut down. The two water bombing helicopters getting ready for the day ahead early sunday morning early sunday from a different location later in the afternoon - spot the helicopter water bombing Things you see on the side of the road on the way
nive bike <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_roll.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling LoL" /><!-- s:roll: --> in all honesty all you volunteers deserve alot more credit than yous are given. chears mitch
I know what you are going through. have had to deal with a lot of bushfires in the last 4 years as i live in the victorian alps. good luck in all your crusades.
i like how david thinks i bet the MTB fellas down there will be havin some fun aswel too <!-- s:army: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_twisted.gif" alt=":army:" title="Army" /><!-- s:army: -->
Dave, you Sir, are a ******* champion. SES members don't ever get the credit they deserve. <!-- s:angel: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_angel.gif" alt=":angel:" title="Angel" /><!-- s:angel: -->
By the way when you fellow riders get the travel bug you will want to travel the road past the mount which leads on to one of the prime roads used by Targa Tasmania and goes across the Cethana dam. There is some excellent riding to be had... Being a member does have its good points. I have had a few chopper rides, one involving over an hours flying time and being dropped off on top of a mountain where the summit was about the size of a double garage roof but too un-even to land and having the copter hover around for 10 minutes while I dismantled and packed up the radio gear to be relocated, then flying back. Did I mention the hot weather and strong winds making things difficult <!-- s:-? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_Eyecrazy.gif" alt=":-?" title="Eye Crazy" /><!-- s:-? --> Or did I mention the excellent view over some of Tassies best west coast wilderness areas.. There are also bad things like searches where people are found but not alive. Luckily not too many of those. Mostly we get a good outcome. I could list a lot of things done over the last 15 years, some of it in the rough and some very cushy.
