Strike team to Alice Springs

[SA Firey]

STRIKE TEAM REQUIRED FOR 5-7 DAY DEPLOYMENT TO ALICE SPRINGS. LEAVING TOMORROW MORNING, WEDNESDAY 28TH OF SEPTEMBER. REPLY TO THE GROUP OFFICER ON 04XXXXXX. - CFS Melrose Group Info

First all expenses paid trip and Fire Season hasn't started yet.

[Bagyassfirey]

Although not officially started its been flat out in the north of R4 for some weeks now..not to mention around Alice Springs

[Robert-Robert34]

I think the reason behind them asking for crews from Region 4 is because out there its all outback with waist height grass so the brigades like Stirling North,Melrose and Wilmington have experience in fighting fires in the outback

[Alan (Big Al)]

perhaps the reason behind those brigdes going is because they are closest resources for a strike team not because they have outback experience  :?

[Bagyassfirey]

ooooohhhh Big Al where is the "LIKE" button when i need it!!

[Bowforce]

Is it just me or does them asking you at 1800hrs for an 0800hrs start tomorrow for a 5 day trip seem abit unreasonable??

[safireservice]

Is it just me or does them asking you at 1800hrs for an 0800hrs start tomorrow for a 5 day trip seem abit unreasonable??

At least its not an 1800 hrs ask for a 2000 hrs start or a you have to go in 1/2 an hour.

[Bagyassfirey]

Apparently the Simpson desert fire is up and running pretty hard on the northerly at moment. Anyone with any other info??

[misterteddy]

sounds like a job for a dozen D12s not a dozen trucks with 2000l each...just saying

[Alan (Big Al)]

agree with u there teddy

[Bagyassfirey]

Obviously some relief crews heading to NT but does anyone know any info re how many apliances/volunteers are heading to innaminka?

If this keeps up damn its gunna be a long summer!

[FlameTrees]

The initial strike team went up to help with asset protection and some mitigation burning, with the relief crews doing mitigation and hazard reduction burns around Alice Springs, as well as being a rapid response team to any new fires.

[pumprescue]

So they are using up volunteer spare time for burnoff.....nice !!

[Zippy]

The initial strike team went up to help with asset protection and some mitigation burning, with the relief crews doing mitigation and hazard reduction burns around Alice Springs, as well as being a rapid response team to any new fires.

Rapid Response: Sitting in the staging area for 8 hours. Done that.

[vsteve01]

Will get some back burning experience in.  The NT peeps love to burn.  But they also like the rake hoes :(

[Ashes]

If there are members who were part of the Strike Teams, and have info as to where you went, and pictures, please PM me so I can update our deployment pages.

Ashes

[JJD]

Obviously some relief crews heading to NT but does anyone know any info re how many apliances/volunteers are heading to innaminka?

If this keeps up damn its gunna be a long summer!

Apologies for the late reply...

First strike team up was R4, followed by R2. R3 came to the party and the R4 crews flew home, replacement crews flown in. Rain came and spoiled the fun on R2s last day, all crews home on the 6/10...

Ashes, photos heading your way soon...

[FlameTrees]

Actually crews are still on the ground up there, as well as command staff in the Bushfires NT EOC.

Looks like SACFS will be withdrawing at the end of the week, with vehicle retrieval now being organised......

[JJD]

Actually crews are still on the ground up there, as well as command staff in the Bushfires NT EOC.

Looks like SACFS will be withdrawing at the end of the week, with vehicle retrieval now being organised......

My apologies, my info was for Innamincka complex of fires not the Alice fires...

[FlameTrees]

 8-)

[Ashes]

I heard from the guys at Quorn today that Willmington sent a QRV up Nth towards Moomba this week with some other appliances.

Anyone with pictures for the gallery from this one?

Ashes

[Ashes]

Some of the crew from Strike Team 5003 after returning home at Adelaide airport.  More pics on our website in the deployments section.

[Skillsy]

DAK the location of the "Simpson Desert 2" fire mentioned on the CFS site. Is it just north of the border or in SA?

TIA

Skillsy

[boss]

sounds like a job for a dozen D12s not a dozen trucks with 2000l each...just saying

CFS is sending only QRV/QAV due to the sand conditions for the STRZELECKI and simpson  desert coz of some of trucks got boged in the sand and and then needing to get skull draged out of there by the dozes. 

[FlameTrees]

CFS standing down from Far North today, but there is talk if we need to go back up, it may be a task force rather than a strike force, sending up 3 QRV's with a 34 as water support or 2 qrv's / 2 34's.