mickjoebill
24th Feb 2011, 05:26
An informative interview on TV today from Simon Duncan manager of a Christchurch based heli company regarding use of his and other helicopters after the quake.
As I understand it they dont usually have the need to land on roads or in close vicintiy to buildings and he indicated that they had conducted a few out of the ordinary missions.
Extinguishing a Fire | New Zealand Earthquake | Comcast.net (http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/news-newzealandearthquake/4/)
Activities included
Landing in the CBD to transport patents to hospital two at a time once it became clear the ambulance service had become overloaded.
Landing among destroyed buildings with nil road acess to evacuate seriously ill victims.
Used bambi buckets to knock back a fire in the stairwell of the collapsed CTV building, whilst resucers worked below. (Reticulated supply was knocked out)
Conducted aerial surveys.
Extracted victims from a tower block who were trapped due to collapsed stairwell
Inserted rescue teams onto roofs of tower blocks.
Other news;
Reports of a small drone in use for surveys of roofs of collapsed buildings has been reported.
Chief of rescue operations during a press conference asked helicopters to stay away from the CBD area because numerous acoustic listening devices were in use.
Mickjoebill
As I understand it they dont usually have the need to land on roads or in close vicintiy to buildings and he indicated that they had conducted a few out of the ordinary missions.
Extinguishing a Fire | New Zealand Earthquake | Comcast.net (http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/news-newzealandearthquake/4/)
Activities included
Landing in the CBD to transport patents to hospital two at a time once it became clear the ambulance service had become overloaded.
Landing among destroyed buildings with nil road acess to evacuate seriously ill victims.
Used bambi buckets to knock back a fire in the stairwell of the collapsed CTV building, whilst resucers worked below. (Reticulated supply was knocked out)
Conducted aerial surveys.
Extracted victims from a tower block who were trapped due to collapsed stairwell
Inserted rescue teams onto roofs of tower blocks.
Other news;
Reports of a small drone in use for surveys of roofs of collapsed buildings has been reported.
Chief of rescue operations during a press conference asked helicopters to stay away from the CBD area because numerous acoustic listening devices were in use.
Mickjoebill