Bushfires.
If we had our own fleet, would the availability of DC10 off season give greater confidence to conduct more hazard reduction burns?
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That shouldn't be the prevailing attitude in that regard right now, methinks.
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Not a pilot but I live in a country with a number of CL-215/415. I need to point out currently there is no production line for CL-415. There are thoughts about a 515 and the Japanese have an aircraft suitable but I am not sure about production capacity. For Australian size the Be-200 is much better due to higher speed and water scooping capability.
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Squawk 7700 is absolutely correct. All it would do is cause confusion, inefficiency or casualties. There is a great deal of training needed just in operational procedures to start with.
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Surely a 'state of emergency' could ban recreational use of waterways to allow firefighters to do their job?
Or are the Aussies so stupid they would put recreation before their country??
Surely a 'state of emergency' could ban recreational use of waterways to allow firefighters to do their job?
Or are the Aussies so stupid they would put recreation before their country??
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I am suprised to read that company who own the 747 Supertanker in Colorado have been in contact with Australian officials and say they are ready to go if they are needed ? I would have been down this avenue weeks ago.
The issue is how they got so big in the first place...Because we don't, as a nation have sufficient assets to stop small fires becoming big fires.
I live in regional Vic and I’ve barred this lot from entering my property. They wanted to backburn near my property in November but as I’m now aware of at least 20 incidents last year alone where they poorly executed these projects resulting in large uncontrolled mess. 3 years ago they did this near my land, and it got out of control and came within 500m from my fenceline. I work in a job where SOP is king. We follow the checklist. We are trained regularly and checked. These guys do not. There is no order and no accountability or investigation when things go south.
There is many flaws that currently exist in Fire Service and Parks Management. I guess rolling political musical chairs hasn’t helped as no minister is held responsible let alone has any sort of knowledge for the industry.
The PM Media firestorm is great for ratings and all sells newspapers but did a little deeper to see where the real issues stem.
You are simply wrong. This is a more complex take on the problem.
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-...fires/11817336
People hate to hear it but climate change is a significant factor. Fires are going through areas that were cleared not long ago and even re-crossing burnt areas multiple times. The heat, humidity and drought are burning with a ferocity that is igniting the whole forest from to to bottom in one hit. Hazard reduction achieves nothing in those circumstances.
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reduction burns are being done but the window of opportunity to do these is continually shrinking. Look at the time of year these fires started.
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-...fires/11817336
People hate to hear it but climate change is a significant factor. Fires are going through areas that were cleared not long ago and even re-crossing burnt areas multiple times. The heat, humidity and drought are burning with a ferocity that is igniting the whole forest from to to bottom in one hit. Hazard reduction achieves nothing in those circumstances.
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reduction burns are being done but the window of opportunity to do these is continually shrinking. Look at the time of year these fires started.
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You are simply wrong. This is a more complex take on the problem.
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-...fires/11817336
People hate to hear it but climate change is a significant factor. Fires are going through areas that were cleared not long ago and even re-crossing burnt areas multiple times. The heat, humidity and drought are burning with a ferocity that is igniting the whole forest from to to bottom in one hit. Hazard reduction achieves nothing in those circumstances.
Hazard
reduction burns are being done but the window of opportunity to do these is continually shrinking. Look at the time of year these fires started.
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-...fires/11817336
People hate to hear it but climate change is a significant factor. Fires are going through areas that were cleared not long ago and even re-crossing burnt areas multiple times. The heat, humidity and drought are burning with a ferocity that is igniting the whole forest from to to bottom in one hit. Hazard reduction achieves nothing in those circumstances.
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reduction burns are being done but the window of opportunity to do these is continually shrinking. Look at the time of year these fires started.
Put simply, do you want a big fire or a small one?
That wasn't a simple question, it was a rhetorical question with a simple premise for a complex problem. Read the link I provided.
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Your rhetorical question was addressed with a Royal Commission after Black Saturday.
Here is a warning on the subject from a year ago.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-...ZCRGnYvcbGEJ24
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I suspect in years to come most of the fire-fighting pilots in Australia will be from overseas, as the 1,000 hours of Ag isn’t required of them - or maybe CASA will make a Fire-Fighting Rating that bypasses Ag ?