CFS Air Support

Well the fire season finally ended, and the Cherry Gardens Air Support team did their last jobs on the Cherry Gardens fire which fortunately was contained quickly.

Over winter there are a couple of activities that we need to attend to including the end of season seminar where the State Aviation Operations group brief the volunteers on the past season and present some analysis on what took place, what changes might be coming and do some case studies.

This debriefing session occurs over a weekend in June and this year will include an assessment on the viability of air operations taking place at night-time by looking at what took place in Victoria last season.

In July a few of our volunteers will be attending the Firebombing Load Supervisor & Airbase Manager training at Brukunga and then on November 3rd we will be doing our Region 1 Airbase Operator Skills Maintenance refresher training at the Cherry Gardens Air Strip.

Remember that winter is the best time to get started with your own preparations for the next fire season and please don’t be complacent – be prepared!