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Victoria 2006-2007

December 2006—January 2007

Bushfires NT deployments

Edited compilation by Frank Dunstan (1st & 3rd deployments) from his diary and from articles published in the Darwin River Volunteer Bushfire Brigade newsletter, Smoke Signal—Feb 2007 edition, from St John Ambulance Australia (NT) newsletter, Vollie News—Jan 9 & 23, 2007 editions, and from Bushfires NT newsletter, Fire Stick, April 2007 edition.


In early December 2006 lightning started more than 50 wildfires in the Victorian high country, eventually merging into a single fire with numerous fronts. On the 8th December Bushfires NT volunteers were put on short notice standby to go to these fires.

Wed 20 Dec—Grass Fire Units (GFU’s) delivered to Bushfires NT headquarters for transport south.

The following supplied vehicles for the deployments:

Bushfires NT

Command Vehicle

11

Bushfires NT

Slip-on Unit

24

Berry Springs Volunteers

Grass Fire Unit (GFU)

BS2

Cox Peninsula Volunteers

GFU

CP2

Darwin River Volunteers

GFU

DR4

Manton Volunteers

GFU

MA1


Note: If you are looking for dramatic photos of people fighting fires in these pages you are going to be disappointed. All the photos were taken by members of the BFNT strike teams and you just can't fight a fire and take photos at the same time.        




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