Thank you. RFS Firie. Retired now. In my tweety years of service with the Rural Fire Service. I used to think fighting this bushfires across the state that season was the hardest thing I ever did. Turns out surviving them is.
For me last year it was thx to Narara and Wiseman ferry even the Canada fire brigade for saving my family as I fire was also near us the RFS from USA came because it was one of the biggest fires last year
Big thank you to the Bellingen shire fire brigade, They saved my property by dint of very hard work, They sent in a machine to push the scrub back from my house and I feel so much safer. As an older person, this job was way beyond my capacity, even if I worked at it every day for years. Especial thanks to the Bellingen fire Captain, who worked so hard to save my place that I will be in gratitude to him and his crew for the rest of my life. Fire is used like a toy by some people however, so I hope that the brigades will make absolutely sure that the people that send out into the field are not lovers of fire or glory. This is a task not dissimilar to a surgical operation on a dying patient. There is NO room for arson, self aggrandisement, or stupidity. Thank you again to the firemen who worked so hard, and were also polite and friendly, and a huge thank you to my son, and the many people, many of them strangers, who stepped in to help. A huge hug to Jo and Emily, who led the charge, and John, the captain.
@@Charlie-p7r7n Mostly we prefer the old heavier Yellow material. It offers better mechanical and thermal protection, especially the pants. The new blue pants are too light. New Jackets have better pocket arrangements and dedicated radio pockets but radios can't be adjusted in the pockets. New Kevlar helmets are not popular (I don't mind them but the head band can pinch), they have light mounts but lights and clips are not supplied (a couple per truck). New filtered masks are also good but should be personal issue not per truck. 2 uniforms per volunteer is good for active members but a waste of money when issued to all volunteers. New boots are lighter, tougher and go through airport scanners 😉. All are still compromises. Fortunately they seem to have forgotten the survey and decision to go all blue. How stupid and retrogressive that would be in the bush fighting fires. RFS Engineering group is like outmoded thinking with scant consideration to applied engineering practices - look at MDTs that have to be unplugged from the trucks to charge in the sheds and communicate via 4G (first comms system failure in fires is usually the phones, followed by VHF & UHF systems). New trucks still mount water tanks up high rather than low between the chassis rails. Control valves are not numbered or logically colour coded. MDTs shroud access to the lights & sirens and are impractical to use while rolling, even on reasonable roads and half the time they are doing Windows or System updates so do not operate. RFS Engineering is not impressive. However, RFS volunteers are incredible, despite being so unsupported, they do an amazing job in High Risk situations.
Thank you.
RFS Firie.
Retired now.
In my tweety years of service with the Rural Fire Service.
I used to think fighting this bushfires across the state that season was the hardest thing I ever did.
Turns out surviving them is.
Shoutout to all of my fellow firefighters out there
Thank you so much for saving our homes and Special thanks to Lake Innes Rural fire Service!Crestwood drive fire got real close to us!
For me last year it was thx to Narara and Wiseman ferry even the Canada fire brigade for saving my family as I fire was also near us the RFS from USA came because it was one of the biggest fires last year
Big thank you to the Bellingen shire fire brigade, They saved my property by dint of very hard work, They sent in a machine to push the scrub back from my house and I feel so much safer. As an older person, this job was way beyond my capacity, even if I worked at it every day for years. Especial thanks to the Bellingen fire Captain, who worked so hard to save my place that I will be in gratitude to him and his crew for the rest of my life.
Fire is used like a toy by some people however, so I hope that the brigades will make absolutely sure that the people that send out into the field are not lovers of fire or glory. This is a task not dissimilar to a surgical operation on a dying patient. There is NO room for arson, self aggrandisement, or stupidity.
Thank you again to the firemen who worked so hard, and were also polite and friendly, and a huge thank you to my son, and the many people, many of them strangers, who stepped in to help. A huge hug to Jo and Emily, who led the charge, and John, the captain.
Great video. Wish I was still in operation
they saved my home the other day
Currently in the joining process 👍
God bless you all, you are our saviours. I don't know how I could ever put into words how much your sacrifice means. Stay safe everyone!
How good do those yellow uniforms look!
Hot and uncomfortable they were happy to get the new ones
@@Charlie-p7r7n Mostly we prefer the old heavier Yellow material. It offers better mechanical and thermal protection, especially the pants.
The new blue pants are too light. New Jackets have better pocket arrangements and dedicated radio pockets but radios can't be adjusted in the pockets. New Kevlar helmets are not popular (I don't mind them but the head band can pinch), they have light mounts but lights and clips are not supplied (a couple per truck). New filtered masks are also good but should be personal issue not per truck.
2 uniforms per volunteer is good for active members but a waste of money when issued to all volunteers. New boots are lighter, tougher and go through airport scanners 😉.
All are still compromises.
Fortunately they seem to have forgotten the survey and decision to go all blue. How stupid and retrogressive that would be in the bush fighting fires.
RFS Engineering group is like outmoded thinking with scant consideration to applied engineering practices - look at MDTs that have to be unplugged from the trucks to charge in the sheds and communicate via 4G (first comms system failure in fires is usually the phones, followed by VHF & UHF systems).
New trucks still mount water tanks up high rather than low between the chassis rails. Control valves are not numbered or logically colour coded. MDTs shroud access to the lights & sirens and are impractical to use while rolling, even on reasonable roads and half the time they are doing Windows or System updates so do not operate. RFS Engineering is not impressive.
However, RFS volunteers are incredible, despite being so unsupported, they do an amazing job in High Risk situations.
When I grow up I will be a RFS member
One word... Heroes every one of them. What would we do without them? God Bless you guys... Stay safe. ^j^
At the moment there is a fire 77 Kilometres away from my home, very scared
Can someone help me out with the music for this video what is it?
full greatness, thats what its called
AS A CURSE FROM FIGTREE JESUS THESE STONE'S WILL SERVE YOU IF YOU BREAK ARCHER CURSES WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO NONE OF IT IN REALITY OF AMUN RA