Operation VIC FIRE ASSIST
12 February 2009
Troops team up for fire reduction mission
Soldiers from a Victorian-based Joint Task Force (JTF662) have begun the task of clearing roads in bushfire affected areas, as part of the Australia Defence Force’s commitment to assist Victorian Government agencies with the bushfire crisis response.
Two chainsaw sections from 4 Combat Engineer Regiment (4CER) at Ringwood East, along with heavy plant machinery, are moving through the fire zone, cutting down damaged trees and removing fallen branches and other debris from roads.
| 20090211adf8185016_0004 Lance Corporal David Harvey, from 39 Construction Squadron, 22 Construction Regiment, prepares to continue work on establishing containment lines in the Broadford area. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0054 Soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group prepare to move out on their next mission route clearing and fire reduction activities in the Strath Creek area. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0063 Department of Sustainability and Environment members Shane Benetti (centre left), Brendan Lee (centre right) and Michael Quayle (right) brief Corporal Michael Skoblar (left) on the route they will be clearing during a fire reduction task in the Strath Creek region. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0084 Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group, Sapper Adam Hillbrick cuts down a dangerous tree during a fire reduction task in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0090 Sapper Liz Canters cuts up a felled tree as soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group complete a fire reduction task in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0202 Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group, Sapper Adam Hillbrick puts his chainsaw to work during a fire reduction task in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0210 Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group, Sapper Adam Hillbrick continues work on clearing dangerous trees during a fire reduction task in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0224 Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group soldiers, Sapper Luke Arber (left) and Sapper Anthony Jones (right) move onto their next assignment during a fire reduction task in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0232 Sapper Liz Canters cuts up a felled tree as soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group complete a fire reduction mission in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0235 Sapper Liz Canters cuts up a felled tree as soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group complete a fire reduction mission in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0240 Sapper Liz Canters cuts up a felled tree as soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group complete a fire reduction mission in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0246 Department of Sustainability and Environment member Shane Benetti (centre left), points out the route as soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group move in to clean up during a fire reduction mission in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0258 Soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Engineer Support Group continue work on the fire reduction effort around the Strath Creek area, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0269 Fire and Forest Management Officer with the Department of Sustainability and Environment, Garry McCluskey (left) updates Sergeant Andrew Hill (right) on the progress of the fire reduction effort in the Strath Creek region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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