With much of the New South Wales network damaged by bad weather, the government has enlisted help from helicopters to inspect and clear vital fire trails ahead of the upcoming bushfire season. The aerial inspections allow for a quicker assessment of the condition of over 30,000 kilometers of fire trails compared to ground crews who would take months to complete the task.
But with much of the New South Wales network damaged by bad weather, the government has enlisted some help from above to fix the vital tracks.Married couple found not guilty of murdering missing teenager Amber Haigh"What it involves is inspecting each trail, doing a condition rating and passing that info on to the bushfire management committees and to our staff," Crowd Lands worker Paula Gilchrist said.
That data is shared with the soil conservation service and the Rural Fire Service, where they get to work on the ground."It's really critical these trails are ready to go when fire trucks need to get in there to protect lives and local communities," Crown Lands bushfire manager George Schneider said."Not only have a lot of the fire trails washed out, with erosion, there's also been a lot of vegetation growth," Schneider said.
With so much ground to cover, being in the sky is the most efficient way to get this work done as it would take ground crews months to inspect these trails. Using a helicopter, they can do that in just weeks and every second counts with bushfire season just weeks away. "That's why we time our inspections to September or October, it gives us enough time to get out and clear the trails ahead of the bushfire danger periods," Gilchrist said.
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