A training day escalated into a 'no-win' emergency very quickly for Country Fire Service officers as they scrambled to save 400 people from impending disaster.
abc.net.au/news/cfs-workers-bravery-award-pukatja-bushfire-firefighters-sa/102223908A training day escalated into a "no-win" emergency very quickly for Country Fire Service officer Peter Ikonomopoulos as he and his colleagues scrambled to save 400 people from impending disaster.
The fire intensified with wind speeds of up to 50 kilometres per hour, which forced Mr Ikonomopoulos to take control of the situation and evacuate the community to the town's football oval. "A fire like that, you can't put it out, you've just got to protect the path that its coming towards."It was a no-win situation, we just protected what we could.
"I was quite fortunate that the other CFS members had a wealth of experience and knowledge," he said.Officers fought the fire with only two fire trucks and two other vehicles.
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