30 March 2011
Today we learned about bushveld fire fighting. We had to wear all the protective clothing while we went for a simulation with the basic firefighting equipment and tractors with water trailer. We were working in teams of five. We learned that communication is very important and you have to know what the tasks are of each member beforehand because you cannot hear well in the field with the helmet and speech is soft with the gas mask. We also learned that you need to look out for all your other team members at all times and try to stay in the already burned areas to minimize the risk of getting burned because the wind direction can shift at any time. If you cannot operate the equipment properly or the fire is too intense to handle you need to get out of harm’s way.
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