Fighting fire with fire
Channel: LB Irawan
Date: 16/02/2017

Wentworth Falls Rural Fire Brigade crew working as part of Blue Mountains Strike Team East 262, on Kains Flat fire February 2017.

Assigned to patrol the active fire edge on the southern side of the fire ground and to help strengthen the containment line, in the powerline sector of south division. Fire was working into the edge of the containment line so it was decided to perform back burning operation, to contain it and to deepen the line.

Working with aerial support to get water dropped into hot spots on the edge, to reduce the risk of fire jumping the line.