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A year ago today, a Defence chopper ignited the Orroral Valley fire. It would burn 80 per cent of Namadgi NP, put Canberra on high alert, and eventually burn over the border where it destroyed properties.
We still don't know how Defence protocols have changed, if they have.
We still don't know how Defence protocols have changed, if they have.
Defence says the chopper crew - who were in a dangerous situation with their aircraft damaged by fire - followed protocol and did what they were supposed to do.
The question is: if following protocol meant a 45min delay in reporting the fire... how is Defence responding to that?
The question is: if following protocol meant a 45min delay in reporting the fire... how is Defence responding to that?
We at @abccanberra have tried asking local authorities about whether they know or have asked if Defence protocols have changed. They say it's a matter for Defence, not for them.
We ask them, because Defence doesn't do interviews.
We ask them, because Defence doesn't do interviews.
For the record, @abccanberra Drive is and has been seeking an interview with the Defence Minister or Defence Department, to have this conversation.
I hope we will be able to bring that to you, eventually.
I hope we will be able to bring that to you, eventually.
As I said in an earlier thread, I'd like to know: if following protocol meant the fire wasn't reported til return to base: Has Defence changed protocols? How? If not, why? If changing protocols is problematic, why? And, how can those problems be resolved? https://twitter.com/AnnaVidot/status/1352367393398374400?s=20
We'll keep trying because I firmly believe that knowing these things about a fire that caused so much devastation is absolutely in the public interest; because preventing this from happening again is in all our interests.
links to @abccanberra stories: https://twitter.com/AnnaVidot/status/1352054186871951362?s=20
links to @abccanberra stories: https://twitter.com/AnnaVidot/status/1352054186871951362?s=20
