A Sydney college’s classical music centre requires flood protection as part of its build. And what better time to test the deployment plan than during the construction phase. Every school is a busy place, but when you have a high-density location with school students present, the flood system needs to be simple, robust, fast to
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Thankfully Pete had nothing to do with the peat fires in Victoria earlier this year. Although the peat fires initially caused some challenges to extinguish them, the CFA Hytrans hose layer and the Scoresby team (who may or may not include Pete) were called out to provide bulk water to assist extinguishing the fires. The
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The bridge was not so good, the repair takes about 6 months and the road needs to remain open. The water flow in the creek was a challenge. The Queensland team used their Aussie creativity to simply pipe the crossing and use the rock bags to fill the gaps and make the road base. Trucks
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The fires around Wauchope needed more water than was available in local dams and tanks. The Hastings River provided an ample water supply to enable fast and constant fire truck refilling, away from the usual muddy locations close to the water source. Mud free boots for all involved. The Fire and Rescue NSW Hytrans unit
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