Region 1 Air Operations

Region 1 Air Operations A team of dedicated CFS volunteers supporting the water bombing operations in the southern Mount Lof

It’s Annual Skills Accreditation day for the upcoming fire season.
27/11/2021

It’s Annual Skills Accreditation day for the upcoming fire season.

Your Emergency Services Levy at work!During the recent fire seasons it’s become very clear the CFS airbase at Cherry Gar...
22/10/2021

Your Emergency Services Levy at work!

During the recent fire seasons it’s become very clear the CFS airbase at Cherry Gardens is critical to the firefighting effort in and around the Mount Lofty Ranges.

From this year we’ll have two fill points, doubling our capacity to fill the thirsty water bombers during incidents. There’s more work to be done but how good is it looking already?






It's not all about the fixed wing - we get the occasional rotary! This is Firebird 501 - one of the observation aircraft...
03/03/2021

It's not all about the fixed wing - we get the occasional rotary! This is Firebird 501 - one of the observation aircraft used as part of the CFS State Air Operations deployments.

It can get a bit busy at times, two waiting, one departing and I’m sure there’s another just a round the corner!
03/03/2021

It can get a bit busy at times, two waiting, one departing and I’m sure there’s another just a round the corner!

The Cherry Gardens fire of January 2021 was pretty close! No wonder we were seeing a plane back for another belly of wat...
03/03/2021

The Cherry Gardens fire of January 2021 was pretty close! No wonder we were seeing a plane back for another belly of water every couple of minutes!

Who’s behind Region 1 Air Operations?Here’s most of us.
10/02/2021

Who’s behind Region 1 Air Operations?
Here’s most of us.

Fire ban? We’re ready.
10/02/2021

Fire ban? We’re ready.

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