26-03-13 20:15:19 R5HQ - GO AND DGO URGENT OPERATIONAL INFORMATION - 2 X STRIKE TEAMS REQUIRED FOR ROCKLEIGH FIRE (MURRAY BRIDGE) TO BE AT MURRAY BRIDGE AT 0700 TOMORROW MORNING. INCLUDING 2 X STL, DRIVER , SCRIBE AND COMMAND VEHICLES. CONTACT R5HQ 87620044 ASAP - CFS Wattle Range Group Officers Info
26-03-13 21:03:00 FYI: PREV REQUESTED STRIKE TEAMS HAVE BEEN STOOD DOWN BY THE STATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. RDO - CFS Wattle Range Group Officers Info
Another example of why strike team crews are hard to get. I think you can understand when a strike team within your own region gets asked for than cancelled within the hour but an intra region strike team I personally think its not up to scratch.
Surely activating a intra region strike team is not a split second decision and proper planning and thought would be given to this??
Or was this instance a split second decision as I did notice one of the "highly trained" level 3 IMT's have hold of this job