Flying through smoke in his own helicopter above fire lines, Central Queensland cattle producer James Speed has been alerting local landholders and rural fire brigade volunteers on the ground below to movements in fire fronts and locations of fire break jumps as they occur in real time.
When Beef Central called him to discuss the recent massive CQ fire, he said he could think of a thousand other things he’d prefer to be doing, but felt it was important to speak out to ensure the experiences of the past month are not forgotten and mistakes not repeated.
He also stresses that his concerns…
