alien
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Firstly, we were using UHF as well, Military spec UHF radios, however in dense forest they're not the best to communicate. This was from my days of the AIRTC now Australian Air Force Cadets. Being a Non Commisioned Officer of the age of 18 or over puts you liable for anything that happens on training exercises to anyone. We do joint training exercises with army, navy and or air force as well so driving is needed for some exercises. As for searches the protocol is to go searching yourself first as if they are lost we have the best knowledge of where they are, we alert the authorities and they can take their time to get there. So being first response is critical.Alien, why on earth were you looking for 50 people while driving on the road? you weren't going to find them there. UHFs is what would have been a smarter option during a search (which is what the SES use, who conduct searches, so i think your just making crap up)
As for why i would be driving in the first place to then get the call, getting supplies or setting up for a training exercise or even evacuating injured or critical cases to an ambulance accesible place (air or road ambulance).
As part of organising these training excersises we have many documents to fill out prior to approval being granted for the exercise from headquarters, this includes a form called a RAMP (Risk Assessment Management Protocol). On this form any foreseable problems are recorded (from Public Outrage to Seiges), and how we will combat them. Pretty much the only way that these activities get approved is with mobile communication and sometimes it is only possible for the driver of a vehicle to make that call.