Operation Richter
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In Response to: Devastating bushfires
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Location: East Gippsland, VIC
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Active: Jan 21, 2020
Objective
Operation Richter, named for Private Phillip Mackay Richter, a National Serviceman who was killed in Vietnam on 28 February 1970 at the age of 21, was launched in response to fires that started in Novrmber 2019. Over 300 homes have been confirmed lost in East Gippsland and NE Victoria, and five lives have been lost, including three emergency services personnel.On 21 January 2020, we deployed an Operational Reconnaissance Team to the town of Buchan in East Gippsland to engage with the local community and identify key tasks. The main body of volunteers arrived in Buchan on Saturday the 1st of February and set to work in earnest.