Breaking: Inquiry into Orroral Valley fire finds helicopter crew made 'error of judgement'

Orroral Valley bushfire crew 'unaware of risk' despite similar prior incident

Inquiry finds helicopter crew unaware of searchlight risks sparking 2020 Orroral Valley bushfire, highlighting reporting delays and recommendations.

Breaking: Inquiry into Orroral Valley fire finds helicopter crew made 'error of judgement'

The Orroral Valley bushfire burned through 90,000 hectares of the ACT. Now, an inquiry into the blaze has found the helicopter crew made an error of judgement.

Army crew's failure to report Orroral Valley Fire an 'error of judgement', coroner finds

This photo shows the start of the Orroral Valley Fire and was taken from the helicopter that accidentally started the devastating blaze. Photo: Department of Defence via ABC. An army crew’s failure to quickly report how their helicopter started a fire in the Orroral Valley after landing for an unplanned “whizz break” was an “error of judgement”, the ACT’s chief coroner has found. What would become the Orroral Valley Fire decimated southern ACT a…