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Three trailblazing Sunshine Coast companies are changing the way bushfires are detected and defeated in an emergency response where minutes can make a world of difference.
Fireball International, Helitak and McDermott Aviation have linked up to put world-first technology to use.
Fireball International uses a series of artificial intelligence systems that collect and analyse data of ground based sensors, cameras and satellites to detect and report bushfires in less than three minutes after they start.
Founder and CEO Christopher Tylor said every minute counted when it came to bushfires.
“Currently, it takes approximately 45 minutes for a bushfire to be reported so our technology will significantly reduce the notification time in areas where our system is installed,” Mr Tylor said.
They said it was understood the man had become stuck midway down the cliff after trying to help a dog in trouble. Emergency services had to rescue a man from a cliff in Alexandra Headland after he got stuck trying to rescue dog. Picture: Jason Sewell Onlooker Jason Sewell said he was staying at an apartment across the road from the incident when he saw two fire trucks pull up. They (fire crews) tied off to a palm tree at the top of cliff, he said. Then they put a harness on him and lowered him the rest of the way.
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UPDATE Thursday 7am:
A man in his 70s was flown to hospital after he was trapped underneath a tractor at a private property.
Queensland Ambulance Service’s critical care team and a rescue helicopter were called to the property off Pomona Kin Kin Rd around 5.28pm Wednesday.
It was reported the tractor had rolled and the man was pinned underneath it by his lower legs.
A QAS spokeswoman said the man was flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition with lower leg injuries.
EARLIER, 6pm Wednesday
A helicopter has been called in to airlift a man to hospital after he was trapped underneath a tractor on the Coast.