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by Tyranus
Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:44 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: WA SES being deployed to Victoria
Replies: 7
Views: 3923

Re: WA SES being deployed to Victoria

and from some of the video's on youtube a PFD might come in handy :P
I know of at least 2 of our members that have gone from Stirling, unsure if there are more.
by Tyranus
Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:55 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: WA SES being deployed to Victoria
Replies: 7
Views: 3923

Re: WA SES being deployed to Victoria

Is that including you Magnus?
I won't be going, currently carrying the work on-call phone :(.
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:53 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: General and Off Topic Pictures
Replies: 239
Views: 306099

Re: General and Off Topic Pictures

so Nafenn is this part of the rating?? you need to know how to put your aircraft back together with no left over screws or screw holes?? :P Nah... We are pilots, therefore we are idiots... So we can't touch anything with a screwdriver :p It's just... Broken ;) Broken by pilot with screwdriver? :P :...
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:20 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: General and Off Topic Pictures
Replies: 239
Views: 306099

Re: General and Off Topic Pictures

so Nafenn is this part of the rating?? you need to know how to put your aircraft back together with no left over screws or screw holes?? :P
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:09 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: W.A Fire Appliances
Replies: 793
Views: 1005610

Re: W.A Fire Appliances

Tyranus wrote:Yes. It may still be being phased in, but they have been spotted with it.
Saw Midland today, only the Urban Pump now, no Series 3 in site.
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:08 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010
Replies: 418
Views: 191818

Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010

Magnus wrote:Saw Osborne Park HR? & LT with light & sirens at 06:40 this morning firecall heading down Selby Street towards John Sanders Drive in Osborne Park.
Osborne Park has a Medium Pump.
by Tyranus
Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:02 pm
Forum: Other stuff
Topic: "Childs play at NY air traffic tower sparks inquiry"
Replies: 22
Views: 10470

Re: "Childs play at NY air traffic tower sparks inquiry"

I probably would have been a bit concerned earlier but as I have not flown for a while and will probably not be flying for a couple of months I'm not going to panic. My initial cause for concern was if I can tell an adult exactly what to say on the radio in 8 words or less and within 5 seconds they'...
by Tyranus
Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:53 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Malaga Fire and Rescue Service B Platoon
Replies: 8
Views: 4991

Re: Malaga Fire and Rescue Service B Platoon

I believe malaga is due for their pump soon after Midland have completely taken their new pump and are happy with it. But the vehicles are coming from a government department so things do change.
by Tyranus
Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:49 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 2153850

Re: General fire discussions

As a firefighter on the ground, has anyone thought of how all of us on the fireground are supposed to clear the drop zone when the DC - 10 is inbound? I'm told its bad enough being dumped on by a helitak! I would suggest they wouldn't used it with fire fighters on the ground in the drop zone.. If t...
by Tyranus
Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:54 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Malaga Fire and Rescue Service B Platoon
Replies: 8
Views: 4991

Re: Malaga Fire and Rescue Service B Platoon

A roger cheers Yorky, that's probably part of the series that it looks like they're doing on what occurs while you sleep that I saw when looking at the photo's.
by Tyranus
Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:59 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010
Replies: 418
Views: 191818

Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010

Something happened in Guildford, had bassendean run a red light at Guildford Rd x Lord st, I followed until the turned right not long after Alfred's Kitchen and headed towards the Polo Cross fields.
by Tyranus
Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:57 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Malaga Fire and Rescue Service B Platoon
Replies: 8
Views: 4991

Re: Malaga Fire and Rescue Service B Platoon

Some good photo's there, was there an article that lead you to the photo's??
by Tyranus
Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:06 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 2153850

Re: General fire discussions

The DC10 cannot provide the same accuracy at putting water on a fire as the Helitacs or fixed wing waterbombers can do. It's like trying to compare a smart weapon like a cruise missile to a WW2 bomber. The DC10 would only be effective in very rural settings. When protecting houses the water bombing...
by Tyranus
Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:41 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: W.A Fire Appliances
Replies: 793
Views: 1005610

Re: W.A Fire Appliances

Yes. It may still be being phased in, but they have been spotted with it.
by Tyranus
Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:01 pm
Forum: Other stuff
Topic: Off-Topic thread for the Off-Topic forum
Replies: 1012
Views: 451746

Re: Off-Topic thread for the Off-Topic forum

Police have fined a 90-year-old drink-driver caught speeding in Melbourne's north-east. They say they clocked the man doing 83 kph in a 60 zone on Thompsons Road in Lower Templestowe last night. Poolice say he blew nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit, with a reading of 0.112. Jeesh the ...