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by westernwedgey
Sat Mar 28, 2015 2:31 pm
Forum: Ambulance and paramedic services
Topic: New White LED Light Bar
Replies: 5
Views: 14107

Re: New White LED Light Bar

Mmmm, I know what your are talking about as I've seen them also but not like this, they are not strobes it is a white LED bar light..
by westernwedgey
Sat Mar 28, 2015 2:04 pm
Forum: Ambulance and paramedic services
Topic: New White LED Light Bar
Replies: 5
Views: 14107

New White LED Light Bar

Had an Ambulance come up behind me on the freeway last night with a very, very bright white LED light in the middle of the light bar, not seen one like this before. I think it's a great idea as it makes the ambo's even more obvious on the road, in fact it was visible and noticeable from a couple of ...
by westernwedgey
Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Helicopter Incident
Replies: 2
Views: 9908

Helicopter Incident

So I'm in the man cave last week and hear a chopper approaching from the NE when it makes a very unusual sound. I go out to have a look and it's struggling to climb with a hell of a lot of noise like the engine was really under stress or on full acceleration. As it's climbing it's kind of swinging l...
by westernwedgey
Fri May 24, 2013 2:14 pm
Forum: Major fires and incidents
Topic: Major structure fires (3rd alarm+) 2012/13
Replies: 57
Views: 163768

Re: Major structure fires (3rd alarm+) 2012/13

5th Alarm Ord St West Perth, Perth 1st, 2nd, 3rd, CLP, Belmont ICV, Ossie Park, Daglish, Murdoch SET on way also

Downgraded to 2nd Alarm, back up not required 16:17
by westernwedgey
Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:33 am
Forum: WA Police Service
Topic: TE200
Replies: 15
Views: 20061

Re: TE200

Matt. wrote:apparently there is an insane amount of suspended drivers in Perth
Hit the nail on the head Matt and exactly why we need this system, to get them off the road sooner rather than later
by westernwedgey
Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:36 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Rock thrown at Maddington Truck
Replies: 5
Views: 6525

Re: Rock thrown at Maddington Truck

Yes a 12yr old
by westernwedgey
Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:35 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Rock thrown at Maddington Truck
Replies: 5
Views: 6525

Re: Rock thrown at Maddington Truck

Confirmed and no one hurt...good news
by westernwedgey
Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:18 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Rock thrown at Maddington Truck
Replies: 5
Views: 6525

Rock thrown at Maddington Truck

Can someone confirm...apparently a rock has been thrown at the truck near the Kenwick Link in Beckenham. Don't know status of crew or truck

EDIT:Gone through the windscreen of the 3.4
by westernwedgey
Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:58 pm
Forum: WA Police Service
Topic: Pursuits and other events
Replies: 2587
Views: 1067202

Re: Pursuits and other events

Lots of Police sirens a while ago Craige near Eddystone and Whitford area , Channel 7 chopper has been hanging over Craigie for half an hour filming, and the Police rescue vehicle just arrived...Siege perhaps
by westernwedgey
Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:41 pm
Forum: General Scanning
Topic: Tracking weather balloons
Replies: 14
Views: 17367

Re: Tracking weather balloons

We used to find them on my sisters farm at Beverley quite often during the 80's, mostly not in good order but occasionally we'd find one in fairly good nick. The "electronic" bits and pieces usually held together but as expected the balloons and lightweight foil fins never fared the landin...
by westernwedgey
Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:33 pm
Forum: Aviation band
Topic: Ch 10 helicopter
Replies: 22
Views: 44420

Re: Ch 10 helicopter

Channel 10 Perth have had 3 Chopper crashes now
by westernwedgey
Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can anyone ID this vehicle?
Replies: 11
Views: 41148

Re: Can anyone ID this vehicle?

Correct they can attend any "life threatening" power issue.
by westernwedgey
Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:21 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Drink driving is bad...
Replies: 6
Views: 7294

Re: Drink driving is bad...

They drove off unlike a simple loss of control as you can hear on the video after crashing into something else off screen, nough said I think.
by westernwedgey
Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:50 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Drink driving is bad...
Replies: 6
Views: 7294

Re: Drink driving is bad...

Reality maybe...
by westernwedgey
Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:03 am
Forum: WA Police Service
Topic: New WAPOL Chopper
Replies: 23
Views: 18788

Re: New WAPOL Chopper

Polair 62 on night patrol tonite, seen over northern suburbs.