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Well said Kel...
There will always be a role for BFS or VFRS brigades with BA, on many occasions West Swan have been the only BA appliance capable of accessing a house or structure that could need defending, Pumps can be very un-useful at times. There is definantly reasons for brigades to consider ...

What was the deal with an East Swan Appliance being there B37? or was it one of your LT's first on scene?

DEC may have their own fire service, but unlike BFB's and FRS they are not classed as an emergency service and therefoe do not have Blue/red lights and a siren. The service they provide does not include "emergency response" as such, but simply put they provide a deployable resource to manage fires ...

East Swan just got our replacement LT 1 as well, exactly the same!! Great Vehicle.

lol its a reversing camera, and also why is this truck parked in front of the west swan fire station????

yeh i agree with that, and it certainly works, but u cant tell me it doesnt get frustrating for many volunteers. it has been proven to work this year just by the major decrease in major incidents within our op area.

We (East Swan) attended Midland Brick first as Zone 2 Backup to Basso, got released after 10 min to attend a scrubfire, finished at the scrubbo, was busy with lots of calls for 2.4's so i asked wether we were required else where, we werent so we went home. Midland Brick was pretty amazing. Not ...

oh and FMO's are similiar to CFM's but have a different style agreement between Shire and FESA. They Basically do the same job, and FMO's are more often found in inner country areas, eg northam and toodyay.

to clear up the confusion:

a DM is a District Manager, either FRS or BFS based at a regional office, eg DM North East (BFS), North Coastal (BFS), South East (BFS), South Coastal (BFS), or eg DM Swan (FRS), or DM Metro (FRS Duty Officer), FRS DM's also often use their own names.
a CFM is a Community ...

ZONE 2 works well but up here its becoming a pain in the arse, we can turnout up to three times a night 4 times a week and get stood down the majority of those times or get downgraded to normal road conditions for mopup as FRS gets there faster but runs out of water. also with an increase in ...

yeh i just contacted hr as well and was told over 300 people will apply this year and chances and places are very limited. does any1 even know if this is true or r the figures maybe being faked?

Can any1 give me any info on the fitness requirements for paramedics, as on the recruitment info they sent out to me which is the latest it mentions a medical and physical fitness assessment. Any1 know what the standards are? Im applying when the applications open for next years intake which is ...