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by firefly56
Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:04 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: DM CENTRAL pic
Replies: 15
Views: 8065

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8228/dscf1042xk3.jpg

MPHR73 from Central.

Tom

Info for your spreadsheet. As they recently got a third pump at the perth fire station I am pretty sure that this MPHR is now Perth 3rd. The new pump is a new heavy pump. They have made the MPHR Perth 3rd to ...
by firefly56
Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:11 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: English fire-trucks
Replies: 30
Views: 13347

Fastlane wrote:He cant get pictures of our trucks chris... we don't sit on the side of the road all day like the red trucks :lol: *ducks*
keep dreaming :wink:
by firefly56
Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:10 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: No more VSUs?
Replies: 11
Views: 5624

Although the VSU's did clog up the radio a bit

"6AR this is..." Grrrrrshhhshhhhhhhhhhsssshrrrr. "6AR to unknown callsign, you were cut off, say again. Over"

:wink:

yes very annoying, but from a working point of view atleast you always got your turnout message. Now adays if your off station and ...
by firefly56
Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:00 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: No more VSUs?
Replies: 11
Views: 5624

Sounds good to me...

So as to answer vk6hgr's question, you're right there is no VSU traffic on the network but that's not to do with the MDT's workin correctly, its just not sent out by the system any more.

Apparently the MDTs are working better, but not 100%. I'm pretty sure firefly56 will ...
by firefly56
Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:09 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: No more VSUs?
Replies: 11
Views: 5624

VSU's haven't been used for ages... the traffic I believe you are talking about are sel-call tests or actually sel-calls. If this is the traffic you mean, they are usually from BFB vehicles on 6IP which as you are aware is currently linked to 6AR.

8) Arbz

The largest Selcall user on 6AR/6IP is ...
by firefly56
Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:57 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: English fire-trucks
Replies: 30
Views: 13347

Great pics again Tom. Do you know which stations the appliances were from? (for the spreadsheet)

That was a 3rd alarm structure fire in Greenwood. Duncraig was first arriving which is a heavy pump (not shown). The picture shown is a medium pump which would have been from Wangara. Osborne Park ...