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by brocks
Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:04 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 1960948

Re: General fire discussions

if it aint no good the dc 10 that is,why did the vic goverment bring it out here,the state is a lot smaller than wa and much more heavily populated than wa,my opinion just a point scoring exercise when it stuffed up the firefight last year,just a knee jerk reaction to keep the people in victoria hap...
by brocks
Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:51 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 1960948

Re: General fire discussions

we will never know fastlane but we have this piece of equipment in australia why not use it if its appropiate,theres no cost to life ,thank god that hasnt happened over here for a while and if we can save peoples property and lively hood lets try our best, why have a dc 10 in australia if we cannot ...
by brocks
Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:50 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 1960948

Re: General fire discussions

yes fastlane what happend in victoria on black saturday with all the so called experts running the show,true im not one of them but i have fought my share of major fires over the years in victoria and sydney including ash wednesday,like i said my its just my opinion and i reckon we are all intitled ...
by brocks
Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:57 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 1960948

Re: General fire discussions

its all politically motivated,the government in victoria just wanted to be seen to be doing something after the devestating bushfires in 2009,remember the freak fire conditions that day, they only happen every 10 years or so, its just a big grey ghost sitting there doing nothing waiting for the next...
by brocks
Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:52 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010
Replies: 418
Views: 180637

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

there is a 3rd alarm at chittering juilmar rd maybe this was it
by brocks
Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:32 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010
Replies: 418
Views: 180637

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

havent heard anymore about this walyunga deffinately called a smoke sighting into mundaring office gave them some co-ordinates and said its building rapidally is it in calms area? the frequancey i heard it on was as clear as day 163.387 but still havent heard anymore,hopefully its just small
by brocks
Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:59 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010
Replies: 418
Views: 180637

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

walyunga fire tower spotted smoke building rapidally towards pinjar where is pinjar is it a forest ? ok i googled and found pinjar :D
by brocks
Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:52 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 1960948

Re: General fire discussions

sorry robbage just taking the micky out of the situation,the last line is me being stupid :smt023 its just that it took so long to post anything about the fire,but yet they can post fire alerts about 2.5hectare fire a lot quicker
by brocks
Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:54 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 1960948

Re: General fire discussions

geez only took fesa approx 8hrs to update fire at lancelin,even though it was cranking along at 5/10km per hour that sounds big enough to me, good work guys in keeping people updated even though you say their is no threat to life or property people are still curious to know what is going on especial...
by brocks
Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:48 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Significant bush/scrub fires 2009/2010
Replies: 292
Views: 147657

Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2009/2010

chidlow and rolystone have just been turned out to attend to lancelin fire, nice long drive ahead for those bridgades,be nice if fesa had something about this fire on their web page
by brocks
Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:40 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Significant bush/scrub fires 2009/2010
Replies: 292
Views: 147657

Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2009/2010

7.38pm guilford lt and 2.4 and bassendean lt turning out to the fire at bindoon,has anyone more info on size etc must be going alright if guilfo and basso turning out,fesa website not saying that much just a watch alert advice
by brocks
Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:07 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Significant bush/scrub fires 2009/2010
Replies: 292
Views: 147657

Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2009/2010

3rd alarm grass scrub today at armadale, control point was taylor x armadale rd lots of units from around that area, helitak 668 and 681 sorry i dont know all vehicles was at work listening to bits and pieces armadale units,jandakoot units :oops: ,heard also units from rolystone,gosnells etc at one ...
by brocks
Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:33 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010
Replies: 418
Views: 180637

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

maybe it was last sundays fire at the back of the cattle yards near hazlemere bushmead x stirling not that far from where you are talking about :idea: burnt pasture can have a smell for quite a while didnt hear nothing on scanner friday when i was listening but that dont mean much :smt002
by brocks
Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:10 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2009/2010
Replies: 418
Views: 180637

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

scrub fire bushmead/stirling cr in hazlemere midland,bassendean and malaga appliances on route with air attack 668 3.10pm 668 making contact with midland on channel 23,malaga 2.4 arrived, also fire just been classified 2nd alarm under control but not yet contained bassendean said they have enough re...
by brocks
Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:26 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: General fire discussions
Replies: 1615
Views: 1960948

Re: Major structure fires (3rd alarm and above) 2009/2010

that was one hell of an explosion,i work at least 3km away as the crow flies in riley rd mt helena end,and it shook the windows at the property i work at.i was staanding next to the house talking to our handy man when we heard the explosion and heard the windows rattle,i cannot believe the guy survi...