WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Take a look at http://www.fesa.wa.gov.au/internet/upload/1746862705/docs/uxo.pdf Seems they never had the role of clearing/defusing dodgy stuff people stumbled across. They've disappeared from all of FESA's structure charts nowadays - wonder if the co-ordination has gone across to another govt depar...

As far as i know and from what i have read in the Road Traffic Act that the only cars that have any priority are those with the RED AND BLUE LIGHTS, in saying this i dont see any blue on Western Power Vehicles......all other vehicle Must obey the current road traffic laws. 281. Exemption for driver...

74. Railway police (1) The Authority may, from time to time, with the approval of the Governor, appoint and dismiss special constables who shall not be members of the Police Force but who, within the limits of the government railways, shall have, exercise, and enjoy all such powers, authorities, an...

The Road Traffic Code allows for the director general to approve vehilces to be emergency vehicles etc. The Railways have red lights etc but are not emergency vehilces. They do have excemtions under the Road Traffic Act as the officer driving the vehilce may be a special constable and there for is ...

Some Transit Guards are Special Constable and this means they come within the definition of a Police Officer when driving vehicles. Be interested to know where it says that in the Road Traffic Code? PTA Transit Vehicles have magenta beacons after all (same as transport inspectors), not red or blue ...

Of interest on the front page of the local paper is the decision by the South Perth council not to approve a mast at Canning Bridge, which is one of fourteen proposed for the Mandurah line for Control/Transit guards. Some more reading in the council minutes linked from here . Quite a bit of ignoran...

JG-103 wrote:Yeah, the sirens on the new ambos are crap, they are only 5 metres passed you and u cant hear nothin.

Prolly 'coz the speakers point forward? Last I looked, they have 2 flush mounted in the front bumper/grille.

JG-103 wrote:They link em in winter and de link em in summer, otherwise it is too hard to keep track of everyones movements when its busy ie in summer

They have not been delinked as yet. It's only done when busy and on the proviso they have the staff to do so... otherwise, they networks stay linked

I would of thought that if it was clearly distinguishable as a 'recognized' Emergency vehicle than that would be sufficent. Some unmarked cars just have a stick on blue light on the roof. I remember a few years back the police trialled blue/red sick on magnetic lights, coloured domes. Depends on th...

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WPXZBP wrote:HK101 and KG101 - Commodore style ute with cage.

Didn't think that WAPOL used Holden Commodore utes.... In fact I swear they don't.......

Last I saw, Arson Squad had a Commodore Ute..

Thanks its just they are listed as blank on the scanner freqencies list. Ahh ok. Ch40 doesn't appear in the ACMA database to be used by WA police :-/ Might have been a portable/temporary repeater perhaps? http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/assignment_search.lookup?pACCESS_ID=106784&pDEVICE_ID=57...

Bit of advice guys - smoke chasing is NOT a good thing to be doing, particularly if you are both in brigades. You start getting seen at incidents before your brigade gets called or shows up, alarm bells will start ringing. There is a real emphasis on fire investigation these days - you make a habit ...

All Flew Past My Place last night, Heard the copper chopper and a siren, so i thought it was the new helitankers going downsouth for some reason. Walked down the drive way just in time to see 3 cop cars and a mike bike fly past P2 , And The Giant Spotty from Pol-Air. Made My day. :) Hey Millsy, FWI...

I saw murdoch set attending an incident with hope valley across the road from my mates place yesterday and it looks awesome They have made a new SET!!! Its based on the same chassis as the new pumpers but it has the SET back end on it its dual cb 2005 scania and they had there full crew of four on ...

chrissss wrote:agreed but ther are also stations with 4 in the pump and 2 in the LTs
but yer true what you sed

Only volunteer stations