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Light brown (Khaki) is SES working dress uniform

Severe weather predicted for Perth Metro area tonight From BOM: "People are advised that there is a risk of SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS until midnight. Storms may be accompanied by VERY HEAVY RAINFALL conducive to FLASH FLOODING, HAIL and DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 110 kilometres per hour that could resul...

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Deployed to York today, a lot of damage around, whole rooves ripped off houses, lots of trees down, power lines down all over the place.
Going to Northam tomorrow

That's the thunderstorm warning (not connected to Bianca) that was cancelled, but not before hammering Northam.
TC Bianca is still on track to impact on the South West tomorrow

Just had to call Osborne Park FRS to our factory.

Bin fire in the area where all the smokers congregate
Pile of pallets went up, we had most of it out by the time FRS arrived

Could be busy on Sunday
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST TRACK MAP
Severe Tropical Cyclone Bianca
Issued at 12:18 pm WST Friday 28 January 2011. Refer to Tropical Cyclone Advice Number 34.

colin wrote:What is "a known 000 caller".

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western ... 5965621135

Pretty cool site showing recent earthquakes

http://earthquakes.tafoni.net/

FESA asked for help (No formal request received yet) In the article it mentions. specialised search and rescue team from WA’s Fire and Emergency Services Authority has flown to Queensland to help with the flood relief effort. The four-strong Urban Search and Rescue team flew out of Perth last night...

FESA asked for help (No formal request received yet)

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/br ... -for-help/

There is no usage fee charged to FESA, Metered standpipes are issued to other organisations for purposes including dust suppression, road works, irrigation etc. However, the cost of management of the fire hydrants is shared. Water Corporation currently have an arrangement with FESA, where a 60/40 ma...

It can take up to 1 hour to get clearance out of YPPH because the choppers have to give way to heavies. Really? Emergency aircraft are (well, should be) given way 100% of the time at any airport and throughout any controll zone. If its not an emergency, they can wait - if there is a fire somewhere,...

One from Pilbara to add to the mix - found this going through some old stuff

How much faster is the response if they are prestaged? I would have thought Perth to the hills or Baldivis would have only been a few minutes by air so I'm assuming staging them outside of Perth or Jandakot is so they can depart when they feel like it rather than waiting for clearance? It can take ...