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Kylep, the newer series IV medium have only 2 seats in the back. I would assume the new heavy pumps are the same. The middle seats have been removed and replaced with a locker for storage. Early series IV pumps had 4 seats in the back

Not the newer pumps, only have 2 seats in the back

BuddahFRS wrote:with the perms, there max crew is usually 4 crews on station, with addition crews for specialized trucks (CLP, TTL, ICV, 2.4U, SET)

I think 4 is the minimium crew, not the max. Perms can not have less than 4 on a pump/lt.

What, white LED's on the front of Hope Valley. Who would have guessed.

Very good concept, it would be interesting to see how it really goes at a fire. It would also need some good operators to use the pump effectively. From what I have heard it was used at a scrub fire in Victoria and preformed above expectation. The unit did assist in knocking down the fire quick. Th...

I have mates from NSW that are down on a strike team. All they are doing is standing around for most of the time and then get told to go put out a stump or two. Nice use of resources. If the fire was here in W.A. it would have been out by now. Just goes to show how the operation is been run at the ...

a turn out time speed wise would be better in a 2.4 rather than a 3.4 with a tonne weight difference as well as mobility could be better aswell. power to wieght ratio.. I believe the 3.4 is on a diffent cab/chassis than the 2.4. Looking at the vehicle specs the 2.4 is loaded to 92-93% of its GVM, w...

Helitak_670 & Fastlane, are you thinking of the "Grass Fire Spread Meter" as the 3rd meter? Also Helitak_670. Don't get the Drought Index (DI) confused with the FFDI. The DI is one of the factors used to determine the Drought Factor (DF), along with the Rainfall to 9am and the number o...

FFDI - Forest Fire Danger Index
GFDI - Grass Fire Danger Index

There are two McArthur meters, one for forest and one for grass. They do have different scales and values. So when refering to a value, you need to specify what meter you are refering to.

Very extreme FDI's in Victoria. FFDI above 200. From memory around 50-60 was a trigger point for Total Fire Bans. I don't think there has ever been such a high and wide spread FDI as expected on Saturday.

Possibly a truck fire, and only a couple 100 metres down from another decent size scrub fire, started by a burning car about 2 weeks ago.

Sorry Zebedee I suppose you could find it somewhere in the FESA B.A Learning Manual if you can get hold of a copy. I was just stating what i knew of the top of my head ... That was exactly the point I was making. If it's documented somewhere, then where is it documented and what does it say? There ...

As realfire said, all carrer pumps have t-pieces. They were initially placed on pumps that had the potential for long duration wears, but in recent years these have been placed on every pump.

Helitack_70. According to last years Victoria Aircraft call sign list, the Skycranes had tank capacities of 7500 and 9500. Saying that I am not 100% sure if they are using the same tanks as last year. Reference document http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fires/updates/report/sau/SAU_External/documents/Resour...

There are 2 Skycranes in NSW, 2 in Vic and 1 in SA. The water capicity of these range from 7000lt to 9000lt.