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by Tyranus
Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:54 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Major fires 2006/07
Replies: 1153
Views: 324279

mate of mine, who's always good about telling the truth and not beefing it up, maybe he got told the story by someone else who was expanding on what happened. But I'll still believe my mate as a credible source for most things. He's told me a couple of stories that I thought were bull but were in fa...
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:25 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Major fires 2006/07
Replies: 1153
Views: 324279

BGC contracting and several other large trucking depots are based across the road there.. and theres a nasty smell that constantly hangs around there on a regular basis, so i'd imagine theres storage of chemicals or something.. I've smelled that smell going home in the evenings - hope there's nothi...
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:15 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Major fires 2006/07
Replies: 1153
Views: 324279

haha sweet vids!!! I got a couple of pics of 671 flying over my neighbours house (How could I not take pics) presumeably to refill in the the little dam in the North estate at Helena Valley, can't upload them anywhere though, can't be bothered stuffing around with photobucket. But if someone is prep...
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:08 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Abbreviations.
Replies: 30
Views: 15154

WPXZBP wrote:SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SAP - Standard Administrative Procedure
km/h - kilometres per hour :P
haha
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:08 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Abbreviations.
Replies: 30
Views: 15154

Suppose I should put in a couple of Acronyms, these are commonly used in SES: VRT/CRT - Vertical/Cliff Rescue Team SRT - Single Rope Technique (part of a Vertical Rescue Team) USAR - Urban Search and Rescue (Also used with FRS) EOC - Emergency Operations Centre AO - Air Observer That's all of the to...
by Tyranus
Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:58 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Abbreviations.
Replies: 30
Views: 15154

Unit or SOP's may dictate that, or however fast you and your crew members are comfortable with, all this taking into consideration traffic conditions, and weather, you're not exactly going to do 160Km/h down Roe Hwy, in West Swan at peak hour traffic. That's where a lot of maturity and commen sense ...
by Tyranus
Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:10 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: pics of new issued light tanker
Replies: 13
Views: 5325

Turbo wrote:Wouldnt this be better?

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/ ... button.jpg
Hell while you're at it, rename park to disco! :P
by Tyranus
Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:32 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Major fires 2006/07
Replies: 1153
Views: 324279

Nah it wasn't, two young kids were smoking death sticks, and dropped one. Came out and confessed, not sure whether it was to one of our members that rocked up in the LT or to another one of our guys nearby. Said it was an accident...hopefully that's taught them a lesson...don't do death sticks! I sw...
by Tyranus
Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:51 pm
Forum: Pictures
Topic: VISION WANTED !
Replies: 6
Views: 3487

Yeah same goes, if they need a crew change from Friday, then I'll go, and I can send pics etc.
by Tyranus
Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:30 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Gooseberry Hill Bush Fire Pics
Replies: 8
Views: 4177

Nice damage though to the rear of the light tanker, Those trees are buggers when reversing. Yeah tell me about it, and today we had a DEC tanker reverse into us!!! so now we'v got matching damage to the front! Jay Jeez they don't do much to squash their poor reputation. First they start lighting up...
by Tyranus
Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:28 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Major fires 2006/07
Replies: 1153
Views: 324279

Another fire in the Greenmount area. Saw smoke and heard lots of sirens about an hour ago. Looks like it may have been in the Greenmount Nat Pk just sth of Gt East Hwy. Any one know more?? If so this will be the third significant fire in the same area in the last three days!! :( We haven't been pag...
by Tyranus
Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:15 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Major fires 2006/07
Replies: 1153
Views: 324279

ooo might get a call yet if they're still operating, but I think Darlington has stood down.
by Tyranus
Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:13 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Gooseberry Hill Bush Fire Pics
Replies: 8
Views: 4177

That was going to be my first fire call, too bad the 2330 crew change wasn't required :(, everyone did too good a job at putting it out :P