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Under P1 conditions is there any maximum speed limit you are allowed to travel like ie: 20klms over posted speed limit ? for example. No, nothing documented that I am aware of. I tend to drive to whatever road conditions are around me. I often reach 100km in a 60 zone, when there is little or no tr...

The current list of career stations is: Broome Hedland Geraldton Northam Pinjarra Mandurah Bunbury Collie Busselton Norseman Kalgoorlie Albany As far as I am aware the only station operating only with career staff is Bunbury. All iother stations use career and volunteer staff in a variety of combina...

I think his title will be "Rural Support Paramedic" In place to support local subcentres with training, clinical issues, emergency response, and maybe even staffing and recruitment. Also, if I remember correctly, may be used to assist the local health services if a skills need is identifie...

The bypass issue is complex. The hospitals say that they are not able to provide a high standard of care when they are way over numbers and the staff are dealing with more than the normal number of patients. From an ambulance point of view, bypass forces ambulances to travel a long way out of their ...

Can't get over that first one ... they certainly cram a lot of stuff in!

In addition to all the equipment throw in one or two paramedics and a patient............not a lot of room to swing a blood pressure cuff....

.. but true-dont see them much around anymore not as much as they use to be...


I haven't seen an ALAS truck for ages. Did hear about one taking a patient from a prang in Rockingham a week or so ago.

Well done Bomber. Welcome aboard...

Staff here, SJA Paramedic

Now that I've worked out how to do it, I thought I'd add a couple more Rescue 65 pics...

Thanks to all for the updates. Live near the kenwick fire. Can see huge glow , lots of smoke. Big easterly winds at times....

Bomber,

Downstairs - 5 door garage with room for 10 vehicles, store room. Upstairs - large combined kitchen/lounge room, office, 4 bedrooms, male & female toilet/showers......

Heard on the grape vine that the new designed osie park depot was really bad in design. Apparently the sleeping quaters are upstairs and get way too hot in summer and as for parking space ( well lack of ) the staff have to park in the street. Bomber, The current Osborne Park station is only single ...

...They have also increased the decibel level significantly. Certainly helps get through the traffic.....