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- Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:54 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Major fires 2006/07
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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...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:25 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Major fires 2006/07
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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...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:15 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Major fires 2006/07
- Replies: 1153
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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...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:08 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Abbreviations.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15599
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:08 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Abbreviations.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15599
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...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:58 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Abbreviations.
- Replies: 30
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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 ...
- Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:10 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: pics of new issued light tanker
- Replies: 13
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- Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:32 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Major fires 2006/07
- Replies: 1153
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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...
- Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:51 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: VISION WANTED !
- Replies: 6
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- Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:30 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Gooseberry Hill Bush Fire Pics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4333
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...
- Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:28 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Major fires 2006/07
- Replies: 1153
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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...
- Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:15 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Major fires 2006/07
- Replies: 1153
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- Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:13 pm
- Forum: DFES/DBCA
- Topic: Gooseberry Hill Bush Fire Pics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4333