WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Helitak_670 is correct about the zones and the automatic helitac dispatch. in the metro area i have found that helitacs are used a lot more due to the far quicker turn around time on loads as they can draught water from dams, lakes, rivers and dont have to return to the airport every load. they are ...

for those who have access to the FESA intranet, check out SOP 1 Mobalising and i has a complete list of what turnes out to what type of alarm level(1st Alarm, 2ND Alarm) for each type of incident. worth a look for those that are interested

mayb basso 2nd gets to move to the old basso station.. that would be good. hell, they might even combine basso 2nd and basso ses in the one building. haha that would be our idea situation but i think FESA has other ideas. the station is quite old and would need renovations to incorporate the ses( a...

yeah got that but someone asked what it stands for HP= heavy pump, LT light tanker, etc... RU01=?????

can someone clarify what exactly a 'strike team' is?! a Strike Team is a set number of resources that have an established minimum number of Personel. Strike teams always have a leader(usually in a seperate vehicle) and have a common communication system. usually designed for a rapid response to a p...

just on loan for the fire season. the career stations that trialed it weren't overly impressed and dont want it back so hopefully we may get to make it a more permanent thing. we were actually aiming for a 2.4U and when the north of the state gets into the rain season there are 2 standbye 2.4U that ...

FYI the RU1.4 its now with Bassendean VFRS. if you have any futher questions about it let me know as we are currently going through the manual for this appliance.[/quote] Isnt this appliance based as a BFS vechile, not that of the 1.4Rescue as per above?[/quote] essentially yes. it has no rescue gea...

Northam Toodyay water pipeline ruptured from the heat. we were on the scene from 1625 to 0200. worked in the sandplain of folewood and in the sectors to the east of Toodyay Northam rd. Powerlines were down and over the road every where. loaders cleared them and power was mostly restored around 2100 ...

The 1.4 Rescue is still not operational at my last info. It will be going to Christmas Island when built. RU could possibly stand for Rural/Urban or Rural Unit. Its called Perth Station home for the past couple of weeks. FYI the RU1.4 its now with Bassendean VFRS. if you have any futher questions a...