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They are owned and run by DEC. They are frequently called upon to assist FESA just as the helitacs are called upon to assist DEC. They are located through out the state but most commonly in the south west and can be filled up at a number of airfields across the state as well.

probably just semantics, but both those condition are listed under 3.1 essential pre-requisites , meaning you need them before applying. although point 4 does lead to ambiguity saying you need it before the recruitment pool. i have no idea how long between applying, passing and being placed in the ...

Its interesting to see Kalamunda do this but I can't for the life of me understand why? Aren't they very "Pro" Volunteer. I mean they are on record as saying they don't want permies there so why try and mimick them. They should be proud to be Volunteer and display that. This isn't the firs...

Kylep, I'm not having a go at Kalamunda vollies or vollies in general but are you saying that if they put carreer staff in at a kalamunda or mundaring even for just summer, that those communities are not better off. I know that these vol stations are great in turn outs but the facts remain, getting ...

Hey guys, heard this on the radio yesterday with howard sattler. Interesting arguement about there putting career guys in the hills and some vollies getting very upset. If there were perms in the hills area and able to get to these fires slightly quicker wouldn't that be a good thing? food for thoug...

Zone 2- Mainly along the scarp and foothills. A FRS station, A BF Brigade and Helitacs are all automatically turned out.

Zone 2A- Mainly DEC area plus FRS, a BF Brigade and DEC air attack (fixed wings) and helitacs are automatically turned out

A class foam is what is used at bushfires and most predominately during mop up phase. Class A foam is a wetting agent and is used on mulch, logs, trees etc and is very effective in extinguishing these at an incident. It has the look of detergent but can be made a little thicker. The Heitacs use clas...

To tell ya the truth mate there is not much difference between the cutting and spreading gear anymore compared to what the new pumps are running. They do however have hydraulic jacks and airbags for lifting very heavy weights eg:trains and trucks and they carry alot of wood cribbing for when they li...

3rd alarm structure fire this afternoon in Stratton. Midland, Bassendean, Welshpool 2nd, SET, FIO, DM Darling Range, Malaga 2.4 all in attendance

pacestick wrote:Does anybody Know is Mundaring FRS, VFRS or full/part time people

Thanks

Mudaring are completely a Volunteer Fire and Rescue Brigade

The openning of Ellenbrook will be a god send to a lot of the Swan Brigades during summer due to the ESL boundary/metro fire district changing. Just means the FRS guys have to be there longer and it probably means less work for the swan chief as well due to the FRS being in charge in the new area.

Helitak_670 wrote: On the Trucks themselves, they are only limited to 100km/h under normal conditions AND if GVM is 12tonnes or more.

Not all of them are mate. I can guarentee that from a very reliable source (mate in the brigade)

thats not correct for all buddy

hey budda, when did Rloeystone FRS and BFS get vehicle rescue capabilities? or are they purely as a non operational support role for RCR

They are 4500LPM and are 99% the same as the New heavy Pumps. Midland got the first and then they will be used to replace the ageing fleet in the Metro and probably country and from what I understand all the pumps in the long term but by then you expect something bigger and better