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Photo of the fire on Canning Highway the other day (not mine, found via reddit)

http://www.dailytography.com/2012/03/fi ... g-hwy.html

W F posted at 2.50pm on significant bushfires that Claremont, Perth 2nd, Success & Rocko called in to Banjup fire. Why wouldn't 6AR have called in Success first? - they are actually the closest CFRS station. I was listening briefly and i realise that Claremont was covering Canning vale FS and Perth 2nd was covering Armadale FS. Any ideas anyone?

TLD11 wrote:W F posted at 2.50pm on significant bushfires that Claremont, Perth 2nd, Success & Rocko called in to Banjup fire. Why wouldn't 6AR have called in Success first? - they are actually the closest CFRS station. I was listening briefly and i realise that Claremont was covering Canning vale FS and Perth 2nd was covering Armadale FS. Any ideas anyone?

They more than likely were already at the incident or at another incident thus unavailable

TLD11 wrote:W F posted at 2.50pm on significant bushfires that Claremont, Perth 2nd, Success & Rocko called in to Banjup fire. Why wouldn't 6AR have called in Success first? - they are actually the closest CFRS station. I was listening briefly and i realise that Claremont was covering Canning vale FS and Perth 2nd was covering Armadale FS. Any ideas anyone?

Don't drag the idea behind this thread to off topic. It's been said before, doesn't matter who is turned out, as long as we get the resources to the job.

G

I would have thought that people are interested in what appliance/station is turned out, otherwise they wouldn't post those specifics in their summaries of incidents. Don't know about anyone else but i'm interested in the allocation of man power & the logistics of the whole set up as it relates to my day job. Didn't think i was taking the General Fire Disussions thread off topic. Saying that, ace of spades answer is probably correct. Only looking for an answer, not to s^%t stir!

ace of spades wrote:

TLD11 wrote:W F posted at 2.50pm on significant bushfires that Claremont, Perth 2nd, Success & Rocko called in to Banjup fire. Why wouldn't 6AR have called in Success first? - they are actually the closest CFRS station. I was listening briefly and i realise that Claremont was covering Canning vale FS and Perth 2nd was covering Armadale FS. Any ideas anyone?

They more than likely were already at the incident or at another incident thus unavailable

Another possibility is after the amount of fires lit down that way yesterday they may have been worried that they might start a couple more so kept a few close brigades on standby just incase.

Midland responding to John Forrest National Park comment to com cent after turn out
"Can see smoke and this is gonna get big fast"
classic

I can see the smoke from the city - not huge...yet...

meg wrote:I can see the smoke from the city - not huge...yet...

So i take it what your saying is Midland lied to us

Enviro wrote:

meg wrote:I can see the smoke from the city - not huge...yet...

So i take it what your saying is Midland lied to us

LOL - no! It looks pretty big, but I have spotted bigger ones from here at work. Let's hope this doesn't turn into one of them

I would definitely take the word of a firie who's eyeballed it up close!

meg wrote:

Enviro wrote:

meg wrote:I can see the smoke from the city - not huge...yet...

So i take it what your saying is Midland lied to us

LOL - no! It looks pretty big, but I have spotted bigger ones from here at work. Let's hope this doesn't turn into one of them

I would definitely take the word of a firie who's eyeballed it up close!

Good to see your have a great sense of humour. DEC have taken over by the sounds of it and Midland have gone home

Enviro wrote:DEC have taken over by the sounds of it and Midland have gone home

A workmate has just been upstairs to take another look and reckons the smoke has gone - fingers crossed!

Still going good

Heya Guys

Just Got Back From There Is Was A reasonably Small Helitacks Jumped On It Very Quickly And We Got It All Done And Dusted Its All In The Patrol Stage At The Moment

Nathan127 wrote:Heya Guys

Just Got Back From There Is Was A reasonably Small Helitacks Jumped On It Very Quickly And We Got It All Done And Dusted Its All In The Patrol Stage At The Moment

Can Someone Let Us Know What Units Attended?