Major fires 2006/07

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:52 pm

Crews of Rockingham 1st, 2nd and hope valley attended a 2nd alarm structure fire this morning at 0600 in an old/disused/storage, shed/factory in hurrell way rockingham. Building internally gutted.

Turbo · Post by **Turbo** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:46 pm

$50,000 damage - long long drive for nothing

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:48 pm

you didnt come down for that did you. Was all over after 10 min and would have been gone before you arrived. Not much of a building

Turbo · Post by **Turbo** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:52 pm

I thought I heard it as a 3rd alarm - sounded like it was gonna be decent - then had troubles in the car picking up fesa on the new scanner so didnt here much all the way. 45 minutes later I arrive to nothing...

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:56 pm

May have been classified as a 3rd alarm as the three stations turned up although 1 pump and 4 in ba all that was required.

xli · Post by **xli** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:21 pm

Somethings up in Midland near the Swan Leisure Centre and the old Ace cinemas (off Morrison Rd).. FESA seemed to have a red command centre truck (never seen it before?) and several tankers there.. WAPOL have blocked the road between the two. Heard something to the effect the fires not yet under control.

Anyone know anything by any chance?

Post by **celestial_insight** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:27 pm

I got a message around 6pm that there was a 3rd alarm structure fire at the old ACE cinema there.

xli · Post by **xli** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:32 pm

celestial_insight wrote:I got a message around 6pm that there was a 3rd alarm structure fire at the old ACE cinema there.

Thanks! I wonder if its really still out of control, or if i just heard the report from another fire. Hmm.

Post by **celestial_insight** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:39 pm

Dunno, have been watching tv..

Chicky · Post by **Chicky** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:00 pm

Didn't that used to be a bowling alley there years and years ago?

firefly.000 · Post by **firefly.000** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:04 pm

[quote="xli"]Somethings up in Midland near the Swan Leisure Centre and the old Ace cinemas (off Morrison Rd).. FESA seemed to have a red command centre truck (never seen it before?) and several tankers there.. WAPOL have blocked the road between the two. Heard something to the effect the fires not yet under control.

Anyone know anything by any chance?[/quote]

Red bus would be the FRS ICV, which is automatic turnout for 3rd alarm and above. Over the past few months since ace moved to their new complex at the Midland gate shopping centre there has been numerous fires in this now vacant complex.

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:08 pm

Wouldn't mind seeing a pic of the FRS ICV if anyone has one?

donks · Post by **donks** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:24 pm

is anyone able to explain what the different 'alarm' fires are...?

i dont know much about the firies but would like to know more.!

cheers

Post by **Tyranus** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:19 pm

1st Alarm - Initial arriving crews can handle the job, usually from 1 unit, i.e. Midland
2nd Alarm - Initial arriving crew plus another crew, i.e. Midland and Bassendean at a major TA
3rd Alarm - A few more crews generally bush fires, i.e. Midland, Darlington, Bassendean, Guildford

4th and 5th alarms are huge, I think 4th alarms are as many spare metro units available and 5th alarm starts looking at state assets, i.e. port hedland tankers for fires down south etc.

Tom or Wes or someone else with the actual details should be able to fill in the gaps and provide more details where required, but that gives you the basics.

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:07 am

kylep wrote:1st alarm is generally 1 or 2 pumpers or 2.4/3.4 tankers.
2nd alarm usually 2-4 depending on incident type
3rd usually 4 or more, as well as District Managers, Incident Control Vehicle and other support.

Above third is generally very big, with multiple appliances, including specialist and support vehicles and personnel.