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I witnessed a Toyota Landcruiser with red beacons with the wording "Emergency Fire Escort" Does anyone know what this outfit is?

Possibley to escort people out of property under serious threat ?

They are oversize vehicle pilots who have the contract for escorting plant for FESA

They are not exclusively Fire Escort

like when fremantle or perth CLP needed a escort would they use it then?

I'm pretty sure they are used when oversized heavy equipment such as front end loaders and bulldozers are needed urgently on a fire ground

kyeboi wrote:like when fremantle or perth CLP needed a escort would they use it then?

The CLPs are Priority 1 equiped Emergency Vehicles that can operate under their own steam, and would not require escorting!!

'What' would need Emergency Fire Escort? Western Power have L & S, Water corp equipment don't need them [however there are a few with lights]

Oversize plant eg. Bulldozers etc on low loader

auntys_eyes wrote:

kyeboi wrote:like when fremantle or perth CLP needed a escort would they use it then?

The CLPs are Priority 1 equiped Emergency Vehicles that can operate under their own steam, and would not require escorting!!

i was reading a posted from last season and the CLP was turned out the asked for a escort as the was heavy traffic !!

I dont know if FESA use them that much but about 6 years ago DEC had to start using them every time they moved their dozers and loaders around at night.
One of them would have simply put on Emergency Fire Escort stickers but it wouldn't have been a directive from anyone, at the end of the day they are just pilot vehicles but they are on call for DEC over summer.

I have met and spoken to the operator of one of these vehicle. Have pics i will upload soon. Most of you are on the money. They are part of a vehicle pilot business used primarily for escorting oversized vehicles. Several years ago they formed an MOU with Main Roads, WAPol, FESA and DEC to provide escort services for oversized loads such as trucks with loaders and dozers etc, to be able to move through road blocks and areas of road closures and restricted access.

Gents, does anyone know if (private) pilot vehicles are permitted to disobey red signals at traffic lights... like WAPOL traffic escort wardens do?

No they are not

Only when they have a WAPOL Escort (and these are Police officers not wardens) can they go through the intersection on RED

Thanks AO11912, so the WAPOL vehicles with 'Traffic Escort' on the side are driven by police officers, not wardens?

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