Hi all,
I've moved some posts from the Major Structural Fires sticky.
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Meg
General fire discussions
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Re: General fire discussions
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Re: General fire discussions
Just received an email with a session plan for a lesson I'm giving on Wednesday, and at the bottom of the signature was this:
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
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Re: General fire discussions
You don't light campfires on a total fire ban day ? And I'd hardly call those matches careless, slashers and blades careless yes, butts maybe, but not matches.Tyranus wrote:Just received an email with a session plan for a lesson I'm giving on Wednesday, and at the bottom of the signature was this:How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
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Re: General fire discussions
well the match doesn't have a mind of it's own...it's the careless person holding the match. Still comes to the same thing though, when you don't want the fire it's easily lit...when you do want it you need a whole box of matches.
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Re: General fire discussions
The fesa channel was stuck on in someones private vehicle. A couple talking and the kid in the background.
Anyway, got me thinking. what would happen if this radio system ever went down?
Anyway, got me thinking. what would happen if this radio system ever went down?
Re: General fire discussions
They can delink the channel. There's more than 1 repeater remember....philby wrote:The fesa channel was stuck on in someones private vehicle. A couple talking and the kid in the background.
Anyway, got me thinking. what would happen if this radio system ever went down?
Re: General fire discussions
philby wrote:The fesa channel was stuck on in someones private vehicle. A couple talking and the kid in the background.
Anyway, got me thinking. what would happen if this radio system ever went down?
The poor operator was getting quite stressed wasnt she
Re: General fire discussions
yer the poor thing. The SOO would of been in her ear getting her to stop it.Smithy wrote:philby wrote:The fesa channel was stuck on in someones private vehicle. A couple talking and the kid in the background.
Anyway, got me thinking. what would happen if this radio system ever went down?
The poor operator was getting quite stressed wasnt she
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Re: General fire discussions
question - isn't channel 55 the main channel where all the repeaters link to into town? so if ch55 went down what is the back-up channel?Fastlane wrote:They can delink the channel. There's more than 1 repeater remember....philby wrote:The fesa channel was stuck on in someones private vehicle. A couple talking and the kid in the background.
Anyway, got me thinking. what would happen if this radio system ever went down?
Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009
anyone know which brigades attended the fire in rockingham yesterday?
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009
alumina rd fire. rockingham.
Rockingham 1st
Rockingham 2nd
Hope Valley
Kwinana FRS
Kwinana South
Baldivas
Mandogolup
Secret Harbor
Canning vale
Helitaks
Salvation Army Food van
i may have missed some??
Rockingham 1st
Rockingham 2nd
Hope Valley
Kwinana FRS
Kwinana South
Baldivas
Mandogolup
Secret Harbor
Canning vale
Helitaks
Salvation Army Food van
i may have missed some??
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009
Rockinghams 3rd alarm yesterday had a heap of appliances some off the top of my head were Rockingham 1st and 2nd Hope Valley Kwinnana frs and Vollies Baldivis BFS, secret Habour and singelton BFS aswell as about 3 CFM's and a few DM's. At one stage they asked for air support and there was none available they were all out working hard allready. they ended up having to divert some heliatacks and fixed wings from some where north.
Didn't you get Paged Chriss
i Take it you didn't go
Didn't you get Paged Chriss
i Take it you didn't go
Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009
Kwinana dont have FRS, only VFRS.BFB LT1 wrote:Rockinghams 3rd alarm yesterday had a heap of appliances some off the top of my head were Rockingham 1st and 2nd Hope Valley Kwinnana frs and Vollies Baldivis BFS, secret Habour and singelton BFS aswell as about 3 CFM's and a few DM's. At one stage they asked for air support and there was none available they were all out working hard allready. they ended up having to divert some heliatacks and fixed wings from some where north.
singleton were not callled out.
kwinana south, mandogalup and canningvale 2.4 were called for mop up at 2200
rockingham, hope valley and kwinana pumps were parked up and did nothing. Although rockingham pump was used as control point before and after belmont ICV was there
belmont ICV attended.
2 helitacs 670 and 671. no fixed.
other appliances
Baldivis 4.4, lt1, lt2, 1.4 and 9.2
secret harbour HSR and LT
rockingham 2nd HSR and LT
rockingham 3rd LT
rockingham 1st, hope valley and kwinana light tankers.
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Re: General fire discussions
Not been a good night.
2 x 3rd alarms and a fourth alarm.
2 x 3rd alarms and a fourth alarm.
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Re: Significant bush/scrub fires 2008/2009
Yes they are a Volunteer Brigade, but they are FRS. There are many acronyms bantered about on this forum that are pointless or incorrect. There is no such thing as CFRS, but don't see people correcting that. Or maybe you should all start using VBFS and VSES?Smithy wrote: Kwinana dont have FRS, only VFRS.
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