Gosnells 7-2

Post by **gkoutlis** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:52 pm

Guys I know there is all types of FESA FRS units out there - but what type is a 7-2???

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:53 pm

thats a Bushfire appliance
carries approx 7000L of water and is 2 wheel drive, hence the name 7.2
We have one too

Post by **gkoutlis** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:58 pm

Thanks JG-103 - I appreciate your help...I thought it may have been the Aerial Appliance - you know the truck with a really long aerial ladder...

So thanks for your help....Can I perhaps suggest that maybe we can post a sticky of all the different types of trucks out there???

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:03 pm

im presuming that is the grounded helitac air intel 3.4. is it big and say calm on it?

Post by **gkoutlis** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:04 pm

Sorry mate, what i meant to say was the really long fire trucks with the aerial ladder on board - Over Size - fire truck...

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:06 pm

dunno then. Maybe chrisss knows cause he's seen the grounded helitac air intel 3.4 appliance

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:10 pm

That 7.2 Is Prety Much the same as your's JG-103, But it's a newer Model , And has 4 smaller lightbars on it . Oh And it's not yellow

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:11 pm

Ours was a 5.2 until a couple of members decided to customise it into a 7.2!

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:13 pm

for pics of vehicles check out this sight however urbans vary from rurals, generally what you hear are rurals except for the odd 3.4 urban. Exception is canningvale 2.4- its a urban.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:15 pm

The 7.2's are all locally built - theres no FESA designed appliance of this type. I believe they are designing a standard 9.2 tanker at the moment.

The Helitac truck is actually just a ground support vehicle - carries fuel and the like for refuelling the Helitacs.

For those that dont know, the callsigns are all pretty standard as in:

First number indicates the amount of water, in thousands of litres. 2nd number (after the .) indicates the drive of the vehicle, eg, 2wd, 4wd..

So, a 5.2 = 5000l, 2wd.. 7.2 = 7000l, 2wd. 3.4 = 3000l, 4wd etc..

FYI, the big red truck with the ladder is called a CLP = Combined Ladder Platform. The older ones are TLL (Turn Table Ladder).

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:25 pm

gkoutlis wrote:Sorry mate, what i meant to say was the really long fire trucks with the aerial ladder on board - Over Size - fire truck...

You're probably thinking of the CLP (Combined Ladder Platform). Look here or here for more info.

Post by **gkoutlis** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:27 pm

Cheers for that.

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:50 pm

Fastlane wrote: I believe they are designing a standard 9.2 tanker at the moment.

Would this be the new 9.2 at Oakford?

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:06 pm

OLD THREAD!