Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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Mug wrote:Yes it was O'Connor, who were stationed at Canning Vale I think. I guess they may have been a spare appliance manned by a relief crew? As stated above resources were all over the place and stretched very thin that night. I believe Rockingham 1st was at Welshpool.
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The O'Connor crews are spare CFRS crews on overtime shifts using vehicles from either the Forrestfield Training Centre or the O'Connor workshops. These crews were using the call sign of "Forrestfield" up until the last fire season, however I was advised by a perm crew at a fire recently that because of Metro VFRS being stationed at the FTC they changed the call sign to avoid potential confusion.
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Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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I believe they were using the call sign "O'Conner" as the vehicles were sourced from the O'Conner workshops, not from Forrestfield. In the past they have used vehicles from Forrestfield, but it is possible that all Forrestfield appliances were already committed with staff and volunteer crews at Bullsbrook that day/night.
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2nd alarm Tree, scrub, grass fire THOMAS RD THE SPECTACLES x MCDOWELL LANE.

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Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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matth2004 wrote:2nd alarm Tree, scrub, grass fire THOMAS RD THE SPECTACLES x MCDOWELL LANE.

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Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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Perth and Western Australian Fire Information
2 mins ·
Spectacles Bushfire -
Fire crews are at a 3rd alarm bushfire Thomas Rd x McLaughlan Rd in the Spectacles.
Thomas Road is going to be closed in Both Directions so use alternate route.
Air Support on way
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Perth and Western Australian Fire Information
11 mins ·
Parmelia Bushfire
Fire crews are at a bushfire Sicklemore Rd x Adamson Rd,
Fire is contained but not controlled.
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observer wrote:I believe they were using the call sign "O'Conner" as the vehicles were sourced from the O'Conner workshops, not from Forrestfield. In the past they have used vehicles from Forrestfield, but it is possible that all Forrestfield appliances were already committed with staff and volunteer crews at Bullsbrook that day/night.
Just passing on what i got told by an SO. In the 11 shifts i did at the Bullsbrook fire, there were no appliances using a Forrestfield call sign (nor have I heard that call sign come up on the radio at all this season, with the exception of Metro VFRS's 5 appliances), however there were heaps of O'connor appliances at that incident.
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vk6ngs wrote:Perth and Western Australian Fire Information
2 mins ·
Spectacles Bushfire -
Fire crews are at a 3rd alarm bushfire Thomas Rd x McLaughlan Rd in the Spectacles.
Thomas Road is going to be closed in Both Directions so use alternate route.
Air Support on way
Friday 6th Feb 13:40hrs
**Fire has broken containment lines and is again out of control, air support requested**
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Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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Structure fire reported on King George Street in Vic Park.
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Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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Perth 1st, Perth 3rd, Perth CLP at incident near Jacobs Ladder. Mounts Bay Rd closed to traffic.
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Bus fire Perth Busport - Perth 1st, 2nd, 3rd & DO Perth. Fire out, bus leaking gas.
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Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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Another Transperth bus on Fire - Whitfords Station
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Re: Other incidents/minor fires etc - 2014/2015

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Diesel this time.
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2 story Structure fire Hefron St Rockingham, Retirement Village. Freo 1st, Rockingham 1st, Freo CLP, Hope Valley, DO Cockburn Sound, DO Beeliar.

2nd alarm. Hope Valley and Rocky 1st. All others stood down.
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2nd Alarm Hazmat Perth Airport. A package containing Formaldehyde was spilled while being offloaded from an aircraft. 3 ramp staff came into contact with the substance and are being decontaminated and treated at the scene.

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