Major fires 2006/07

Post by **meg** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:01 pm

Only just saw an article on it
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21 ... 02,00.html

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:15 pm

yer night-newz said he is there covering it (refer to a post in the wapol section) lol i wonder if he has a fake camera and microphone as well, hopefully he can post some pics !!!!

I have trouble picking up fesa where i live some days are good others are crap

Turbo · Post by **Turbo** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:45 pm

Yeah it was a 4th alarm. A heap of pumps turned out to it from as far as Hope Valley I believe. No houses ever came under threat while I was listening to it for 6 hours so I didnt film it.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:49 pm

We got paged for it about 1am.

munchkin1981 · Post by **munchkin1981** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:53 pm

i got a call bout 10 this morning for sja for a shift tonoight............................
then got stood down at 12ish

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:22 pm

we got paged to the fire on office rd.. hahaha the brigade was a bit pressed to get a crew together without the 2 of the most active members being able to go... (me n chris).

Chris said Channel 7 was there so... dunno...

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:27 pm

JG-103 wrote:we got paged to the fire on office rd.. hahaha the brigade was a bit pressed to get a crew together without the 2 of the most active members being able to go... (me n chris).

Chris said Channel 7 was there so... dunno...

Atleast you guys finally got called down to that area. 6th major fire in that area in 2 mths. Cant wait for it to be cleared

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:33 pm

we got called out about 3 hours after it started. Baldivis got called pretty quickly

Funny how on New Years in the exact same place we got called out immediately and this time baldivis did.. keeps swapping around each time.

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:37 pm

JG-103 wrote:we got called out about 3 hours after it started. Baldivis got called pretty quickly

Funny how on New Years in the exact same place we got called out immediately and this time baldivis did.. keeps swapping around each time.

Baldivis and the rocky brigades have quite a good working relationship. Alot like Kwinana and sth kwinana. The difference with this and the new years fire was that Hope Valley was the primary pump so they would have requested you guys. Today Rockingham 1st and 2nd were turned out as primary and back up so they would have asked for baldivis. I drove past 20 mins after it started and had grown quite quickly. Could go as uni didnt want the day off.

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:45 pm

neither did my uni

But i spent time with the gf instead

Thats why we want a good relationship with HV and once we start arranging things then hopefully it will come about.

Rockingham deputy was running the shots wasnt he ? That would have also played a role.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:48 pm

yeah
started as rocko 1st callin it 2nd alarm
rocko 2nd turned out but took a while they made it third alarm then kwinana got turned out rocko deputy got off at scene called for baldivis and icv to be paged and got all vehicles thats when i stopped listenin couldnt see smoke from my crib

an hour or 2 went by and i was due to meet up wit the mrs typically just as im about to leave the pager goes off after like 3 hours of the fire running

i could clearly see the smoke
the fire wasnt that big imo the hanging smoke just made it look that way
el capitano rang me even and asked me coz usually im first 1 to call up lol
but had other commitments

first one ive missed when im available

drove past it on the way to the cinemas and ther was sooooooo many runner neckers tryin o get onto alumina rd but av207 i think had it blocked and the helitacs 670,671 wer fillin up from small ponds across from the council chambers

chris

chris

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:52 pm

chrissss wrote: helitacs 670,671 wer fillin up from small ponds across from the council chambers

they are across the road from rockingham police station

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:04 pm

JG-103 wrote:neither did my uni
But i spent time with the gf instead
Thats why we want a good relationship with HV and once we start arranging things then hopefully it will come about.

Rockingham deputy was running the shots wasnt he ? That would have also played a role.

Got to spend time with mine as well. Thought it would be a bit harsh to go considering she had come up from albany for the weekend. And had soooo much ( not ) to learn at uni

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:07 pm

haha my mrs was full pressurin me to go but i felt bad although i dont wanna lose my dedicated status of the brigade but i have been to every fire im been available for so i shant complain

chris

imacop · Post by **imacop** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:17 am

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Alarm.
These have been mentioned quite regularly. What do they mean?