WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

firefly.000 wrote:

xli wrote:amazing photos!

one thing i noticed, whats with the Perth trucks being plugged into the mains electricity? do they actually have to charge the batteries that way (and if thats the case, probably a silly question but do all fire vehicles have to do that??)

Yes it is just a trickle charge to ensure the batteries are always charged. Particularly on career appliances when the radios and MDT's are always left on, if the vehicles dont get a run for a period they would otherwise go flat. Pretty much all vehicles I see, both career and vols, have it. All career appliances do have it

Darlington has a system with a driveaway detatchment on it, incase someone forgets to unplug it...has happened! At my ses unit though, we attatch the keys to the chain/electrical cable, thus you can't drive without takeing the charger out.

Tyranus wrote: Darlington has a system with a driveaway detatchment on it, incase someone forgets to unplug it...has happened! At my ses unit though, we attatch the keys to the chain/electrical cable, thus you can't drive without takeing the charger out.

The fire appliances these days isolate the starter motor, so you cant drive away even if you wanted to... even our 5+ year old light tanker came like this...

Hi all glad you liked the pics.

All the old vehicles are at the academy, I have updated the images also to include a few police cars and water police as well as 1 ambulance.

I went around a fair bit whilst there and seen a few be back again soon hope to see more!

Thanks again , Matt

updated Perth images at http://www.firecall.com.au/test/index.html

There are a heap of other state stuff there now also at the main link.

www.firecall.com.au

so envious of that 9.2 ther 7.2 was pretty good as it was i didnt think fesa wer makign or ever made bulk tankers i thought the local councils did it thats the first time ive seen 1 made like that on an izusu cab chassis too.
pretty kool


howd u get all these pics in like a week???lol sum knows ppl in high places
i noticed u went into oconnor workshops how can u get in ther to see the trucks n facilitys??? can u ask sum1 or something???

cheers

chris

chrissss wrote:
howd u get all these pics in like a week???lol sum knows ppl in high places
i noticed u went into oconnor workshops how can u get in ther to see the trucks n facilitys??? can u ask sum1 or something???

cheers

chris

Guess I was just lucky huh

Not living in WA I am not sure what needs to be done to visit these places, sorry.


Matt

www.firecall.com.au

its who u know matt