Major fires 2006/07

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:54 pm

Thought you might've been out in one of your brigade's vehicles, JG!

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:54 pm

no probs GK
I would be at the Atwell fire if i had heard my pager go off

Post by **gkoutlis** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:55 pm

JG-103 wrote:no probs GK
I would be at the Atwell fire if i had heard my pager go off

JG - based on what ur hearing - What units are out at the 4th Alarm in Atwell?

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:58 pm

South Coogee
Mandogalup lt 1, 2 and 3.4
Most likely Success and/or Murdoch
Im unsure GK, i thought someone would have been giving updates so i wasnt taking note, and i didnt know about the fire until 15 mins after the pager had gone of, too late to go first turn out

Im unsure of the classification of the Atwell fire and the Wattleup fire, all i know is that DM's where going to both, and that at the wattleup fire they had a few vehicles including South Coogee 2.4

Post by **gkoutlis** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:59 pm

JG-103 wrote:South Coogee
Mandogalup lt 1, 2 and 3.4
Most likely Success and/or Murdoch
Im unsure GK, i thought someone would have been giving updates so i wasnt taking notes, and i didnt know about the fire until 15 mins after the pager had gone of, too late to go first turn out

Appreciate your info JG - cheers... Smoke must be pretty bad - especially with Jandakot Airport to the North of the fire....

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:03 pm

DM Beeliar says incident is under control- unsure which- sitrep soon to come.

Any other vehicles goin to the Spring Rd Fire have been told to go normal rd

My pager reads as followed

A73 Pls assist grass fire beenyup rd atwell x tapper incident 66392 at 15:10 hours.

20 min t/o for us, bit slow..

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:04 pm

Kalamunda IC says fire is contained, helitacs released, still need the vehicles who are on the way, helitacs are goin back to base, so i reckon the Atwell fire is 3rd alarm

EDIT: Kalamunda 1.4 now turning out to Kalamunda fire- how come all there vehicles turn out at dif times ?

Kalamunda frs have arrived

EDIT: Just got a message from Chrisss who went ( ATWELL FIRE), says they are doing mop up, that there is a hug fire near by (must be the wattleup fire or kalamunda fire), says there is about 10 cop cars and vf601 at the fire, says 671 was at the fire, says about 5 DM's are there (dunno bout 5)

670 and 671 are back at base from the kalamunda fire.
EDIT: HELITAC 668 has departed the Atwell fire

EDIT: DM SE now back at the office, didnt even get to the kalamunda fire.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:17 pm

JG-103 wrote: EDIT: Kalamunda 1.4 now turning out to Kalamunda fire- how come all there vehicles turn out at dif times ?

They turn out appliances as the crews arrive at the station (as most brigades do).

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:22 pm

iv just never really heard vehicles from the same station turning out 5-15 minutes after one another is all, spose half of em where at work and what not.

Kalamunda ICV turned out 5 mins ago

EDIT: Hope Valley just gave a sit rep

Fire was 400mx 400 m most of which is under control
there was a gas pipeline running through the middle of the fire
caused an explosion- reason for them turning out
the pipelines saftey thing kicked in
gas company on the way to make sure its def safe
They will be there for quite a while he said.

Pretty gusty outside, no wonder we have these fires

EDIT: members of the public concerned about smoke coming from kalamunda fire, 6IP wanting to know if the fire is def under control and if rd closures are needed.

ICV is setting up, will give sitrep soon.

Kalamunda IC- says- Contained, mop up in progress, no running fire

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:26 pm

Left the scanner at home, 4Â½ hrs drive away....

kylep · Post by **kylep** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:35 pm

re: Kalamunda, just quickly.

Kalamunda FRS will just turnout as "Kalamunda" meaning Pump and LT.

Kalamunda BFS mobilise as they fill vehicles, which they have many of...
3.4
2.4
1.4
LT2,3,4,5,6
ICV
Recon/Support

edited for spelling - keyboard is skipping letters

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:17 pm

kylep wrote:Kalamunda BFS mobilise as they fill vehicles, which they have many of...
3.4
2.4
1.4
LT2,3,4,5,6
ICV
Recon/Support

Kalamunda BFS only has 3 light tankers these days. FESA likes to take 2 x Light Tankers and replace them with a single 1.4.

firefly.000 · Post by **firefly.000** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:51 pm

kylep wrote:re: Kalamunda, just quickly.

Kalamunda FRS will just turnout as "Kalamunda" meaning Pump and LT.

Kalamunda BFS mobilise as they fill vehicles, which they have many of...
3.4
2.4
1.4
LT2,3,4,5,6
ICV
Recon/Support

edited for spelling - keyboard is skipping letters

I was at work at another incident but what I did hear today was Kalamunda VFRS turned their LT out first as they had trouble getting a pump crew immediately so atleast got their LT on the way. This is what they said over the radio and there pump did arrive a little after the LT. But as kylep said they usual go as one so just say kalamunda which is taken as pump and LT

kylep · Post by **kylep** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:15 am

Fastlane wrote: Kalamunda BFS only has 3 light tankers these days. FESA likes to take 2 x Light Tankers and replace them with a single 1.4.

Thought someone would pick me for that. I only remembered the 1.4 at the last minute, have not had the pleasure of working with it. Also couldn't remember if they had managed to hold onto the 4 or 4 LTs as mentioned.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:33 pm

ok in regards to the atwell fire i can give a good sitrep

got the sms at work so rang capitan saying i could come
went down the station apprently ther was so much traffic on 6ip couldnt get thru till i gt ther anyways i was in lt1 went to fire on went lights
when we got ther helitac 668 and 669 wer on scene
VK101,VF108,VF601,av,207,av201,av251, 2 or 3 mike bikes a vr car and a vc car seriuously a bit of over kill aye
only 1 road was blocked off when we arrived success and jandakot only on scene i think
vehicles went to wattleup: hope valley,south coogee, fremantle 1st, murdoch

when we arrived at atwell ther was seriously 5 dms there but they mustve gone too wattleup wattleup looked far bigger but read in the paper atwell was 20 ha??????? pffffft only looked to be about 4! jandakot 9.2 has been done up looks pretty snazzy and yer we bascially had a whole sector to our brigade it was delibrelty lit coz fio was ther

thats bout it

chris