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Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:33 pm
by written_ficton
A brutal attack on firefighters, I feel sick that there are complete nutter bongo heads out there that than do this.
Hope the crew are okay
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:07 pm
by woobla1
I did not quite understand this, granted I have just come off a night shift. How did they do it? did they place it in the ground? or did people actually ram it into the car? The driver was very lucky it just missed him. It is absolutely shocking. I really wonder about the mentality of people in this country.
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:55 pm
by dlcat1
I'd like more info on this one......but at this stage am just glad no serious injury occurred.
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:59 pm
by Fastlane
Looks like the access gates DEC uses in the plantations. No doubt the detail of how it happened will be forthcoming, not much point speculating.
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:28 pm
by Turbo
The story has changed a fair bit since it was first written - makes a little more sense now.
Glad the vollies came off unhurt - extremely lucky.
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:46 pm
by Smithy
Was a shocking night for us in the pine forrest. Has to make you think about alot more on the fireground
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:22 pm
by ace of spades
What Brigade was this. I thought there was a bushfire brigade down at Baldivas as the picture in the perthnow website is a FRS Light tanker. If it was Baldivas why do they have an FRS vehicle, if theres is getting fixed isn't there at least 1 white bushie truck that they could have used as there as been a substatntial turnover of them lately.
Glad everyone was alright though
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:27 pm
by Fastlane
Rockingham 3rd Light Tanker. The news also showed Baldivis LT1 which had damage to the side step and door.
To be honest, does it really matter who's truck it is and who was using it? As long as they are OK.
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:41 pm
by treeny
glad to hear they are all ok. who does this to volunteers??????
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:22 pm
by robbage
What makes you think the offenders were targeting volunteers? Odds are they were out to cause chaos, no matter who happened to turn up.
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:56 pm
by treeny
does it matter if they knew they were volunteers or not. WHO DOES THIS!!!!!!!!! sooooo stupid!!!!!!
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:07 pm
by kwn
Glad all involved are OK..... Sure will earn him an award at end of season though.....
Re: Firefighters targeted in `despicable' act
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:39 am
by philby
And heres the video if you missed it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmhub_cy_N8
Bloody Lucky!