Ah but that is not quite true is it?
All SES "9" vehicles are Primary RCR - i.e they have heavy cutters & spreaders & ram + Hydraulic pump either a Simo or Trimo. Plus the other stuff.
CFS who knows! could be a rescue with heavy hydraulic equipment, 24/34p with heavy hydraulic or combitool who knows!
Then there is MFS who can have either heavy hydraulic or combitool & still be called rescue i.e "9".
Remember the directory states that combination tools do not meet the standard.
So I have a 91 (RCR), a 31 which has cutters and all of the RCR stuff but as it does not have a seperate spreaders does not meet the RCR standard.
Therefore once everyone understands our system they know that a "9" vehicle has heavy hydraulic capability & crewed by RCR team members.
Yet I don't have the same confidence in CFS/MFS - combitool/ heavy hydraulic? RCR Crew or not?
Back to NOA020 - there appliance would have a "3" on the door & would be more than capable of any rescue except RCR as they haven't done the course - as far as I know!
Well over half of the heavy fleet would be "9" vehicles, I think the problem lays with the fire service view of rescue - RCR being the mainly/only form of rescue! And of course it would take very little effort to fix the NOA029 problem -train them in RCR
Or change the computer entry
The system is quite fine - if used correctly & EVERYONE follows the same rules!
cheers
