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[Camo]

Ok first problem the public think we are council trucks no fire appliances.

If you are having problems with being seen your brigade should seriously consider upgrading your lights/warning devices and striping. Look at appliances like Mt Barker pumper and Rescue which have been upgraded from standard lighting they stand out a lot more. Also I know Mt Barker have lights on their station and on Adelaide road warning emergency vehicles entering.

For Info and prices on lighting check out -http://www.emergencyandsafety.com.au/

Seriously Man No Offence but just because it isnt a Dennis or a Scania does not mean its not a fire truck!

Give me an izuzu over our hino anyday!

[strikeathird]

Barker rescue is an Izuzu.


I think the reference to trucks was souly identifying the fact about lighting, not the make of truck.  (Another thing I like on the Mt. Barker Dennis is the High Vis striping on the back, very effective in my opinion and should be introduced firstly onto all appliances working in built up and highway areas, and then across the board.)


The coucil truck comment is fair (and im guessing in good humour), as heck, our trucks are white !  If we had skyjets people would think the cherry picker from the local council was arriving on scene..

[PF_]

Barker rescue is an Izuzu.

If we had skyjets people would think the cherry picker from the local council was arriving on scene..

ETSA!!!!!

Norton Summit have an "etsa" truck dont they with a lift on the back?

[strikeathird]

I know MAWSON tanker has a mini crane for the portable dam.

[Camo]

Barker rescue is an Izuzu.


I think the reference to trucks was souly identifying the fact about lighting, not the make of truck.  (Another thing I like on the Mt. Barker Dennis is the High Vis striping on the back, very effective in my opinion and should be introduced firstly onto all appliances working in built up and highway areas, and then across the board.)


The coucil truck comment is fair (and im guessing in good humour), as heck, our trucks are white !  If we had skyjets people would think the cherry picker from the local council was arriving on scene..

Yeah fair enough maybe i over reacted....I dont mind the look of our trucks....Bit different which is good

[Toast]

In terms of the siren, I was coming up Glen Osmond rd. the other night with 441 coming toward me P1. Oddly the siren was no where near as loud as I had suspected it would be.

its all physics...

re; headlight flashers... im under the impression they are standard on every CFS appliance.

Wow, yes, doppler effect you don't say.

Ok first problem the public think we are council trucks no fire appliances.

If you are having problems with being seen your brigade should seriously consider upgrading your lights/warning devices and striping. Look at appliances like Mt Barker pumper and Rescue which have been upgraded from standard lighting they stand out a lot more.

What upgrading is this that the Barker trucks have? The have lightbars/front facing strobes/headlight flashers... What is different to anyother CFS appliance? (Yes the Dennis has side facing red/blue lights but hey, thats what you get with a purpose built fire appliance)

[CFS_Firey]

Also wondering whether the sirens on CFS trucks are up to scratch as well....seem alot quieter then the other services.

I thought all emergency services sirens have to be below a certain volume for EPA reasons, and so the sirens are quiter now than they used to be.  I know ours aren't that loud, but it always feels like ours are louder than SAAS and SAPOL...

[strikeathird]

Depends what speakers and power etc etc..

Some sirens may be able to produce 200w but if the speakers are twin 35w speakers it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out its going to be quiet.

I saw a link on the site earlier, http://www.emergencyandsafety.com.au - I looked on the site and there is heaps of products and info about lights and sirens.

[Alan (Big Al)]

Barker took their mini-bar lights off their rescue and fitted a full length bar with a clear lens in the middle it is very effective..

[Toast]

I was unaware that it was not standard. Clear lenses are fantastic.

[medevac]

Norton Summit have an "etsa" truck dont they with a lift on the back?

negative... 
theres no such thing in the CFS... should be though.

[strikeathird]

^^  Is he talking a skyjet or lift as in mini crane ??

As Mawson tanker has a mini version of a crank (sort of like the finger on 204) for lifting the port. dam off the truck to ground and visa versa.



Yep, white light definately does the trick !

[medevac]

I reckon he was talking about a skyjet type setup....

[strikeathird]

10-4K

[PF_]

Sorry I wasnt clear enough in my post.  I have seen somewhere a CFS appliance set up like an ETSA truck with a bucket and crane set up on the back.  Think it was from one of the eastern brigades.

[24P]

Sorry I wasnt clear enough in my post.  I have seen somewhere a CFS appliance set up like an ETSA truck with a bucket and crane set up on the back.  Think it was from one of the eastern brigades.

A metro SES unit had one of these, not sure if they still have it?

[strikeathird]

Sorry I wasnt clear enough in my post.  I have seen somewhere a CFS appliance set up like an ETSA truck with a bucket and crane set up on the back.  Think it was from one of the eastern brigades.

Um, wasn't CFS... None in the fleet state wide.

You sure it wasn't Etsa ???

[PF_]

Could've sworn it was CFS but maybe not....  Wasnt an ETSA truck, maybe it was SES. :|

[Firefrog]

You sure you're not thinking of a photo that did the rounds of a 24p or 34p waiting to be delivered that had an ETSA truck or similar in the background. You had to look twice before you realised what was up.... :-D

[medevac]

^^lol

that could be what hes thinking of... from memory that was norton summit 34p

[medevac]

[PF_]

Thats the one! :lol:

Now I can see it is two different trucks.....my bad. :mrgreen:

[medevac]

lol

[Mike]

Warning lights on the appliances definately needs improving.... personnaly I think the vectors are most impressive. The Dennis and Stirling Pumper stand out very nicly driving down the road.

The LED Lighting is a vast improvement on the old incandesant style, but I wonder if their heads are screwed on when placing them....

all been said before.....

[Alan (Big Al)]

Aren't the vectors extremely expensive???