welcome to the group,I like your station there and nice appliances you have mind you you could do with a 3rd pump.
hehe yeah, we just got a new tanker
man its sweet the air horn on it is weak lol its electronic and we have brought a new truck that is going to be our hazmat supplys, if warrnambool get a hazmat call we will be called down with our hazmat truck, its still being looked at by CFA so its ready to get on the road. in 18months we will be getting a pumper-tanker
they are beasts we had one on an open day once.
Welcome to the group Damo,
When you go to a big job get that digital camera out.....because
WE WANT PICTURES
Enjoy your fire service career
thanks bud.
well we have a DVD of a big target fire we had, with photos was mad i was just a spectator
as it was in 2004, and we are discussing to get a video camera and record when we roll out the door and when we get on scene.
and i just finished fire suppression 1.11 tonight
last night we had to show the instructor rope knots and hooking up a hydrant to the truck (i use to do juniors for 5 years so i was familar with it) and to do change overs on the pumps etc, to easy
he then asked each person at different times wat tools would you use on a tin roof to access it and where were water points in the town. He asked me where were water points in the town, need 5 to pass, i answered pool, dam, lake, ground ball, millcock.
and then he asked how would i tell where a fire in a house was and there is 6 answers, i said, lots of smoke, flames, detectors(if have any)(for eg if in a hospital detector on floor x in room x), hotspots, windows are stained black, people tell you where it is.