Trivia

Started by RescueHazmat, October 23, 2006, 11:17:35 PM

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RescueHazmat

I was going to put this into the offtopic area, but it is all about fire service heritage so figured the general arena would suit it more...


Basically, I will start off the thread with a couple of trivia questions, from either past or present " Fire Services ".. (Not limiting it to any one service..)..

When the correct answers are given, or if over a week or so no one finds the answer, a different question can be posted, or i'm sure I could rustle a few more up...  - Hopefully we will all relive some memories, learn something and have a bit of a smile..

Question time...

1)What appliance, made by Mills Tui, at one stage featured the radio callsign VL5NO, on its doors? - Hints - The appliance is over 20 years old, and is STILL currently in service in the SACFS.

2) In 1990, what was the make of the front running ladder appliance? - The hint is in the word ladder....

3) In 1984, if you dialled the following number 391-2666, which SACFS station would you be calling?



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Pipster

My guess (after a 8 days straight of work, and a few glasses of wine..) are:

1.  Burnside Pumper
2.  International
3.  A brigade in what was the Mt Barker Group......Mt Barker or Greenhills maybe?

Pip
There are three types of people in the world.  Those that watch things happen, those who make things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

Scania_1

3.Alarm number for Littlehampton CFS.

RescueHazmat

I'm impressed.


I should have clarified the ladder question, I should have typed the make of the ladder setup, that being the Morialta (sp) ladder appliance.

Excellent work.

Any takers on some questions?

CFS_Firey

#4
I don't actually know the answers to some of these questions, so I can't say if you're right or not...

4. what is the oldest SACFS/EFS brigade (including FFA's)
5. what is the newest SACFS brigade (as above)
6. Who was the first Director of the EFS?

Pipster

4.. Are we taking about station age, or brigade age...?
5.  As above
6.  Don't reckon EFS ever had a Chief Executive officer....   :-)

Pip
There are three types of people in the world.  Those that watch things happen, those who make things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

CFS_Firey

I right royally screwed that up didn't I... I've edited my post above to be correct ;)
Thanks Pip

SA Firey

6.  Don't reckon EFS ever had a Chief Executive officer....   :-)

Pip
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CFS_Firey

Tuckey brigade is correct, However the first director of the EFS was Tom Meany (Director from 1946-49). Kerr took over from Meany, and was the longest serving Director/CEO of the EFS/CFS...
Re: Question 4, I've been doing some research and haven't found anything final (the first "brigade" formed, 'Belalie' no longer exists, so I'll wait to see if Pip knows what the "official" oldest brigade is...)

Pipster

Technically, the bulk of CFS brigades are the same age..... - 30 years old, since that is when the EFS became the CFS (legislation was proclaimed in 1976...!)

And is Tuckey really the newest brigade?   I am still trying to get it confirmed, but I think that Tuckey brigade existed previously, and was closed somewhere around 15 years ago.....?   But, it may have been a sub station, rather than a full brigade....but I'm not sure!!

As for oldest one..there is a current brigade that can track its history back to 1914..but I can't remember who...

There are a few other old ones - Glencoe was founded in 1922 (but isn't the oldest one)

Pip
There are three types of people in the world.  Those that watch things happen, those who make things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

RescueHazmat

Here's one.


In 1985 who was the chairman of the VFBA ?

5271rescue

blinky bill
my view only

RescueHazmat

hmmm... I thought it was Peter J Swann.. - I will double check.

Pipster

I don't think John Forster was ever the Chairman of VFBA...he was the secretary for some time, and then became the Executive Officer for a while too.......

Pip
There are three types of people in the world.  Those that watch things happen, those who make things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

Scania_1

New question
How many appliances from a certain Far South East CFS group were deemed unroadworthy during an inspection in the 80`s?

RescueHazmat


5271rescue

blinky bill
my view only

Scania_1

Yes Bill all. Read it in the Tried by Fire book.

CFS_Firey

What was the call sign of the appliance that suffered a burnover at Mt Bonython in Ash Wednesday 2, resulting in the death of a fire fighter?

24P

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

CFS_Firey


RescueHazmat

Quote from: RescueHazmat on October 25, 2006, 02:02:54 PM
hmmm... I thought it was Peter J Swann.. - I will double check.

Have confirmed it was Mr Swann..

Fairly easy one..
Q) What year did the SACFS move into the Waymouth St building?

5271rescue

blinky bill
my view only

Robert-Robert34

Its a little know fact but Kalangadoo had a volunteer bushfire brigade back in 1900s long before it was formed as a EFS brigade in the 1950s

Kalangadoo Brigade