Trivia

RescueHazmat · October 23, 2006, 11:17:35 PM

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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Enjoy, and goodluck.

Pipster · October 24, 2006, 01:27:29 AM

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

Scania_1 · October 24, 2006, 04:14:45 PM

3.Alarm number for Littlehampton CFS.

RescueHazmat · October 24, 2006, 04:55:23 PM

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 · October 24, 2006, 05:29:56 PM

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 · October 24, 2006, 05:34:21 PM

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

CFS_Firey · October 24, 2006, 05:49:05 PM

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

SA Firey · October 24, 2006, 09:06:20 PM

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

Pip
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medevac · October 24, 2006, 09:26:09 PM

5. Tuckey Brigade?

CFS_Firey · October 25, 2006, 02:58:17 AM

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 · October 25, 2006, 11:02:17 AM

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

RescueHazmat · October 25, 2006, 11:26:24 AM

Here's one.

In 1985 who was the chairman of the VFBA ?

5271rescue · October 25, 2006, 12:10:50 PM

johmn forester

RescueHazmat · October 25, 2006, 02:02:54 PM

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

Pipster · October 25, 2006, 03:15:04 PM

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

Scania_1 · October 25, 2006, 08:30:20 PM

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

RescueHazmat · October 25, 2006, 09:11:44 PM

4 ?

5271rescue · October 26, 2006, 12:52:15 PM

all

Scania_1 · October 26, 2006, 05:40:22 PM

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

CFS_Firey · October 26, 2006, 06:31:20 PM

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 · October 26, 2006, 07:30:56 PM

Carey Gully?

CFS_Firey · October 27, 2006, 12:34:27 AM

Yep! :D

RescueHazmat · October 27, 2006, 06:48:53 AM

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 · October 27, 2006, 08:18:27 AM

2001

Robert-Robert34 · October 27, 2006, 04:59:49 PM

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