Mt Bryan truck rollover

[Darius]

29 November 2006 - 2:10 PM

Media Release : MOUNT BRYAN TRUCK ROLLOVER

MEDIA RELEASE

CFS Assistant Chief Officer, Rob Sandford said in statement regarding a CFS fire truck roll over at a fire at Bundaleer this morning:

"Just after 11:30am today a CFS appliance from Mount Bryan rolled.

The appliance and firefighters were mopping up on the fireground at a fire to the south of Bundaleer in the Mid North.

There were three firefighters on board the vehicle at the time of the roll over. Only one sustained injuries.

All three firefighters have been taken to Jamestown Hospital and the injured firefighter will be transported to Adelaide later today.

The extent of the firefighters injuries cannot be confirmed at this stage.

The relevant emergency services are in attendance and CFS will participate completely with any investigation by SafeWork SA.

The CFS has commenced a Chief Officers Investigation into the rollover."

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http://www.cfs.org.au/media/article.asp?pArticleID=983

[SA Firey]

Aha that would explain this page

1924962 11:53:35 29-11-06 JA81 Cat2 Jamestown Cfs/ses South Tce, Jamestown C117 E10 MULTIPLE HAZARDS R733077

1916041 12:37:48 29-11-06 JA81 PLEASE CALL ON RADIO WHEN POSSIBLE RE: SITREP. RETRIEVAL TEAM ON STANDBY AND REQUIRE INFO WHEN SUITABLE

[Camo]

poor buggas hope they make a full recovery

[fire03rescue]

Hope everything will be ok

[Mike]

wish the guys a speedy recovery.

[Robert-Robert34]

I feel sorry for the poor buggas as well but that just highlights how risky our job is and it's a huge relief that an SAAS retrieval team wasnt required :-( :-)

[Mike]

Remember.... no speculation about cause etc etc...

[2090]

Murray Bridge, trendsetters.

[SA Firey]

Either way both are reminder about responsibilities of driving an appliance :wink:

Dont think we need to add anything further,other than a speedy recovery for those involved.

[probie_boy]

Were the crew from mt bryan also, or were they strike team replacements?

this was the appliance in question:






I wish all 3 a speedy recovery.

[RescueHazmat]

Making the comment of driving the appliance is speculation that driving was or is related to the cause..

Something none of us know, and would only be assuming.


Good luck, and god speed to the crew.

Lets leave all the guessing to the professionals who will be investigating the incident.. :)

[probie_boy]

Making the comment of driving the appliance is speculation that driving was or is related to the cause..

Something none of us know, and would only be assuming.


Good luck, and god speed to the crew.

Lets leave all the guessing to the professionals who will be investigating the incident.. :)

going over the top there a little bud.

he was just making a generalised statement.

pls lets not let it get to the point where its that sensitive.

btw, does anyone know anymore on the F/F that was sent to adelaide. I've noticed this has been pretty quiet due to the blackhawk crash, has anyone even seen a picture of the truck, or what condition its in?

[SA Firey]

Went past Truckworks recenly and it is in the yard outside looking a little worse for wear :-(

[RescueHazmat]

Making the comment of driving the appliance is speculation that driving was or is related to the cause..

Something none of us know, and would only be assuming.


Good luck, and god speed to the crew.

Lets leave all the guessing to the professionals who will be investigating the incident.. :)

going over the top there a little bud.

he was just making a generalised statement.

pls lets not let it get to the point where its that sensitive.

btw, does anyone know anymore on the F/F that was sent to adelaide. I've noticed this has been pretty quiet due to the blackhawk crash, has anyone even seen a picture of the truck, or what condition its in?

Not really mate, I think you took it the wrong way personally, but hey, the joys of forums.

[Ryan]

Went past Truckworks recenly and it is in the yard outside looking a little worse for wear :-(

Where is truck works, I went past the place enar Pt Wakefield rd today and couldnt see it.

[SA Firey]

Went past Truckworks recenly and it is in the yard outside looking a little worse for wear :-(

Where is truck works, I went past the place enar Pt Wakefield rd today and couldnt see it.

Truckworks is just off South Road at Wingfield, and its in the yard near the fence has no beacons and has been surrounded by other vehicles to a point where you have to look hard :wink:

[Camo]

Would be nice if the CFS would update us on the Fire Fighters condition.  We are all on the same team you know!

[SA Firey]

Would be nice if the CFS would update us on the Fire Fighters condition.  We are all on the same team you know!

Last media release was on 29th November and nothing since.....almost like MIA.

What support is being given by CFS :? 

[filtered]

Would be nice if the CFS would update us on the Fire Fighters condition.  We are all on the same team you know!

There may be other reasons that nothing has been released - like maybe the firie or his/her family don't want anymore said about it? Just speculating...

[Pipster]

Those involved asked that their names etc not be released, and that their privacy be respected.  Hence, very little else in the media.

I would expect that there is lots of support type things going on in the background, from both HQ / Region, and from the brigade / Groups involved, that we don't see, until we need the help ourselves...

Pip

[Camo]

I understand the need for privacy etc but how is letting us know if he has been released from hospital or not a breach of privacy?

[5271rescue]

Privacy policy is killing the why we do lots of things,in Victoria they have had to re do map books as they used to list we lived where or whos farm that was......

[Ryan]

*THIS IS BASED ON NO TRUTH AND IS ALL MY THOUGHTS AND HYPOTHESIS, thankyou.

MAYBE the CFS crew was at fault and there is now an investigation and the CFS dont want the media to know or find anything out so they just keep everything out of the media just to avoid speculation or stories from our wonderful media. 

[Pipster]

I know for a fact that those involved have asked that their details not be released to the media / public.

I am sure that once the investigation of the incident is complete, then the findings will be made public in some form or another.

And besides, CFS has many more issues that should be pushed to the forefront of the media things - like the fries we have, the fire risk we currently face, recruiting more people, educating people about what to do in a bushfire etc etc.  Nothing in the media can change what has happened, so we need to focus on things now that we can do something about now

Pip

[Camo]

I dont know that anyone really cares what happened.  We are just concerned for a fellow firefighter and how they recovering.