Search at Paney Station 8th Sept

[bajdas]

Multiple volunteers paged this morning for a 12 hour shift in a land search at Paney Station. I think this is in the Gawler Ranges area.

Pt Lincoln SES
Whyalla SES
Pt Augusta SES
CFS Yalanda James
CFS Warramboo
CFS Wudinna
CFS Waddikee
CFS Warramboo
CFS Mount Damper
CFS Kimba
CFS Minnipa
CFS Cootra

[bajdas]

CFS received stop call for the search via R6HQ at 1130

[bajdas]

OK serious question...one wonders if I will get a serious answer from this forum...or just more baiting.....    

Some SES Units will have pre-made boxes that they swap into vehicles for land search (eg compasses, welfare, tents, maps, pencils, vertical, water, etc) which would not ordinarily be in the vehicle. Which boxes go in and which go out is dependant on the search area and information given.

With the distance that some of the CFS trucks would be potentially travelling to this search location, would you empty some water out of the truck to make it travel lighter ?

[Pipster]

Wudinna is right next to the Gawler Ranges, - much closer than the bulk of the SES units that were called, so speed is not of the essence in this case.

Also, I reckon some of the appliance will travel more comfortably full then empty.....(or worse, half full!)

There were a number of pager messages last night, warning of a potential search today.

Pip

[Zippy]

pfft, out there, if you dump 2000 Litre's of water...you'd get shot.

[bajdas]

....Also, I reckon some of the appliance will travel more comfortably full then empty.....(or worse, half full!)....

Pip

Thanks. I was more interested in how the truck would handle for comfort of the passengers & 4wd capability rather than speed. I also assume the fuel range of the truck would increase with less weight.

In the past, on strike team deployment (eg KI, interstate) were the fire trucks driven full of water and fully loaded ? Or were they topped up when they got to staging ?

[Pipster]

The strike teams I've been on have mainly been full tanks (not a good look if you come across a fire on the way to your main incident, and have no water!!!)

Although not a particular issue right now, in terms of rural fires.... !

Pip

[calspec]

From the AdelaideNow website....

"A KANGAROO surveyor has been found safe and well in the rugged Gawler Ranges after going missing for a day.

The Murray Bridge man, in his 60s, was last heard from about noon yesterday via his UHF radio.

He was part of a survey to determine the number of kangaroos in the Gawler Ranges National Park, about 200km west of Port Augusta.

STAR Group police joined in the search with Department of Environment and Heritage staff.

State Emergency Service volunteers also were called in to help in the search, with two spotters in aircraft.

A forward command post was set up at the Paney Station homestead."

[boredmatrix]

pfft, out there, if you dump 2000 Litre's of water...you'd get shot.

Not if you 'dumped' it on a cocky's crop this time of year...every little bit helps.....

[CFS_Firey]

With the distance that some of the CFS trucks would be potentially travelling to this search location, would you empty some water out of the truck to make it travel lighter ?

I'm not sure how much difference it would make for a 24/34, but we'll often leave our Tanker empty for a long trip home from a strike team.  (after assessing the risks of course...)

[Alan (Big Al)]

Dont travel with half a tank as it makes for a uncomfortable ride, and always travel home full, one of the neighbouring brigades found out the hard way when they arrived in their town empty were prompotly paged for a going domestic to arrive first and be absolutly useless.