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OFF Topic / FDNY Code 3 Models
« on: October 21, 2009, 10:26:55 AM »
Any collectors / sellers?

I notice a few on Ebay under: FDNY Code 3.

Im looking for Manhattan Rescue 1!


Who of you have what trucks? Lets get a tally going, wonder if we have the entire fleet between us?

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SA Firefighter General / CFA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN FIRE:
« on: February 13, 2009, 06:26:08 AM »
CFA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN HOUSEFIRE IN VICTORIA ~ AFTER SPENDING DAYS ON THE FRONT LINES:

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25043481-661,00.html

UPDATE 9.15pm: POLICE are probing a suspicious fire that killed a CFA volunteer after he returned from the bushfire front line.

Country Fire Authority (CFA) mates have named the dead man as Russell Pitt, whose body was found in the burnt-out ruins of his Upper Ferntree Gully home on Thursday morning.

CFA trucks were called to the Jean St address about 3.30am today to find the house engulfed in flames.

“When we got there this morning and the house was going, I think the initial crew was very sad, but we went on with our business until it was under control and then we all got out of it because by that stage I think the emotion was starting to tell with all the guys,'' Upper Ferntree Gully brigade captain Peter Smith told reporters.

Mr Pitt had returned home briefly after days fighting bushfires at Mirboo North in Gippsland and at Yarra Glen.

He was due to be sent out for fire duty again on Thursday.

“It's not fair. It's just not fair that he's been out doing all that, and here he is at home in bed,'' Mr Smith said.

“We're not quite sure what happened. Yeah, it's just not fair.''

Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Chris Goldrick, from the Knox CIU, said it could be some time before the body was formally identified.

He said the arson squad was investigating the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious.

One neighbour said Mr Pitt was very community-minded.

“He was a really nice guy, involved with the community, the CFA and the likes,'' he told the Nine Network.

Another neighbour said she tried to save Mr Pitt's house.

“I came out and got the garden hose but I couldn't get close enough to the house,'' she said.

After the arson squad examined the scene, police said the blaze was being treated as suspicious.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted.

Police have notified the next of kin, the Knox Leader has reported.

He was among the team that spent several hours battling the Quarry Rd bushfire on Black Saturday – only a couple of hundred metres away from his home, a neighbour told the Knox Leader.


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OFF Topic / Jane McGrath dies aged 42
« on: June 22, 2008, 03:48:55 PM »
Very sad indeed..

Jane McGrath dies aged 42

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=584399

Jane McGrath, wife of former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath, has died after a long battle with breast cancer, Cricket Australia announced.

"It is with deep sadness that the family and friends of Jane McGrath, beloved wife of former Australian cricketer Glenn and loving mother of James and Holly, must announce she passed away at her home (Sunday) morning," a Cricket Australia statement said.

"With Glenn and their two children by her side, Jane's wonderful life ended peacefully after a sudden decline in her health over the past week."

McGrath, 42, had surgery earlier this year and was recovering before complications set in, the statement added.

"Jane McGrath has left a lasting legacy through the McGrath Foundation, an organisation that is providing thousands of women hope - and support - in their fight against breast cancer," the statement said.

"The McGrath Family have requested their privacy be respected at this very difficult time."

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SA Firefighter General / Fire Game - Online
« on: July 18, 2007, 12:54:58 PM »
If you get a little bored, give this a go..

http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/firetruck/gootw/gootw.htm


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Forum Stuff / Sponsored links
« on: February 11, 2007, 11:28:28 AM »
These have been popping up in threads and now on the boards main page.. Have they been set like this?

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SA Firefighter General / Trivia
« on: October 24, 2006, 12:17:35 AM »
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.

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