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goingbush
15th January 2014, 06:11 PM
No disrespect to our CFA Volunteers, but I really had to have a chuckle to myself whilst stopped at the traffic lights today.

Heard siren, looked in mirrors ... nothing

looked up and down road ... nothing

waiting

..... waiting

siren getting closer

then a CFA Defender speeds past . like I say no disrespect but it was funny seeing the slowed traffic going faster than the Land Rover !!!
Total Fire Ban today, CFA LandRover Fire Truck , Lights & Siren !! - YouTube


Actually its the first time Ive ever seen a LandRover under lights & siren !!
Roverlord off road spares
15th January 2014, 08:26 PM
We have them in the hills. Fire trucks never travel very fast due to the weight of equipment and if loaded with water it makes speed pretty hard.
Maybe the traffic is speeding:Dlike every day driving faster than the posted limit;)
goingbush
15th January 2014, 08:37 PM
We have them in the hills. Fire trucks never travel very fast due to the weight of equipment and if loaded with water it makes speed pretty hard.
Maybe the traffic is speeding:Dlike every day driving faster than the posted limit;)

It was actually one of yours units, from Belgrave. but I think thats a Pumper ?? rather than a tanker, so no water !! (but is is sitting low in the back)
I think he might have slowed to have a look at my truck :wasntme:
Basil135
15th January 2014, 08:38 PM
Our brigade had an Acco as our 22 Rescue appliance.

More than once, if I was in a 110 zone, I would shut the bells & whistles off.

Kinda pointless when it had a top speed of just over 90 km/h :o

But, she got us there, every time until her retirement... :D
digger
15th January 2014, 09:55 PM
It was actually one of yours units, from Belgrave. but I think thats a Pumper ?? rather than a tanker, so no water !! (but is is sitting low in the back)
I think he might have slowed to have a look at my truck :wasntme:

If its like our pumpers they still carry a reserve of water (up to 1000L) or in the case of our Urban Rural Pumper (URP) it carries 3,000L..

But if enroute to a job through traffic,our mob at least, speeding or not theyre obligated to run lights and sirens...

(also a lot of defender response drivers dont 'drive it like its stolen' which gets best results :) )