Jobs worths " must close barrier after every vehicle entry."

Where I live in Sydney, we use an alarm level system.(eg. 1st, 2nd 3rd and up to 10th alarms) Basically every alarm has a set number of appliances. Usually the number of pumpers allocated is at least twice the number of the alarm level. So 1st alarm = 2 pumpers, 2nd = 4 pumpers + specialist units and so on. As this incident used about 7 with two Rescues, a BA and 2 welfare units and on we would call this a 3rd alarm.

It was PDA at first with 3 Pumps Then got Made 6 Pumps With the CU BAU And TRU

Originally a pump but got converted to a BA support unit.

Was your pfp taken outside Avon fire resscue temple station?

T he pre-determined attendance at this factory is three pumping appliances so make pumps six means three more are required.

It means the total of pumping appliances required to be in attendance including the initial PDA. If you need additional or indeed a first aerial monitors you add send.. Make pumps 6, on aerial monitor required. As part of routine mobilising the mobilising officer will also send one control unit plus one support pump (not included in the 6 firefighting as their duties are with the Control Unit), plus a support pump for the aerial monitor to supply it with water so that too is not included in the six for firefighting. Each special appliance will often respond with a support vehicle so the number climbs greatly over the original request for six pumps so you always end up with far more vehicles there for supplementary duties to firefighting. Unfortunately those who would deny the financial support for the fire service don't seem to realise this and think a five pump fire should mean five pumping appliances each with a paltry 4 four crew members. At one time the first pump or only pump on every station had to have a minimum crew of 5 but that has gone clean out of the window along with most 2 pump stations. This means you get less crew to get involved at the sharp end so now each fire commander now has to estimate on the lines of how many personnel are going to be required rather than the number of pumps. Consequently they have to think of ordering on more pumps than they used to and what used to be the first of a series of assistance messages starting with 'Make pumps five' would now be 'Make pumps six' to make up for personnel cuts. This means another station left unattended for the duration. It something that doesn't seem to occur to the 'bean counters '. Cuts in services always have a knock on effect some if which are tragic to both the public and service personnel but that's OK as long as the financial accounts balance.