Thread: Welcome to the volly room

Fire up the coast the other night, GC neighbour phoned police about it as it was neighbouring a pine forest that has burnt down years ago before.

NZFS didn't want a bar of it, couldn't get the truck up the road.

The cop that was dispatched was sounding rather puffed on the radio, must have been an uphill road not "dangerously over grown" as he described hehe

Rural vollies walked in and put it out with two Scotty packs I would hate to be so unfit to turn down a job where I could protect someone's property and if I owned those pines I'd be making a generous donation to the local vollies crews!!!!!


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@Dougie what time/night was that?

Originally Posted by sako75

@Dougie what time/night was that?

Can't renember, was on a late shift so before 10pm

Maybe Sunday?

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well the only bit of volunterring I've been involved in is a warranted leader for one of my boys cub pack, they were a bit short. good experiences so far some have got me out of my comfort zone (dealing with people mainly).

That's a pretty big role. Rural areas is hard to find volunteers let alone good volunteers.
Cubs need people like yourself as leaders and to guide them and give the opportunities to do all the fun things they go there for. Gives them the confidence as they grow older and the good times you are have is a great reward

Another happy ending.
Missing hunter found safe and well - national | Stuff.co.nz

It is good work that they do Pengy.

Although there seems to be different rules for different parts of the country, as far as I know you have never been able to take an appliance off hard standing.
Learned that on my ERD back in the 90's.
If you have a serious accident off road you will most likely be hung out to dry. Check where you stand legally

We got balled out at a rural fire debrief after all the 6/1 and a couple of 6/3 went over an small non certified private wood bridge onto a grass area for assembly point. Quite right as a bridge collapse would have stranded the truck for a few weeks. All to save a 30sec walk from the main carpark.

At a house fire a couple of years ago, I parked to the side of the driveway with both front wheel on the grass. Got a bit boggy with all the water etc. A couple of days later the burst water mains to the house were repaired right where I had parked.

Hey in not complaining about the urbans, I was mainly cracking up at the cop who had too many donuts to tackle the hill.


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Originally Posted by Dougie

Hey in not complaining about the urbans, I was mainly cracking up at the cop who had too many donuts to tackle the hill.


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Should have said in passing "I thought you had to pass some sort of fitness test to be a cop ?"

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Originally Posted by Mauser308

Best not, some of those dudes have NO sense of humour. I suspect it's a consequence of wearing that blue getup every day, bit like waking up to battleship grey every morning!

i must be so difficult to stay human in that job. i do know four officers personally and they all are top blokes/ladies so it's not impossible

Originally Posted by smidey

i must be so difficult to stay human in that job. i do know four officers personally and they all are top blokes/ladies so it's not impossible

Thanks


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Putting the word out there

Hi All
Can you all be on the lookout for a 1993 white Toyota Corolla Reg WI 2848
Fire Service sticker under Neath the warrant of fitness. also a community support sticker in the rear window.

This was stolen from the Waihi Fire Station while they were out on a call out on Sunday. any information please contact your local Police or phone Moe Stevens on 027 2920401

Regards
Brian Pearce
APFBA

Filthy huas, hope they get caught and get what they deserve

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I did five years as a ambo. Also spent time in auckland on the road.