F/Valley high rise fire

[rapps_101]

I've just seen on CH10 news that there's a large fire on the top floor of Cathedral SQ in the Valley. I'm now listening to the scanner but no decent strep given since I've been listening. I suppose all Comms will be handled via 501T

[nbus qld]

No they are going to firecom and 1 Station is the staging area.

[nbus qld]

Here is a very long list of crews on site.
530A
503A
501A/B
502I
850O/S
505A
508A
518I

[rapps_101]

Strep from 501T

G block has been cleared. Individual room numbers are being provided separately as they are searched. Unfortunately I'm way too far out to hear the fireground channel myself

509A is there also

[techo]

also attending
502A
502B
511I
518A
511A
502L
BO11
512A
507A
509A
BA5

Q1
Q46
Scientific 1
Scientific 2
QC3

Vehicles being relocated include
528A to Station 11
527A to Station 11
523A to Station 2
521A to Station 2

[techo]

1807 from 501T primary search of fire ground is complete

631J and 632I Code 40
528A Code 5 at 11

1811 501T correction. Block G level 5 down is clear. Rest of building still being searched.

[nbus qld]

Just saw it on the news and it is one huge fire and there are reports they are having problems putting it out.

[rapps_101]

Does anyone have a recording of the initial firecall and the few minutes afterwards??

[techo]

1841 - Seems there are issues with multiple aerial appliances - 501T asked Firecom for ETA for mechanic to fix "aerial appliances".

[nbus qld]

Not to speculate but there are now reports it was a drug lab.

[techo]

1849 591A now on the run and en route to fire ground. This is 3 station replacement B shift crew. Obviously the start of trying to change crews over.. which will be a lengthy exercise...

1853 850P Proceeding to fire ground

[nbus qld]

There is a Vid on youtube and it shows some of the trucks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lGM8uWEl7A

[techo]

interesting to see how effective the roof monitor is alongside the aerial appliance in the Youtube clip in the posting above this, although you can't see the appliance from the video clip.
Its actually 503A - see :
http://www.news.com.au/national-news/qu ... 336?page=7

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/qu ... 36?page=35

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/qu ... 36?page=11

[qld_fire]

I always ponder how this would go down elsewhere in the state as all the aerials are "ghost manned"