QFRS Fleet 980

[D1cko]

This is one I snapped today. Call sign 230 Victor. I have seen it out the back of station 34 before but today it went back to 35 with 235 Alpha. Would it have a spare appliance that just goes where its needed or has a place to park?

Ben




Sorry about the crap quality. Only had my iPhone on me

[Stretch]

If its anything like the "lesser used" pumpers down here, mainly used for transport runs (IE say a truck had to go from Surfers to Southport Workshops, the offline pumper would be driven one up to Southport and our aerial appliance (not often used) would tail the pumper, pick the driver up and return to surfers).


That may be what is was used for or for other things such as "brigade duties"...

[D1cko]

I'm supprised they turned out 230 Victor. The usual thing is 235 Alfa and Kilo turn out together. And I think they have a new Charlie that I've been hearing out and about the last few weeks. I haven't been hearing 235 Kilo in a while.

[D1cko]

They have a couple of them parked out the back of 34. There were a few of them getting around in the flood cleanup. I wonder what the new Isuzu is thats getting around then. I thought it might have been 235 Charlie.

[D1cko]

I will have to try to get over there and to 34 and get some pictures and of whats getting around.

[graham crane]

235A 940
235B. 882
235Z. 815

North rocky
234A 1168
234E1279
234K 945
234I. 907
234S 1016
230V 980


Yeppoon
237A 1043
237B 1086

Emu park
232A 1163
232E 1284
232Y 1178

Mount Morgan
233A 1083
233B 1034


Gracemere
238A 1240

Gladestone
244A 1166
244B 927
244E 1280
244K 952
244J 294
244S 1015
244Z 760
250V 1069

[Bfs13]

Just wondering why 230V is a pumper and not an old milk tanker like they have in Region 5 at Caboolture 28 station.

[D1cko]

I don't know for certain but an old milk tanker would be utterly useless around these parts. It's pretty hilly country so a lot of our rural and iZone appliances are geared toward that type or terrain. It was to the point that brigades were passing up new medium attack appliances because their design isn't any good around here. The canters rule the roost with their shorter wheel base and minimal rear overhang.

[60 pumps]

these trucks are used as izone trucks and at large grass fires