Plenty of Action or was it?

[AIRMAN]

For over 2 hours yesterday we had the Firies and the Auxiliaries and QPS involved in what was termed a large grass fire in the area where I live.

I first got to know about it because of all the sirens going off. Everyone thought it must be a plane crash as we have the airport nearby, then I switched on my AOR8200 and heard the words grass fire, assembly points, control points and the Auxiliaries being brought in from Cambooya and other places. QPS crews were positioned each end of our road and at Greenwattle St.

Only thing was, I couldn't see anything or smell any smoke. Also the wind direction was wrong as it was blowing away from the urban areas.

Today I took a ride up where it was all supposed to be happening and there was NO sign of a burn of any kind.

I think it was an exercise. Anyone else in the Toowoomba area hear any of this? It was in the morning.

[Phantom]

Was a large grass fire at the end of tor St.

Quite a large area (20-30 acres) involved.

Took some time to get under control.

Went for a drive but the smoke was thick and didn't want to get too close.

Fireground was VHF 69 but as I am still trying to find out that freq that equates too.

There were 12 appliances in total that were responding or enroute.

[Comint]

Fireground was VHF 69 but as I am still trying to find out that freq that equates too.

According to my records, VHF 69 is 78.1625 MHz, and is a Repeater on Picnic Point.

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Comint

[bodyguard]

Fireground was VHF 69 but as I am still trying to find out that freq that equates too.

According to my records, VHF 69 is 78.1625 MHz, and is a Repeater on Picnic Point.

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Comint

+1 for that freq

[bodyguard]

11:43:43 25-03-11 H: FIRECALL TURNOUT - GRASS FIRE HERMITAGE & GREENWATTLE STS TOOWOOMBA- BACKING UP TOOWOOMBA URBAN AND GOWRIE MTN RURAL - FIRECOM SWR

11:59:59 25-03-11 FIRECALL: Anzac Avenue , WA1 turnout GRASS FIRE NON THREATNNING , FROM HERMITAGE RD , , , 102 Greenwattle St ,CRANLEY , TWB56L15

12:00:07 25-03-11 H: FIRECALL SECOND ALARM GRASS FIRE HERMITAGE RD TOOWOOMBA -REQUIRE 4 RURAL APPLIANCES TO RESPOND - FIRECOM SOUTH WEST

12:18:37 25-03-11 H: FYI TOC 11:25 SECOND ALARM GRASS FIRE TOOWOOMBA 312A 311A 311Y 312B 2XRURAL & REQUEST FOR 8 RURAL APPS TO RESPOND - FIRECOM SOUTH WEST

12:37:04 25-03-11 H: FIRECALL - 317V REQ FOR ASSISTANCE AT GREENWATTLE ST GRASSFIRE - FSW

12:57:38 25-03-11 H: FYI GRASS FIRE SITREP HERMITAGE RD TWMBA-APPRX 20-30ACRE FIRE-4 URBAN & 2 RURAL APPS & 3xSOC ON SCENE-317V & 7xRURAL APPS & 1xSOC RESPONDING-FIRECOM SWR

thats all I have airman, hope that clears things up

[AIRMAN]

Thanks BG.

The area was over the hill from where I am and the wind was not blowing from the east as it normally does. That's the reason why I was unable to see any sign of it from my home.

QPS was also involved, but I wasn't exactly sure why.

Do you monitor QFRS continuously or when you hear the sirens?

Cheers
Steve

[bodyguard]

monitor them continuously, I am in North Brisbane

[Comint]

QPS was also involved, but I wasn't exactly sure why.

QPS can be involved for any number of reasons, such as deliberately lit fires, potential traffic hazard of smoke blowing across highways, need for evacuation, or just to keep the sightseers at bay.

And I understand that there have been a couple of grass fires, of suspicious origin, in the Toowoomba area, in recent weeks.

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Comint

[Rohan]

vehicles on scene were
Urban
311A
311L responded from stn 12 to 11 to get 311Y
312A
Aux
312B
317V
Rural
cabalah 51
cambooya 91
cambooya 52
cambooya 54
gowrie little plains 51
gowrie mountain 41
gowrie mountain 51
johndaryan 51
wagners flat 41
Senior officers onsite were
WB1
WA1
WR1
WR12
and i belive goombungee 51 was code 40'ed en route
in total there was about 5 to 10 hectares of vegetation burnt out really there was too many resources on scene for the size of fire but due to exposure they wanted to be safer rather than sorry as it had potential if the grass was cured more but as it was fairly green it didnt burn the fastet that i have ever seen but like i said it had potential to get large. i know our motto in our brigade is always hit it as hard and as fast as possible to get it out before it becomes a large incident requiring more than a few hours to extinguish.

[Rohan]

the Auxiliaries being brought in from Cambooya and other places. .

cambooya is a rural brigade just for future reference

[AIRMAN]

monitor them continuously, I am in North Brisbane

That's amazing.

What kind of antenna have you?

[Phil]

Airman i receive QAS pagers as far up as Bundaberg, down to Southport and i am using a small antenna, it is more where the User subscribes to depends on what we get

for example
0374152 17:16:20 14-02-11 ALPHA 1200 #:02309918,3A,,GOLD3A ,PT ,BBH {CHILDRENS} ,,,273 BOURBONG ST ,BUNDABERG WEST ,BUND6M,BUNDABERG AIRPO,17:50,Port-a-cot
QAS - Bundaberg 4406

0391986 17:24:42 14-02-11 ALPHA 512 #:02311112,1C,10D03 ,10D CHESTPAIN CLAMMY , ,,,,8 Mollison Ct ,WILSONTON ,TWB66G, , ,
QAS - Toowoomba 3149

[AIRMAN]

Fantastic! I thought you were receiving voice traffic.

Where do I start the learning curve with pagers?
What equipment do I need apart from my AOR8200 and my iMac?

Simple language please as I have no knowledge of this.

Thanks

[Scannersplitterguy]

Fantastic! I thought you were receiving voice traffic.

Where do I start the learning curve with pagers?
What equipment do I need apart from my AOR8200 and my iMac?

Simple language please as I have no knowledge of this.

Thanks

Have a look here:
http://www.aussiescanners.com/forum/vie ... r+tutorial

[bodyguard]

Fantastic! I thought you were receiving voice traffic.

Where do I start the learning curve with pagers?
What equipment do I need apart from my AOR8200 and my iMac?

Simple language please as I have no knowledge of this.

Thanks

not sure if there is any software for the Imac for decoding (hopefully there is or use a PC emulator if that would work)
Its a lot of fun (for me anyway)

enjoy

[Rohan]

airman since you live in toowoomba you could definetly recieve south east region and probably recieve brisbane