New Rescue Call Signs from 4 Sept

[JimK]

I gather by the news this morning that as from 0800hrs tomorrow, the ASNSW Rescue will cease and will be done by NSWFB.

It maybe interesting to see some new "Rescue" call signs in NSWFB.

[JimK]

What I have been told we should hear "Rescue" at:

Rescue 62 Bankstown (ex R15)
Rescue 57 Wenty (ex R63)
Rescue 87 Rosemeadow (ex R8)
Rescue 46 Sutherland (ex R20)

Rescue Pump 33 Engadine
Rescue Pump 37 Gordon
Rescue Pump 304 Gosford

[JAFO]

Yep the fun begins

Well as everyone would have heard, Ambulance Rescue within the Metropolitain areas will be dispended as of tomorrow 04/09/08 at 08:00hrs with NSW Fire Brigades taking over the Primary Rescue Role.

Yep, you are on the right track about where the Heavy Rescue Appliances are heading, but these are only Temp relocations untill crews are trained up, and the heavy rescue appliances may not return to their original stations yet, as some will be relocated.

I'll post further information later tonight (when I have time) on New Rescue Stations to come online and the temporary relocation of Heavy Rescue Appliances to provide coverage till station crews are trained up.

Cheers

Grant

[JAFO]

Ok back again.

OK, this is the information that was posted on our Brigade Intranet this morning.

New Primary Rescue Stations to come online as of 08:00hrs, 4th September:

62 Bankstown
57 Wentworthville
87 Rosemeadow
46 Sutherland
33 Engadine
97 Gordon
304 Gosford
503 Wollongong
260 Newcastle

33 Engadine, 304 Gosford, 503 Wollongong & 260 Newcastle Stations will be upgraded from Secondary to Primary Rescue effective as of 08:00hrs tomorrow the 4th September.

87 Rosemeadow will hold Temporary Primary Rescue Status till 93 Narellan goes 10/14 Permanent Staff, with 93 Narellan becoming the Permanent Primary Rescue Station which is planned for early 2009.

Gordon FS will be staffed with Primary Rescue Accredited Staff as of 08:00hrs, 4th September and will be a Pump/Rescue Station

The following temporary relocation of Heavy Rescue Appliance for Coverage are:
63 Rescue moved to 57 Wentworthville
15 Rescue moved to 62 Bankstown
08 Rescue moved to 87 Rosemeadow
20 Rescue moved to 46 Sutherland

Once all stations are trained up to Pump/Rescue Status, a progressive reallocation of Sydney’s Heavy Rescues Appliances will occur, to provide better Heavy Rescue Coverage in Support to those Pump/Rescue Stations in the Sydney Area.

Grant

[JimK]

Wollongong and Newcastle were already primary. They just "shared" with PRS and Ambos.

[JAFO]

Wollongong and Newcastle were already primary. They just "shared" with PRS and Ambos.

Officially as I understand it, 260 Newcastle was only Secondary, but Primary for USAR.

503 Wollongong only held joint Primary Rescue between 18:00 to 08:00, daytime it converted back to Ambulance & Police Rescue with no response (Officially) by NSWFB as a Primary Service during the day.

[JimK]

Newcastle are also joint primary, similar set up to the Gong. They will just get more "primary" time now.

[cartman]

I have been away from home over the last 24 hrs but I could have sworn I heard over the radio today coming back on the F3 that the Ambulance Rescue guys have said that they are still going to turn up to incidents. Given that the Minister has legally removed their right to attend, won't they be treated as non-emergency, civilians like the rest of us and be told to move on by the police.


Grant

[system_tech]

Grant (JAFO),

how will 8's area be covered?

Mal

[JAFO]

I have been away from home over the last 24 hrs but I could have sworn I heard over the radio today coming back on the F3 that the Ambulance Rescue guys have said that they are still going to turn up to incidents. Given that the Minister has legally removed their right to attend, won't they be treated as non-emergency, civilians like the rest of us and be told to move on by the police.

Grant

Grant,

As of late last night, the Fire Brigade Comm's Centres had not received any updated instructions from the Police Rescue Coordinator nor State Rescue Board.

The IC can only direct the Ambulance Service Management to leave the Rescue Paramedics on the Rescue Trucks, this I think does not have any bearing on the decision made by the State Rescue Board, so as far as we know, NSWFB is still the rescue providers now.

Grant (JAFO),

how will 8's area be covered?

Mal

Mal,

08 Liverpool will only be running a Pump/Rescue until such time as 87 Rosemeadow has Qualified Rescue Operators on each shift and 87 Rosemeadow Pump is equipped as a Pump/Rescue, and then the Heavy Rescue may be returned to 8 Station.

Grant