Finding a park in Mittagong NSW, I spied a campervan ---- parked right across the entrance of the fire station. Red sign saying no parking, they couldn't read! Spoke to the persons in a nearby coffee shop, and they said if there is a fire, the engine just bulldozers the vehicle away.
They moved the motor home unfortunatly, though i would see something interesting.
Dougwe said
09:06 AM Nov 2, 2019
Even if there was no signs there Ian, they deserve getting their vehicle bulldozed and I tell you that for free.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Whenarewethere said
09:26 AM Nov 2, 2019
Many years ago on Sydney Northern Beaches a street was too narrow with about a dozen cars parked both sides, the fire engine bulldozed its way along the street destroying cars both sides. There is legislation that allows them to do this.
diggerop said
09:49 AM Nov 2, 2019
Might have been worth setting off a fire alarm. Lol
Knight said
02:33 PM Nov 2, 2019
Years ago a young man accidentally fell from a third level home balcony when the ballustrading gave way, and he fell head first onto the concrete surrounds of a swimming pool breaking his skull in many places. First aid was given by a mate who held a St Johns Ambulance certificate and the injured person's girlfriend, a trainee paramedic. And of course an ambulance was called urgently.
The ambulance was blocked by weekend illegally parked vehicles leaving not enough space for it to get through and a smaller ambulance service vehicle with a doctor was sent. To rescue the now patient in critical condition a police boat was sent as the property was water frontage and the boat transported to patient to a wharf where the ambulance was waiting.
Happily, after many months in hospital he recovered but with some permanent brain damage.
When parking we should all consider that emergencies do happen.
landy said
09:32 PM Nov 3, 2019
diggerop wrote:
Might have been worth setting off a fire alarm. Lol
Like your thinking
Tony Bev said
05:12 PM Nov 4, 2019
Another case of the few, giving the rest of us Grey Nomad type travellers, a bad name
Spoke to the persons in a nearby coffee shop, and they said if there is a fire, the engine just bulldozers the vehicle away. They were probably correct Ian
Many years ago, I went down to the big smoke, (Perth), for a seminar, as a small town volunteer fire brigade person
As I understood the rules of that time
Travelling to, and/or fighting the fire. The Captain of the fire brigade, is the man in charge, he/she can appropriate anything to assist, including bulldozing parked vehicles out of the way of fire hydrants
The policeman who is always responsible for law and order Will say to the Captain of the fire brigade. "How can I assist you"?
I was informed, that what a lot of the general public do not understand, is that at the height of summer, the wooden houses in the small towns are usually non savable after fourteen minutes, of the fire taking a hold
Bulldozing a parked vehicle away from the egress of the fire station, is not arrogance from the fire engine driver It is just a quicker way to reach, and start fighting the fire, before it takes hold
Also to the best of my knowledge, no insurance would pay for the repair of the Motor Home, as it is against the law, to park where they were
Finding a park in Mittagong NSW, I spied a campervan ---- parked right across the entrance of the fire station. Red sign saying no parking, they couldn't read! Spoke to the persons in a nearby coffee shop, and they said if there is a fire, the engine just bulldozers the vehicle away.
They moved the motor home unfortunatly, though i would see something interesting.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Many years ago on Sydney Northern Beaches a street was too narrow with about a dozen cars parked both sides, the fire engine bulldozed its way along the street destroying cars both sides. There is legislation that allows them to do this.
The ambulance was blocked by weekend illegally parked vehicles leaving not enough space for it to get through and a smaller ambulance service vehicle with a doctor was sent. To rescue the now patient in critical condition a police boat was sent as the property was water frontage and the boat transported to patient to a wharf where the ambulance was waiting.
Happily, after many months in hospital he recovered but with some permanent brain damage.
When parking we should all consider that emergencies do happen.
Like your thinking
Another case of the few, giving the rest of us Grey Nomad type travellers, a bad name
They were probably correct Ian
Many years ago, I went down to the big smoke, (Perth), for a seminar, as a small town volunteer fire brigade person
As I understood the rules of that time
Travelling to, and/or fighting the fire.
The Captain of the fire brigade, is the man in charge, he/she can appropriate anything to assist, including bulldozing parked vehicles out of the way of fire hydrants
The policeman who is always responsible for law and order
Will say to the Captain of the fire brigade. "How can I assist you"?
I was informed, that what a lot of the general public do not understand, is that at the height of summer, the wooden houses in the small towns are usually non savable after fourteen minutes, of the fire taking a hold
Bulldozing a parked vehicle away from the egress of the fire station, is not arrogance from the fire engine driver
It is just a quicker way to reach, and start fighting the fire, before it takes hold
Also to the best of my knowledge, no insurance would pay for the repair of the Motor Home, as it is against the law, to park where they were