Auckland 2016 & 2014, Central Fire Station, 21 Aug 06

[scottdd2]

Nice video.

just wondering how the numbering works there, in South Australia the first 2 number denote the station and then the 3rd and 4th (if needed) denote the type of appliance, eg 201 is Adelaide station first pumper.

is this similar to how it works there?

[thekiwicanuck]

@scottdd2 Yep, exactly the same. In this case, 14 is a command unit and 16 a haz-mat. Also visible are 206 ladder and 207 rescue tender, while 2029 van and 2015 breathing apparatus unit are in behind.

[scottdd2]

@thekiwicanuck thanks, I thought it all looked too similar.

[lecou18]

Hey Canuck - I've always been wondering why one firefighter stands outside while the trucks go out of Auckland central? Is it like the American practice of looking for oncoming traffic?

[thekiwicanuck]

They do that occasionally, not often though. I think when they're turning out its more to keep clueless pedestrians (like the one above) out of harm's way. When they return to station one or more FFs jump out to hit the door opener while the truck waits on the front apron for a suitable gap in traffic and then keep an eye out for the driver while he carefully slots the rig back into its narrow bay.

[rhmt406]

@lecou18 at our station we have firefighters stop traffic

[scally1288]

so the BA teder sits behind the ciu 205 has a bay of its own dose the usar unit sit behind the cu ??

[thekiwicanuck]

It goes, left to right:

1: 2014, 2029

2: 206 (takes up 2 spaces)

3: 207, 2015

4: Empty, 2016

The USAR parks at a different building out the back.

Now are you happy? LOL!

[scally1288]

no cose u said that the usar was in the buildin lol and has the areal scoop gone to work shops now and the tl been reasighnd there

[scally1288]

btw wats 2029 ?? the fp osu lol or the fp's thing

[Ahma80]

What kind of trucks in this station and how many runs/ day?

[thekiwicanuck]

In the video description, I've added a link to a website that shows the make/model of all the trucks at Auckland Central Station.

According to the official New Zealand Fire Service website, the statistics for 2005/2006 are:

Auckland 207: 2338 runs/year (6.4 runs/day)

Auckland 205: 1304 runs/year (3.6 runs/day)

The data for the other trucks isn't listed...

I've seen some of your videos too, they're really good!

[scally1288]

I dont know how many times i have waltched this vid. but i still never noticed panrell spartin standin in for the 81 mack

[Jackus2008]

Great video.

Just out of curiosity, why are your vids all over a year old? This one 21st Aug '06...

thanks

[thekiwicanuck]

I'm working through my archives one clip at a time - eventually I'll catch up to the present, and I'll be uploading them same day I take them. There's so many I had to keep the workload reasonable, and date order seemed the most sensible way to go... That way you see the gradual progression in equipment too, rather than jumping back and forth between the old and new trucks.

[thekiwicanuck]

If you look at my channel you can see they're mostly in date order, from Aug '05 (When I got my camera) onwards... Oh, and thanks! I particularly like this clip too, not often you see them coming and going like this...

[scally1288]

shame the type fours are takin over for afull size areal and pump in fact the areals like the tl and areal scoop can hold there own any way