Glenbrook-Lapstone Rural Fire Service

Tribute video for Glenbrook-Lapstone Rural Fire Service. I made this video for the brigade, and after the positive response decided to you tube it. I hope this video inspires you to make one for your own brigade. I also hope the general public can recognise the amazing and diverse job the Rural Fire Service do. All visual material used has been taken by, or is from the private collection of the members shown (excluding "A fire fighters prayer" - Google images, and 2 images screen shot from nine msn news video). Songs: "My Hero" - Foo Fighters, "Danger Zone" - Kenny Loggins. No copyright infringements intended.
Enjoy the video!!!!

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[111randy111]

Thanks for the comment, Blue Mountains REP! The driver IS NOT who you alluded to. I wont mention who the driver was but again, he knows what he is doing and I would never question his judgement driving. Take care.

[111randy111]

Therefore a full response with lights and sirens was essential to ensure the safety of the community. Sorry to re-rant, I just realised that I failed to address the Standard Operating Procedure comment.

[111randy111]

Also, with reference to the question of the Standard Operating Procedure regarding response driving at intersections, it is to the discretion of the driver as to weather or not it is safe to advance through a red light and ultimately responsibility falls on their 'citizens' licence. Further more, it is to the discretion of the officer in charge to response under lights and siren (or proceed without lights and siren). For your information, whether on that day was a TOBAN (Total fire ban day).....

[111randy111]

therefore making unjust judgements of the drivers integrity based solely on the narrow lens of the camera is simply unfair. Sorry to rant, but I would be extremely disappointed if my fellow fire fighters integrity was bought into disrepute based on the comments of a few. That said, thanks both for the positive comments, I do appreciate your feedback, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[111randy111]

With reference to the "3:01min" incident, as the creator of this video, close friend of the OIC and Driver, and member of that crew, I can assure you, that the appropriate precautions were most certainly taken before advancing through the red light. The driver is an extremely experience response driver and would never do anything to endanger his crew. Further to that, the video camera doesn't have the peripheral ability of the human eye.........

[firebird202a]

LOL i love this video, good to see my brigade & members being shown doing the job they love. as to the red light comments, during 19 years responding with this brigade we have had to blow the lights featured in this video many a time and always with the utmost due care. As for the D-Man who i don't think was driving the unit because its hard to miss him lol he is one of the most respected and experienced firefighters in the Mountains and my all time favorite response driver. Stay safe out there.

[locxallan]

In regard to the 3:01 incident being on the crew, the intersection was completely clear with all vehicles surrounding the intersection at a complete stop, the driver of the vehicle is a full time response driver and completely aware of his surroundings, the driver had the vehicle at a speed that was more than safe.

In regards to the "D-man" all I can say is hahaha! Good to see his name and trained experience is respected throughout the mountains.

[p3nguin89]

very cool video :D i love the tributes with actual footage on it =D im from Hazo brigade! also like to add i agree with all this rant on about the driving through the red light from what i saw it was THE "D" MAN (dunno if i should say his name on here lol) but im sure you know who im talking about...he was the captain of G-L an also know he has alot of experience with what he does seeming he is now East 3 and would have taken the right precautions through that red light!

anyways awesome video!

[benisthesexyest]

Great video. Thanks for the upload.

[benisthesexyest]

@smenkhare

Yeah RFS Safe Driving SOPs say

1.10 Regardless of legislated exemptions, RFS drivers are to come to a complete stop

and not proceed until it is confirmed as safe, if they encounter:

(a) Red traffic lights or a “Stop” sign.

(b) Unguarded railway crossings with limited visibility or if a train is approaching.

(c) Blind intersections.

(d) Intersections where traffic in some lanes is not visible.

(e) Intersections where the RFS vehicle does not have right of way.

[smenkhare]

@JustPatroln

We're supposed to come to a stop and proceed through at 15km/hr