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.
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.
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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.
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
