I don't think its wise advice to ignore, perhaps see what the issues are and work to find a happy medium.
The Seaford Rise Residents Group won't be happy until there is a 24/7 fire station, with a fulltime crew, its simple as that. No amount of vehicles or good will is going to change that.
Like I have said before, work to your capabilities and you will find that you have plenty to do once SAMFS move in. You had 2 4x4 appliances, with the way crewing is going these days, you will fid plenty of work to do in regards to strike teams, campaign fire, rural incidents in and around the southern area.
So you might not get to go to alarms, or mva's or house fires. Who know's , it only takes a 2nd alarm down south and SAMFS are stretched.
Work towards gearing yourself up for this to occur, fine to have the Dennis now, but where does that leave you when SAMFS do take over, with a diminshed service by only having 1 4x4 appliance, and trust me, if the Dennis becomes a permenant fixture you WILL lose the 24P. Logic and common sense would suggest, that even though the Dennis is nice to have, its more benificial for your future to get a 34P , its the best of both worlds, and we all know SAMFS still need us for rural work, no matter what.
Wouldn't you sleep better at night knowing that? Your future is almost certain then, where as now it will end up being a case of doubling up and you might find that your no longer justified.
Think about it, don't start ranting at me and calling me a so and so. I have been around long enough to now see the logic in situations like this, have been through it before. Getting your hackles up and abusing people solves nothing and just makes you look stupid.