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Offline bajdas

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change in SES SCC
« on: July 02, 2012, 01:58:22 PM »
Yesterday marked a significant change in my volunteering.

Not sure of good or bad (I have some personal opinions which will not be aired), will wait and see if the Unit is allocated a regular response role.

MFS Comcen (Adelaide Fire) will now process all CRD functions for SA SES. No volunteers to be involved.

Good luck MFS Comcen operators when the next multi-incident event occurs. Bye bye end of a era that has been ongoing for approx 15 years.
Andrew Macmichael
lives at Pt Noarlunga South.

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Re: change in SES SCC
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2012, 02:33:52 PM »
Well not much is really going to change... MFS comcen handle it anyway until vols arrive an hour or so later... Then only to find the event is over, I know some event can be long duration, but they will just recall staff.

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Re: change in SES SCC
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2012, 02:16:42 PM »
It will be a shame to see the volunteer role end, many people have provided a lot of hours service to the local community through the SES SCC.


What will the SES SHQ units primary role now become Andrew?

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Re: change in SES SCC
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2012, 09:53:27 PM »
It will be a shame to see the volunteer role end, many people have provided a lot of hours service to the local community through the SES SCC.

What will the SES SHQ units primary role now become Andrew?

Some hints given for all Operations & Co-ordination Units. Will depend on how paid staff settle in their new structure & positions when they handle operations. Possibly SES State Operations Centre, Field Commands, AIIMS, etc....but nothing that would be a regular volunteering role.

Many things caused the demise (volunteer response times was one of them, $$$ another, politics, unions, volunteer management, etc, etc...)

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Andrew Macmichael
lives at Pt Noarlunga South.

My personal opinion only.