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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #125 on: June 16, 2006, 06:42:29 PM »
conducting burn off's for people (?)

that would be entered on an "other activity form" P F

as was stated good intent call, is purely a false alarm that was called inwith "good intentions..."

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #126 on: June 16, 2006, 07:16:56 PM »
okay doke, thought it meant doing something nice (good intentions towards the community)

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #127 on: June 20, 2006, 07:31:53 AM »
If you look at some of the figures some brigades go to more tree downs than anyting else,may be they could become tree rescue brigade's :lol: But really how many brigade's do you send to a tree down?? I have looked over the years at some figure's and have seen up to 4 brigade's go to tree downs as it is on there brigade boundary, What a waste of time and mann power if one or two brigade's are going is there any need to send two more just because its on the boundary????

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #128 on: June 20, 2006, 07:50:29 AM »
maybe the brigades arent able to handle it by themselves...

you see the same thing everywhere for all sorts of jobs.

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« Reply #129 on: June 20, 2006, 07:54:23 AM »
or they just want to get there call numbers up,more calls more money....

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #130 on: June 20, 2006, 08:27:04 AM »
ahh dear...
im not quite sure what you mean, as its early and ive had a long night so ill cover both bases;
as a member from a brigade that puts in a report for every adress attended during 'storm nights', i would say they are covering there asses and providing evidence that the fire service actually attended.
re; multiple brigades attending, whats wrong with that? some brigades get ansty about jobs in there area going to the wrong brigade... i dont see an issue if everyone is happy to attend, although it can seem a bit ridiculous...
"im on scene at this tree down... strike out a third alarm."

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #131 on: June 20, 2006, 07:09:41 PM »
Crank  :-D



Third alarm tree down.. That would be hillarious !!


(and a heap of chainsaws  :evil: )

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #132 on: June 20, 2006, 07:23:00 PM »
Completely off topic, but in the CFS do we say "strike out a third alarm" or "upgrade to a third alarm"?  people seem to say 'strike out' a lot here, but I've never heard it over the radio... :?

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #133 on: June 20, 2006, 07:36:01 PM »
Dunno but I think "strike out a third alarm" is being taken from when Jonny Travolta says it in Ladder 49.

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #134 on: June 20, 2006, 08:33:41 PM »
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Completely off topic, but in the CFS do we say "strike out a third alarm" or "upgrade to a third alarm"?  people seem to say 'strike out' a lot here, but I've never heard it over the radio...

Generally CFS use "Upgrade to a second alarm". MFS and the crankier CFS brigades like to use "Transmit second alarm" and the real cranks use "Transmit the box".

"Strike out a third alarm" would be from the FDNY - I challenge someone to use that one on the GRN.

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #135 on: June 20, 2006, 08:57:13 PM »
Challenge accepted.  Come give me a third alarm and I will use it.






(Note. I do not condone you or any other person starting a third alarm fire for this challenge.)    :-P

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #136 on: June 20, 2006, 09:31:04 PM »
"Transmit the box".

hmmm that wouldnt work out too well in the CFS...

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #137 on: June 20, 2006, 11:16:55 PM »
Transmit the Panel...


lol..

Yea, unlike the states we dont have 'Box' assignments....

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #138 on: June 21, 2006, 12:33:44 AM »
04-05 Statistics for "busiest brigades"

Mount Barker Statistics for 2004-05 - 339 Responses
     

Water / Ice Related Rescue 1 

Anyone know what this job was about? There isnt much water in the Mt Barker area, unless someone fell into the septic ponds  :evil:
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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #139 on: June 21, 2006, 08:19:01 AM »
dont forget the lake near the cinemas....

no idea though.....

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #140 on: June 21, 2006, 08:46:29 AM »
Completely off topic, but in the CFS do we say "strike out a third alarm" or "upgrade to a third alarm"?  people seem to say 'strike out' a lot here, but I've never heard it over the radio... :?

 i was just ripping off striker's thing...

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #141 on: June 21, 2006, 08:47:13 AM »
04-05 Statistics for "busiest brigades"

Mount Barker Statistics for 2004-05 - 339 Responses
     

Water / Ice Related Rescue 1 

Anyone know what this job was about? There isnt much water in the Mt Barker area, unless someone fell into the septic ponds  :evil:

could be anything really...

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #142 on: June 21, 2006, 03:32:36 PM »
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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #143 on: June 21, 2006, 03:38:47 PM »
My bet is if we said "Upgrade to a second alarm" most people would be like wuh?

Its more like "we need more trucks now!"
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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #144 on: June 21, 2006, 03:52:25 PM »
mmm well second/third alarm responses are defined by SOPs so shouldnt be a prob...

rural - 2 more appliances
TFB day rural - 4 more appliance, go/dgo/gdo
structure - 2 more appliances (1 CABA)
rescue - 1 more fire, 1 more rescue, go/dgo/gdo
hazmat - 2 more fire, 1 more hazmat, state hazmat, hazmat/cbr officer
vehicle fire  - 2 more appliance (1 CABA)


i reckon ive posted that somewhere else before....
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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #145 on: June 21, 2006, 05:05:20 PM »
Yeah, everyone should know what the alarm upgrades are...

Mind you, its lucky we only go Inital/1st/2nd/3rd/4th alarm. The poor yanks just keep going

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #146 on: June 21, 2006, 05:32:13 PM »
hah - imagine trying to coordinate something like that... rip your hair out quickly...

would be interesting to see how the upgrades work though, meaning the additional appliances for alarms...

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #147 on: June 21, 2006, 07:52:17 PM »
Me like CFA system better,make pumper or make tankers 4,its easy and simple and so much faster as you ask for what you want...

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #148 on: June 21, 2006, 08:07:11 PM »
But how is, "Upgrade, 2nd Alarm" *not* easy? It gets all appropriate rescources responded as necessary. Plus, everything can use the alarm system. Hazmats, RCR, fires, they can all use the upgrading.

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Re: Busiest brigades
« Reply #149 on: June 22, 2006, 12:51:15 AM »
A recent fire in melbourne a MFB OIC stated that the fire was a 7th alarm, what the???
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