There are a number of brigades around that run a roster system - Barker, Kadina & Waikerie to name a few......
Throughout this discussion, only a few have mentioned that fact that we are volunteers. Most of us have a life outside CFS - jobs, family, social life (how many people have been out at a social function, had a few drinks, and then the pager has gone off...)
If you don't get enough crew turning up to the less exciting calls, then the brigade as a whole needs to look at how to address that problem.
My own brigade has a core group of people who will turn up to almost every call - regardless of time of day (or night).
One day, one of those people, with her husband (who is also a member), drove past the station, just as the rest of the crew turned up for a call.
The couple didn't stop, because they were on the way to a ceremony for the member to be awarded her PhD.
Based on what many have said on this forum, both should have stopped, and responded to the call, and ignored a very important event in their lives......
Camo, you hit the nail on the head. We are Volunteers, we can chose when to respond, and when we don't.
Certainly, within my own brigade, those who turn up to calls and training on a regular basis are the first ones to be considered for strike teams, and for many of the training courses - so there are advantages to coming along at all hours.....
Pip
