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General Discussion => Country Fire Service => Topic started by: Camo on May 15, 2006, 07:50:49 PM
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Here we are fellas...
LETS GIVE THEM HELL!!!! HAHAHA
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:lol:
(we mean no disrespect by the way Rob)
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Thats ok P_F i am glad that this thread came up as it steers my off subject views away from important topics :-D
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So what do you actually do down in K'doo robert?
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In terms of what our brigade does medevac we deal with rural,structual,industrial and vehicle fires but quite lately it has been quiet and when i mean quiet there isnt any fires happening
I know that we wont get a huge increase of callouts if issued with a chainsaw but SAPOL just wants us to have one just incase there are load of trees down after a severe storm even though Wattle Range Council deals with that kind of thing
As for me well you could say that i might have gotten a good reputation after programming Meningie CFS brigade's scanner as from what i read on the paging site that they were gonna put up their external antenna tonight before or after their meeting
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Hey Robert,I came across a sign here in naracoorte is that your for programing the scanner in the plaza???
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Robert I noticed on the promotions website you only had 4 jobs last year, was the a quiet year or you doing more jobs now?
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True we only had 4 callouts last year due to the summer being much cooler in the 3 months after the rare 2 calls in one day event during January I'm not sure if we had any fires @ CHH last year but its just merely the case of people being careful
Yes rescue5271 that is my flyer up on the plaza community notice board as I'm hoping to get more customers from other towns wanting to get their scanner or scanners programmed :-)
long story short pumprescue to my knowledge we've had the same amount of calls this year but i could stand corrected that we have had more
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busy busy busy
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Thanks for clarifying that medevac but to tell you all the truth i miss getting pulled out late at night for a fire call as it doesnt happen... last year while i was working for Green Corps my pager sounded late at night for a reported RCR but nothing was found
Thats the only late night fire call we've had in the last year or so
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Dont knock it Robert.... Sleep is good!
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True Mike and to be honest i dont think of of getting out of bed on a cold & foggy night even though it is my job but were only volunteers
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Thanks for clarifying that medevac but to tell you all the truth i miss getting pulled out late at night for a fire call as it doesnt happen... last year while i was working for Green Corps my pager sounded late at night for a reported RCR but nothing was found
Thats the only late night fire call we've had in the last year or so
jeez, anyone would think that sleep is your mortal enemy or something. Spare a thought for some of the busier brigades before you lay your head down for a good full nights rest! :-D
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4 Calls a year? Dont go pushing that old 34 too hard it might not last much longer.
Camo
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lol :lol:
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it has only done 128km :evil:
Just having fun
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With all those calls a new 34p would be on order wouldn't it!! :-D
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In all honesty.... You can have our Pumper. I mean, it works great and all... I promise... honestly... I swear on the Bible... its NEVER broken down.
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Our 34 has been around since the late 1980's so its done alot of kilometers and plus seen action around the south east and western victoria
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With all those calls a new 34p would be on order wouldn't it!! :-D
Nah easily qualify for a type 2...maybe even a scania!
Camo
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Apparently Kalangadoo is the first CFS Fire Station to get Glass Doors...
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and a gym.
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Where are you getting all of this from as i can smell sarcasm
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good natured humour
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helipad is going in next week...
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airstrip for the bombers
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Where would you place an airstrip for bombers in Kalangadoo camo :-P
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main drag
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kalangadoo to glencoe rd would be sufficient i think
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You forgot the fire pole
Sorry Robert34 just having fun
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ugh, I could smell the stench of sarcasm on this thread when I turned on the computer.
Nah, Robert, seriously....you're getting a skyjet. SAMFS heard your case and have decided to donate 205 to your brigade.
noob.
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But but but.... 205 ISNT A SKYJET oh no! What ever will they do?!
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Get 205 AND the skyjet!
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yeah, thats exactly it. They figure you'd need 205 and a skyjet. hell, they're even throwing in 201!
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I heard that MFS were considering buying Kalangadoo 34 as a replacement for 201... :?
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yeah its a tradeoff. MFS' gain i think. Seriously, how funny would it be driving past wakefield street and seeing kalangadoo's 34 next all the other toys! 8-)
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I heard on the grapevine MFS ahve land down there and are considering moving in.
IM gonna be a spanner in the fun and ask a serious question to RIb regarding Kalangadoo, feel free to keep with the fun.
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What exaclty are the problems that are happening within Kalangadoo and Kalangadoo CFS? Have anyone spoken to each other about the problems?
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17:08:07 18-05-06 SHQ: *CFSRES: KALANGADOO AND PENOLA RESPOND RUBBISH FIRE, ADELAIDE RD, KALANGADOO < 18/05/2006 17:07:56
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Has anyone got a camera, quick get down there
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Im responding P1 in a group car to catch SFF Robert34 in action. Ill be there in a few (hours?)
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17:08:07 18-05-06 SHQ: *CFSRES: KALANGADOO AND PENOLA RESPOND RUBBISH FIRE, ADELAIDE RD, KALANGADOO < 18/05/2006 17:07:56
Robert, did you realise that beeping sound was actually the pager going off. :wink:
Hope ya got on the truck & the town realised the service provided by the local brigade. Maybe an opportunity to point out that if local brigade was not there, how long before a truck could attend ?
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Mingers.
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Well I have been down and looked at the new helipad site and it looks good,the road airstrip is going in and the glassfront doors are on.. Only thing missing are members to man the appliances......
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Well P_F i cant exactly say what caused the rift between Kalangadoo CFS & Kalangadoo but it was alot different back in the 1980's cause the brigade back then was manned & run by the Kalangadoo Lions because nearly every meber of Kalangadoo Lions Club was a CFS volunteer
Our brigade have explained to the Kalangadoo township that we need new blood urgently but the town is interested full stop
But our problem is that most of the residents in our town are in their 40's-90's so if a miracle is to happen its gotta happen soon
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I like the sarcasm probie i think its funny :-D but P_F asked me a serious question so i was more than happy to answer it for him
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yeah i know bro, just messin
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But our problem is that most of the residents in our town are in their 40's-90's so if a miracle is to happen its gotta happen soon
Would that be because all the young people have brains and go somewhere decent :-P
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A lot of brigades face the same problem, people have to follow the work and many work away from where they live. Or young people move away to study etc.
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thats true ath but most of the young ones who i either went to school or high school with before they headed to uni are now back in Kalangadoo but are either working in Mount Gambier or on their parents farms
But its a problem us as a CFS brigade have to deal with
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Im planning on doing the opposite and heading into the country (Keith or Brodertown), at least for a few years to complete my diesel mechanics apprenticeship then maybe head back to the city and try out for the MFS and or Go out to Roxby and work out there.
Why cant 40-50 year olds be in the CFS brigade? In the MFS the average is about 38-40 I think and Kalangadoo does not have that many call outs so can hardly be strenuous.
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The average age in the CFS is 40+
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PF,both brigades or towns tht you are looking at moving into have a very strong CFS brigade,and they are always looking for new members.. Mind you they are only caba,hazmat,brigades,ses do rcr in those towns....
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I would advise against you going out to Roxby Downs PF to join an emergency service there as they already have a strong brigade like Blinky said
Unless you are planning to finish your diesel mechanics apprenticeship and want to head out there(Roxby Downs) to finish it you might as well try you luck at joining Olympic Dam Emergency Services only you'll have to contact Western Mining Coporation and see if they will take you on as an apprentice at Olympic Dam
Olympic Dam Emergency Services does all the same things as CFS like RCR,CABA,Hazchem and so on but they also do fire & rescue response in the mines as well
If my dad had of gotten a job there many years ago i would ended up being a fire fighter with Olympic Dam Emergency Services when i was older
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Due to cut backs Kalangadoo will not be getting the air stripe and the pumper is on hold so I have found a 14 to put in there just in case the mill goes ahead...Only problem is that its a TONKA truck 14...Will that do :?
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I mean going into diesel mechanics at Roxby not emergency services. Probably wouldnt be able to be CFS at KEith or Bordetwon as Id be staying at my grandads' farm while there which is halfway between keith and Bordertown. Then after doing my apprenticeship come back to the city and join MFS.
Rob, have you ever thought of moving to Mt Gambier getting a job there and joining the auxilleries as it seems you are very keen to be in the fire service but Kalangadoo doesnt seem to be working out?
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The thing is PF i have been living in Kalangadoo for 22 years and if the brigade does fold then chances are it will start back up again because of the community feeling unsafe without a local brigade
I do have a backup plan for if and when the brigade goes into recession but thats all i can tell you as its top secret :wink: and no its not the goal that i have been aiming at
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here's a truck for ya:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/5-ton-diesel-fire-engine-truck-twin-cab-low-km_W0QQitemZ4639758659QQ
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Nice looking appliances there is one of these in the MOUNT and it goes well so they tell me..
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I like the design of that truck but if something like that is purchased for the pulp mill then a 2000 or 3000 litre tank will have to be fitted on it
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I like the design of that truck but if something like that is purchased for the pulp mill then a 2000 or 3000 litre tank will have to be fitted on it
There seems to be a lot of room on the back that should make fitting a tank easy... And of course you'd have to paint it white too ;)
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The fire trucks over at our mill are red
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Well that will save a little extra money.... ;)
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Its gonna be another 2 years before this mill is up and running as there is some red tape still to cut
When it does start up i have no dobut they will be asking for employees and a fire crew
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Robert: Has anyone in your brigade done a recruitment workshop that the CFS run????? If not why not,if you are having problems then the brigade needs to fix them and pull their finger out and have a open day,get the media involved but above all, be more filtered positive about the community that you protect...Yes there is life out there....some where..
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Hey Blinky thats a real good idea i might as well do a recruitment workshop because no one else in our brigade wants to even pull their finger out
The last open day i can remember our brigade having was when we unveiled that Ash Wednesday Memorial Plaque
If possible can you let me know when the next course is being held in Region 5 so i can go and do it :-)
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Robert contact the regional VSO and I am sure she would be happy to help you do a open day you guys need to pull ya heads in and get moving or loose it....
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I agree with you we should be pulling our fingers into gear instead of running the risk of going into recession with no chance of starting up again
Back in the 90's our brigade used to have 2-3 crews during day & night time hours but its gone down hill since then due to many members quitting because of medical problems or family reasons
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Why the hell would you have 2-3 crews? you only have one truck!!!
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Well F/F Matt back in the 90's we had 18 active members and that made up 3 crews... what im trying to say is that whenever we had a big fire 1 crew would go out as first response and the 2nd or 3rd crew would be relief
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robert, I'm no mt barker, but we are situated on a through area (main road to the freeway) and we never seem to have huge problems with membership and crewing. We occasionally struggle on weekdays, but thats it. We recently had a bushfire awareness thing and we really whored up the trucks and station and we got 5 new members out of it. So it shows that open days and so on work.
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How many appliances does yr brigade have probie as we've only got 1 appliance and only 7 active members so if something doesnt happen soon in terms of the town supporting us they will have no fire cover come next fire season :-(
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Robert,it will not be the end of your town if you dont have fire cover,penola and nang would be there fast...Hate to say this but a problem in your town needs to be aired..Call a public meeting and put the cards on the table.Make sure you follow the chain of command before you do anything...
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Thanks for the advice Blinky but it is just the matter of getting it aired at a brigade meeting where issues like this are very hard to put on the table
Also i have heard on the vines somewhere that our brigade isnt the only one likely to fold in the next few months
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Seems like all we talk about lately is this brigade and its problems..
Ring your regional HQ. Make them aware of the issues... This forum isn't going to solve anything... Go through your VSO, or RHQ Commander... or RO or GO... Do something other than talk about it on here.
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Well striker, this thread IS dedicated to Kalangadoo CFS... ;)
And as far as talking about it here not solving anything, from my experience with dealing with the region, whinging on a forum is probably just as helpful :P
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rob, we have 2 trucks
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oh well (http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/style_emoticons/default/05.gif)
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oh nice mede! :-D
hey rob, you almost got another call the other day! it was at CHH mill, why didn"t you guys get called?
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was only an alarm,two brigades and the site fire crew....
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I was suprised as well probie after seeing that message on the pager site
But what Blinky said is true you only need 1 or 2 appliances for a simple private alarm if it was a big fire then we would have been called
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surely there is a set response for such jobs at the mill...
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Even the mill has snubbed Kalangadangadoo
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There is a set response medevac but when it comes to calling out brigades here in Wattle Division they have to be sure if brigades have a crew
Ask Blinky this and he will say a similar or different thing
No Probie the mill has snubbed Kalangadoo it probably some steam or dust that activated the alarm
Speaking of which i always thought that mills like CHH and GTFP had their own emergency response crews :?
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well there is a 'penola forest' fire station at nagwarry, presumably this is linked with the mill?
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robert, for the third time, i think you mean PF! :-D
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:lol:
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Medevac Penola Forest Brigade used to be stationed at the mill many years ago before getting a depot built but they weren't responsible for fires within the mill premises only the pine plantations surrounding Nangwarry
I know for a fact that KCA out at Tantnoola has their own industrial brigade which is run by CFS volunteers who work at the mill
Think about how many thousands of dollars worth in equipment could be saved from damage by fire if South East mills like CHH had their own industrial brigades 8-)
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ok cool
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Penola forest is a SA forest brigade with 3 firekings not there for use at private fire alarms...
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The Fireking's would look great rocking up at private alarm Bill! :-)
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he will say a similar or different thing
Well.... that statement certainly covers all the bases.... :-D
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so penola forest used to be stationed in the mill, but had nothing to do with the mill itself...plain bizarre
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They were stationed at the mill probie because their new depot was being designed/built
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The Penola Forest brigade were never stationed at the Nangwarry Mill.
They were stationed at the Penola Forest Headquarters 6km north of Nangwarry and then had a new depot built in Nangwarry and moved in there about 1996.
The penola Forest Brigade, like Mount Burr Forest Brigade and Mount Gambier Forest Brigade are formed by ForestrySa as full CFS Brigades manned by Corporate staff to fight forest and other rural fires that may effect the timber industry. They have no urban capacity other than as a water carrier for an urban Brigade.
Forestry fire fighters train exclusivekly on rural firefighting and specialise in it.
Cheers all
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Might be a bit of a party down in Kalangadoo soon, saw a re-furbed 34 with Kalangadoo 34 on it today.
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Yeeeee Haaaaw.....
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Where did u see the refurbished 34 with Kalangadoo on it :?
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presumably in storage or a workshop rob
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:|
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Where did u see the refurbished 34 with Kalangadoo on it :?
Was at Hillier Crash at Dy Creek
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I believe it is the old 'Stirling North 34' rego WDO503.
It is currently being refurbished at Hillier crash and then sent to Kalangadoo.
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From what our brigade was told we were getting a refurbished 34 appliance from another brigade within our division but i am glad that someone has clarified where the refurbished 34 is coming from so now i can keep it a secret and let everyone else in my brigade find out for themselves :-D
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its a group robert... group.
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you never know new truck might = new/more members :?
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that would be good! :wink:
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Robert,don't count ya chickens or have a party till its in your station,names can be changed best the brigade contact your nice GO and ask him if he knows anything....
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After 19 years of faithful service the old Kalangadoo 34 is going into retirement :-( as we got our refurbished Kalangadoo 34 tonight with some current members & retired ones there to greet its arrival :-)
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alright robert! did you cry when you realised you had an appliance that didn't run on leaded petrol? ha good job mate, enjoy!
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Now you have the refurb 34 time to get out and do some recruitment work Robert and get some new blood into that brigade down there.........
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Well actually firetruck i was quite surprised it came last night and it turns out our refurbished appliance came from Stirling North and was also used as an RCR truck somewhere up near Port Augusta
Its very different to our other truck as it has many features that most of the newer 34 appliances have such as a spray bar,pump starter where the crew sits,electric primer (no more hand priming) and a automatic hose winder as well as extra lockers to store equipment
We did ask our DGO for a chainsaw when asked do we need anything else but it seems very doubtful because SES & Council are responsible for trees over road not CFS he said
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out of the dark ages eh
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mate keep fighting the good fight, you guys need to have the chainsaw to shut the SES out...
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mate keep fighting the good fight, you guys need to have the chainsaw to shut the SES out...
WTF..... !!!!!!
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Yeah tell your Group Officer to pull his head out of the sand Robert, the SES cant be everywhere when a big storm comes through and it's very likely that the CFS will be responsible for cutting up some trees.
Once you have a chainsaw on board you can also perform some cool roof ventilation techniques or RCR cuts like the yanks do.
Go the Stihl...
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....We did ask our DGO for a chainsaw when asked do we need anything else but it seems very doubtful because SES & Council are responsible for trees over road not CFS he said
That would take the nearest SES Unit a looooong time to travel to your area for a 'tree across the road'. I hope the council after-hours crew is quick, otherwise I imagine you will be sitting at a road block for a long time.
Would Naracoorte CFS be the next nearest with a chain-saw ?
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Well actually bajdas the closest SES unit is Millicent and plus we have Wattle Range Council Rapid Response but the closest CFS brigade with a chainsaw is Penola
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Well called into the doo,today and took some photos of the refurb 34(old stirling north 34) looks good in there station only needs to have the gear put back on it before they get paged for a job :roll: I hope that with the new appliances that they can recruit some new filtered for the brigade....
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Always nice to hear you can recieve a new appliance and forget to load it up...
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slack...
Stuff like that gives the CFS a bad name
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I agree fire03rescue it is slack as the only equipment thats on it currently is the tool box,safety vests and ropes everything else is laying on the station floor at the back of our truck :cry:
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The appliance should have come with new gear rather than swap over gear from their old 34,that way rural brigades would have better equipment.....
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do rural brigades doing 4 jobs a year need brand new equipment... would be nice, but with all the comments being made about budgets by members on here i would have thought youd be scrounging every penny..
might be a good idea to whack the hoses/standpipe/branches back on, eh robert? not much of a firetruck without basics like that lol.
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Some rural brigade's I have visited of late have VERY OLD and I do mean VERY OLD gear,like from the dark days....
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Are'nt these appliances supposed to be fitted out with the best of the gear that come in off the retired trucks? I know when we got our truck changed over some of the hoses etc were still very good usable hoses.
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The good news is we do have the standpipe and hydrant on the truck but thats it :-(
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Heres an idea Robert, instead of sitting here posting on the internet, go down to your station and put the gear on the damn truck. Hell, I'll drive down there and do it for you.
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Thats a good idea Toast but at the moment we dont have the slightest idea of where our 64 & 38MM hoses have gotten to :-( when the hoses are found maybe i'll sneak down there during the week and furnish the truck myself although i might get in trouble for doing it :-D
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You filtered what? How the hell do you lose your hoses? Dude, you had the old truck (with hoses, I assume) then you got a new truck? How difficult is it to swap them over?
Well, I'm pretty much lost for words. I don't understand how you can lose you HOSES, jesus.
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WELCOME TO THE COUNTRY FIRE SERVICE :wink:
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The missing hoses are gonna be brought up at the brigade meeting :wink:
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The old truck has to go back with the standard rural stowage kit including hoses so the refurb should have come with hoses already on it????
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Right, so, if you are responded to a going house fire before the next brigade meeting....?
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you use the standpipe and hydrant Toast! :P
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Now come on who has taken my hoses :x I know I put them somewhere??? mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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oooh the old branch on the standpipe point at fire combo?
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oooh the old branch on the standpipe point at fire combo?
I meant plumb the hydrant in, and borrow some buckets.... But your suggestion would work too :P
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personally I think Robert makes this stuff up for our amusement (the loosing the hoses one was a classic!)
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Though it wouldn't surprise me if it were true... some of the things I've seen
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It is true Toast even ask Blinky as he couldnt find them on our refurbished appliance at all nor could I so were not sure where they have gone :cry: :?
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It true people,I could not find any hose or equipment on the refurd 34 other than two 25mm hose reels........and some 38mm hose on the floor of the station...I smell a rat.
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Maybe Stirling North has members of this website and were reading hwne people said to conveniantly lose gear when they lose their appliance...
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Its gonna be all sorted out at the next meeting hopefully but i agree with blinky theres definately something fishy about the truck not being fully furnised
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Time this thread was closed as its really putting down not only a brigade but also the towns people,sounds like WANDIN VALLEY.....
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
I was bein kind of sarcastic in my above post.
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Where has Robert gone, I have a feeling of emptiness after not hearing some crazy crackpot idea from him for over a week. (Just kidding Robert - we love ya big fella)
Come on Robert - deliver us some of that Kalangadoo gold you're renown for.
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I think robert is on leave from the cfs.....
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Uh oh, that doesn't sound good. Hope he wasn't pushed, he may be crazy but he did put a smile on our faces sometimes.
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Last time I ran inot him and the new 34 he was saying he needed sometime out and a break,we all need to do that sometime....Just need to find a place to send the wife and kids :lol:and I will do the same....
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Hiya everyone sorry about not posting for a while as i've been taking Blinky's advice and not posting anything that would get my backside kicked by Region 5
As for taking time off yes that is still an option but i am gonna seek permission to become a freelance Country Fire Service Volunteer meaning that i'll be still a proud CFS volunteer but not tied down to a brigade :-D
Oh yeah on a personal note as of after this Sunday i'll be a CAMS Grade 4 Fire & Rescue Marshall for the South East Automobile Club as my final trainee event is this Sunday out at SEAC park
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...Oh yeah on a personal note as of after this Sunday i'll be a CAMS Grade 4 Fire & Rescue Marshall for the South East Automobile Club as my final trainee event is this Sunday out at SEAC park
CONGRATS & good to hear from you.
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Thanks bajads :-D it was a long climb to the top i can tell you that for a start but it will be sometime before im able to get the right equipment and turnout gear to provide full on fire & rescue cover for SEAC events as the PBI gear costs a fair bit of money along with fire extinguisers and so on :-)
Oh yeah Blinky would it be possible for me to become a freelance CFS volunteer so i can train with different brigades
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No sure robert I would contact the VSO at region five H/Q and ask her for advice on that one...
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Ah there we go, thats the sort of stuff we're after Robert, see you put a smile on my face already. Good on ya.
I can't see any problems with you being a freelance firefighter Robert, just keep the paging feed running at home and when you see someone get responded to a cool job head out there in your 14 ute and see if you can help them - sounds ok to me.
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Well Crankster 34 i am gonna be asking my supervisor who is the head official for motor,auto and khanacross events at SEAC park if it would be possible for me to get sponsors who can provide me with a fitted 14 QAV unit that has all the equipment required for fire & rescue cover at SEAC park
Plus due to the fact that SEAC doesnt have a official fire marshall i'll be given that role because at the moment fire cover is done by the head officials and recovery team
P.S. i have purchased a hard hat and some green overalls as my fire marshall unifrom because i dont know what colour is meant to be used :-D
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So is it going to be a 14 OR a QAV? Two different things buddy...
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Actually Toast QAV & 14 Units are the same but there is different classes of 14 units in the CFS
1.RCR 14 Units
2.Rural Fire Fighting 14 Units
3.Urban Fire Fighting 14 units
Were getting slightly off topic now :-o anyways i am going to see if it would be possible to get sponsors to provide me with a ute,fire equipment and comms equipment.... but i havent though of which companies to approach for all of this yet :-D
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actually robert 14s and QAVs are differant....
a 14 carries 1000L of water, where as a QAV could carry any amount.... (to a degree :) )
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But when you look at it both ways medevac a 14 unit and a QAV unit are classed as a 14 unit full stop.... although you are right in one retrospect with the fact that a 14 unit does carry 1000 litres plus foam
where as a QAV carries 600 litres of water
So the answer to toast's question now that medevac has clarified the differences between a 14 and QAV im gonna try and get a QAV :-D but like i said its just the matter of finding the right sponsors
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*shakes head*
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and feels dumber from the experience... :wink:
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actually robert 14s and QAVs are differant....
a 14 carries 1000L of water, where as a QAV could carry any amount.... (to a degree :) )
a 14 nominally carries 1000L of water, there is plenty around with only around 600-800L and then there's the national parks ones with as little as 400L, eg.
http://www.fire-brigade.asn.au/Station_Display.asp?Service_Code=NPWSA&Station_Code=NPST
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Good news everybody i finally got my 3rd trainee officials event signed off today after a long and tiring day which involved me being in the firing line of 2 heavy downpours of rain , 1 hail storm and really cold gale force winds
I supposed all of you are wondering why i was out in the the rain so i'll explain it to you..... the first half of the day until after lunch i was under direct supervision by 2 officials
After lunch the head marshall decided to put me where the action was being that i had a radio so she placed me on one of the corners where the witches hats were known be to knocked over by khanacross cars... during my posting that this particular corner it poured down with rain soaking from head to toe
Once the track was reconfigured for the finaltrial my part was no longer being used so i was placed on the safety zone of the track close to the timers box to make sure no cones were knocked down
During that time another downpour of rain happened followed by a hail storm which completely soaked me and my trusty UHF handheld but i was able to some how pack up all the cones where i was and carry them to the timers box despite shivering cold
Now all i have to do is ring CAMS ask about Module 4 and how i go about studying and being accredited as a full fledged grade 4 fire & rescue official
I was told that im able to do Module 4 on the internet but am gonna find this out :-D
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All hail, Robert, Saviour and Hero of Traffic Cones across the land.
Also, congrats.
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Thanks toast and to be honest i didnt expect the head marshall to put me on the race track unsupervised being that i was still a trainee but it was that fact i had a UHF handheld capable on communicating with race control and timers
I wish i could have taken a pic of my jeans,socks and boots after getting home late this arvo so everyone could see how wet and muddy it was at SEAC Park :lol:
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could also double as an SES member if you like to get wet and muddy :-D
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4-6 callouts a year
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, oh sorry but i just had to :-D :-D, you could do worse you know, there are stations out there that only get one. consider yourself lucky :lol:
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How about those brigades that don't get any?
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Total Incidents for 2005-06 :lol: 9 :lol:
well done they are up on last year. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:, maybe it is worth staying around Robert34
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One every 6 weeks...
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Do youse fight to get on the appliance Rob, 9 calls sint much to share around...
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hahahahahah
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go get em robert
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Yes i did respond Manny but sadly we only had 2 crew myself and the 1st lieutenant :cry:
The best part is that i finally after all these years got to be radio operator & map reader :wink: which i can say without doubt passed with flying colours despite having the GRN & VHF radios going at the same time :-D
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Good on you mate! How did the new truck go? a bit faster than your old one?
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did you actually do some firefighting??
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Well CFS_firey the first lieutenant who was my OIC had a hard time find the gears while responding :lol: no surprise there but the new truck went where the old truck wouldnt go down a narrow scrub path :-D of course we had to have SAPOL guide us in
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wow it is really wild up there, from what you have said i can see at least three things that you did wrong, but i will leave it to another person to criticize :roll:
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Whoops my bad :oops: :-P but i didnt say anything that would offend people
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Whoops my bad :oops: :-P but i didnt say anything that would offend people
DAMN IT ROB, stop posting and get on the truck!
17:56:00 17-08-06 SHQ: CFSRES KALANGADOO RESPOND TO STATION, MORE DETAILS FROM CAPTAIN AT STATION < 17/08/2006 17:55:46
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I decided to sit this one out toast as i responded yesterday when there was only 3 of us but tonight there would have been more than enough allowing me to miss out as its not the end of the world :-)
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I decided to sit this one out toast as i responded yesterday when there was only 3 of us but tonight there would have been more than enough allowing me to miss out as its not the end of the world :-)
... :|
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I know it sounds concerning Toast but in my time since becoming a senior fire fighter in 2000 i have been to countless fire calls so i've decided to sit out this time around
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Youse only get two or three calls a year :lol:
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"Countless Firecalls" :-D
Depends on what you can count to!!!!! :-)
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If I was in a brigade that had 3-4 calls a year I would make sure not to miss out if I could LOL :mrgreen:
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I know it sounds concerning Toast but in my time since becoming a senior fire fighter in 2000 i have been to countless fire calls so I've decided to sit out this time around
you are a strange man Robert, i just cant understand you decided to just sit through a callout, even though you were able to attend. whatsmore you got 9 callouts last year, and seeming though you are a senior you should set a good example. :?
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Jesus Robert some of us do 5 or6 jobs (Maybe more) in a day and if were available we still go????? Dunno buddy you got me stumped as well.
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What were you doing on the internet Robert :?
Did you find out how many others went to the call ??
They might have thought the same as you, stay home
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Well fire03rescue the others who didnt respond wednesday to that scrub fire would have responded last night
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Robert - wake up, the pager has gone, that means the community needs assistance!
Your are not a credit to the service with that attitude! Nor are you a credit to the men and women of your brigade and your an insult to the thousands of CFS Fire Fighters who give up work, social time, rest and play to attend in their communities time of need.
maybe it's time you reassess yourself and your commitment to CFS!
Are you REALLY SERIOUS????????????
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Robert how can you tell that the other were going to respond ??
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perhaps there's more to it than he's letting on.
PS. I guess you found those missing hoses on your new truck then Rob...
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Dingadalingadalindadaling.....I can hear those Banjo's playing now!!! :-D YeeeHaaaa
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what was the call out anyway?
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Yesterdays callout Camo was to a tree fire about 6km's out of Kalangadoo and plus our brigade did get a crew the ones who werent able to respond on Wednesday night
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well what if only two turned up again, :? seriously Robert, if you can respond, RESPOND! as they say don't just stand there, do something, I cannot believe what you are saying.
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Welcome to wadin valley,a town where bob,cookie and the sarg run the place like a mad house.....this weeks episode will they roll?????
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hang on... your telling me that even though only yourself and a looie rocked out for the first call... you 'chose' not to go on the second one...
your pretty special rob... especially considering all the complaining you do about how short crewed Kalangadoo are.... :roll:
and we wonder whats wrong with this fire service....
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well, purely for reasons unknown to both myself and everyone else here......i'm gonna come in to bat for robert here. maybe it was because last night i travelled the SE on a bus, even through the almighty kalangadoo, in a sleepy delirium. either way, i feel some sticking up is in order.
this is a brigade where a maximum number of around 10-15 calls occur, in a GOOD year. So 2 calls in a week is a pretty big F'n deal. All I have to say is that if rob didn't want to go, who cares? Just because there are members on here that would crawl out of a bed when riddled with cancer to go to a fixed alarm call, doesn't mean every other person should follow suit. I agree, sure, don't be one of those people that sits there and goes "oh, i don't think i'll go because i'm microwaving my dinner", but sometimes, you just flat out don't feel like going to a call. We're volunteers for a reason, sure, but not all of us want to completely devote every waking minute of our lives to the CFS.
Then again the man i'm sticking up for was the one who was trying to build his own appliance, so who knows.
overall, cut our mate rob a little slack, we're here to discuss goings on in the CFS and elsewhere, not play schoolyard bully and pay the heck out of him. We've all said some rather stupid stuff on here, its a fact of life, maybe we should all just sit back and laugh a little on here.
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Good call firetruck!
Its probably also worth noting that rural brigades that aren't that busy don't operate the same as busy urban brigades, and shouldn't. You can't apply your busy brigade principles to a quiet brigade and then get abusive when they don't follow them...
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Good god its all happening down in the 'doo! filtered hell Robert, brush the cobwebs off the BA sets and get cracking!
But oh no! So close, yet so far!
17:59:09 22-08-06 SHQ: *CFSRES: TARPEENA AND KALANGADOO RESPOND BUILDING FIRE, 4 EDWARD ST, KALANGADOO. FIRE IN BEDROOM NOW OUT... > 22/08/2006 17:58:56
18:02:18 22-08-06 SHQ: *CFSRES: TARPEENA AND NANGWARRY RESPOND BUILDING FIRE, 4 EDWARD ST, TARPEENA. FIRE IN BEDROOM NOW OUT... > 22/08/2006 18:02:07
18:02:54 22-08-06 SHQ: KALANGADOO, STOP CALL FOR BUILDING FIRE. FIRE AT TARPEENA NOT KALGADOO... > 22/08/2006 18:02:41
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boy there goes the group budget with all the calls the doo is having and its not summer yet..May be this will get some life back into that old brigade? what you think robert....
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did you go to this one robert?
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did you go to this one robert?
...they got stoped 3 minutes after the turn out?
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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aaahh but was he going to attend?
or take the night off....
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Well i was at my parents house last night around the time of this call so to prevent the pager from being pinched if someone broke in i placed it in my safe which somehow blocked the message from getting to the pager :-)
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In answer to your question yes....every appliance should have one!
Imagine if you are on the fireground and there is a wind change and your only escape is a track which is blocked by a tree :roll:
What would you do :-D
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Well i was at my parents house last night around the time of this call so to prevent the pager from being pinched if someone broke in i placed it in my safe which somehow blocked the message from getting to the pager
LMAO - in the safe
Robert if you had a FIRE SAFE the pager would have gone off. The FIRE SAFES are made for CFS pagers :lol:
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I think you should quit while your ahead Rob :lol:
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Well i was at my parents house last night around the time of this call so to prevent the pager from being pinched if someone broke in i placed it in my safe which somehow blocked the message from getting to the pager
Ok so now I really am confused, are you saying that when you go out you leave the pager in your safe to prevent it from being stolen ??
Why wouldn't you just take it with you like everyone else does ??
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**NEWSFLASH**
Due to the extremely high crime rate in Kalangadoo, any items of interest should be locked away, until further notice
:-D :evil: :-D :evil: :-D :evil: :-D :evil: :-D :evil:
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will the new chainsaw fit in the FIRE SAFE :-D :evil: :-D :evil:
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i love this thread, it is the best laugh, my head nods whenever Robert says anything :-P
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Its amazing that one brigade can have so much publicity money cant buy eh :-D :lol:
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may have to get WIN NEWS to do a story about the going's on in the doo brigade.......
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I'm going to have to stop coming into this thread.... My head hurts...
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This site has definitely put Kalangadoo on the map :lol:
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Well i was at my parents house last night around the time of this call so to prevent the pager from being pinched if someone broke in i placed it in my safe which somehow blocked the message from getting to the pager
Ok so now I really am confused, are you saying that when you go out you leave the pager in your safe to prevent it from being stolen ??
Why wouldn't you just take it with you like everyone else does ??
Im with you on this one crankster....
Safe = Metal (generally) = not good for RF signals???? Would have thought you realized that from your amateur radio stuff rob!
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FIRE AT TARPEENA NOT KALGADOO... > 22/08/2006 18:02:41
baha... Kalgadoo.... Thats great !
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Well i was at my parents house last night around the time of this call so to prevent the pager from being pinched if someone broke in i placed it in my safe which somehow blocked the message from getting to the pager :-)
....... :roll:
why wouldnt you carry your pager with you??? i was 300k's from my brigades area the other day,. but i still carry my pager..... force of habit.
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why wouldnt you carry your pager with you??? i was 300k's from my brigades area the other day,. but i still carry my pager..... force of habit.
It Robert34 we are talking about down here, (he wanted his own truck :-D), and people down there must be just a little different :lol:
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You are right Manny down here in the country we are different as some of us carry our pagers around and some dont...plus the other reason i dont carry my pager around is because my first GRN pager overheated for some reason while i was working on installing a UHF CB in my Ford Laser(my previous car) thats why i dont carry it around
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Hey leave the people from down south alone...nothing wrong with us...just the people from the 'Doo!
Camo
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The "Doo" bashing continues by the sound of it :roll:
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At least it doesn't stick like "Doo" to a blanket...... :lol:
Sorry i couldn't resist a really bad joke. :oops:
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plenty of paddocks full of "Doo" as well :-D
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Instead of rabbit bashing now its DOO bashing(joke)Nice looking female owner at the doo pub :roll:
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thats Robbo's missus!
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are there females out there :-D
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my first GRN pager overheated for some reason
How did you come to that conclusion rob?
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yes they take a AAA battery, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm overheating???
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my first GRN pager overheated for some reason
How did you come to that conclusion rob?
CSI Kalangadoo
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I know why......it was in the FIRE SAFE and thats why it overheated :-D :evil: :-D
LMAO :-D
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*** begin of rant ***
What a load of '****@#$! is being said in this thread. I have enough trouble with school yard bullies for my kids at primary school.
Now I see it in writing by adults.
Hey, maybe someone should realise that Robert34 is genuine in his beliefs and he should not be humiliated for his comments or beliefs.
I thought this was what we were first taught within a emergency volunteer service. To accept everyones 'point of view' and beliefs. To comment CONSTRUCTIVELY when they are wrong so they understand the way leaders or majority want to work within the service.
Definitely part of the SES/CFS 'Leadership course' I attended. maybe some of you attended a different course ?
I am surprised moderators did not close the thread earlier, or did the 'pack mentality' affect them as well ???
I do not agree with all Robert34 has written, but would you say those comments to another persons face ? Are you just hiding within the internet.
My PERSONAL OPINION only.
*** end of rant ***
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May be its time this thread was closed about the DOO,we are all allowed to have a view and I would not say we are bulling robert or his brigade. Robert if you feel that we are bulling you or your brigade in this thread then mate its up to you to stop us and by closing this thread you will.
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I would like to see a lot more moderating in the discussion forums (and I'm not talking about the swear-word filter). Bajdas' description of a playground is pretty on the mark. Personally I don't mind the odd off-topic remark (if funny or apt) but it goes on way too long (and often sails very close to the wind). Create an unmoderated "chatroom" (or playpen) forum if required, so that people that want a serious discussion can skip it.
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I dont think anyone is bullying Robert to be nasty just scheiße stirring as a bit of fun, howver if Robrt does not like it and he just has not spoken up Im sure, cant guarantee as I do not know these people on the forum but generaly human decency means it would stop.
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I think it went well beyond the point that it should have stopped... I also think closing the thread isn't the answer. Do people really need to be told to stop by Robert, or be forced to stop by a mod? Like Andrew said, people could be constructive, rather than destructive...
Seeing as though the thread is still open, its not too late to apologise!
Sorry Robo! :)
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*** begin of rant ***
What a load of '****@#$! is being said in this thread. I have enough trouble with school yard bullies for my kids at primary school.
Now I see it in writing by adults.
Hey, maybe someone should realise that Robert34 is genuine in his beliefs and he should not be humiliated for his comments or beliefs.
I thought this was what we were first taught within a emergency volunteer service. To accept everyones 'point of view' and beliefs. To comment CONSTRUCTIVELY when they are wrong so they understand the way leaders or majority want to work within the service.
Definitely part of the SES/CFS 'Leadership course' I attended. maybe some of you attended a different course ?
I am surprised moderators did not close the thread earlier, or did the 'pack mentality' affect them as well ???
I do not agree with all Robert34 has written, but would you say those comments to another persons face ? Are you just hiding within the internet.
My PERSONAL OPINION only.
*** end of rant ***
wasting your time mate.
i had a spiel to the "kids" earlier and there was only one reponse, from cfs_firey. It got a little childish and schoolyard bully since hmmm, let me think, page 1. Granted, i said stuff about rob, and i'll admit it. But it seems some of this "oh we're just scheiße stirring" is a mask for a bit of a bully gang up.
smiles people, jesus! :-D
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^ Take your sig for example, people could take that as bullying? - ( I know it's not, but who knows how others brains tick ! )
I think people have taken this thread WAYYYY to seriously... I think Robert realized no one is having a genuine go at him, if he did im sure he would be the first to ask people to stop.. - and I'm sure Mr Frog or the other administrators would have put a stop to it if they also believed it had gone too far.
Bajdas - I think your comments are a bit over the top, I think people take some things on forums WAY too seriously, and out of there good intended nature.
Some people spend way to much time on these things, we have technical and rather values discussions, then pages and pages of crap regarding 3 word story's, "how to cool beer" , random, and honestly B/S topics... - Then some threads, you wonder if people are seriously pulling your leg by posting some of the outlandish crap that they post... I often wonder if accounts on forums such as these are people having a pi$$ take...
Thats my personal view... Give me technical and or fire tactical related discussions any day... However I'll choose to sit on the sidelines in the off topic arena..
And back to the point... Chill people... No one was having a genuine go at Mr 34.. His opinions are exactly that, his opinions, he is entitled to them as much as any one else. They may be a little different or should I say interesting, on some occasions, but heck, so are most of ours at times !!
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