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All Equipment discussion / Re: new level 3 gear (LION)
« on: August 03, 2005, 06:56:36 PM »
Quote from: Firefrog on August 03, 2005, 02:33:35 PM
There probably does need to be a CFS wide directive especially what is appropriate for grass/scrub fires. But for most everything else this gear is exactly what should be worn. IMO. :-)

I agree, as I am receiving conflicting stories and it is very hard to ignore the directions of a brigade captain, although I believe he has been given incorrect information - no fault of his.
All brigades should receive an offical CFS directive (sooner rather than later) outling the types of PPE including proban, nomex and pbi and the uses and restrictions of each type of garment.  This would finally clear up any doubts and misconceptions about pbi and its useage, especially mine.

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All Equipment discussion / Re: new level 3 gear (LION)
« on: August 03, 2005, 11:59:02 AM »
I notice that the Oakbank/Balhannah lieutenant is wearing his PBI at an MVA.
My brigade, having purchased 5 sets of this PBI - one of which I have received -  have had it drummed into us by our brigade captian that the operational use of PBI gold is limited ONLY to structural fire-fighting and related callouts eg, fixed/private alarms, house fires, etc...

Dont get me wrong, I am all for additional operational useage of PBI eg. MVA's, car fires etc. (excluding rural fire-fighting of course), but is the story that my group/brigade is being told different to that of other brigades now using PBI gold?

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