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SA Firefighter General / Re: Paying Respects
« on: July 17, 2009, 06:44:48 PM »
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MFS: *CFSRES INC017 18/06/09 08:13,RESPOND Vehicle Accident,TARNI ST,HAPPY VALLEY MAP 177 L 3 TG182,3 CAR MVA SPILL ONLY.,MRPH00 OHH421 CFS Morphett Vale Response
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does anyone think if theres a actually protest outside " the house" the powers to be in CFS mite look not to favourably on this? i just cant help to wonder if we did sumthin like this it may backfire for individuals or brigades?Yeah, they shut down all the brigades.. Then spend the MILLIONS in replacing them all with Career stations, running appliances + cost, 4 shifts + relief, training, and the courses, cost of recruitment etc.. - Can't see that ever happening.
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hahahahaha...... DUAL INTRUDER....
The ex had one of those but I wasn't allowed to keep the DVD in the split...........
The main focus of the Tele-con was to plan how best to protect our fire-fighters if the PANDEMIC hits Aust. So I see it as very relevant. Gee bashed if you don't plan bashed if you do
would have thought that a very brief teleconference.....follow the instructions from SA Health, SAAS, and no doubt the SES who will be there in case Swine Flu becomes lodged in trees
I was wondering if any other Brigades had been told / found out for themselves the affect that the this new regulation will have on drivers. It only effects trucks with a GVM of 12t and over, which would include most if not all 34/34p, pumpers.
Examples that came to mind are: (1)If I work a normal day shift (7 - 3.30)then later that afternoon I get paged at 5pm to respond with a strike team to a large grass,scrub fire that is 20km from our station. We spend 12 hrs on the fire ground before being stood down, under the new regs, I can not now drive home nor can any other driver who is in our crew. A vehicle from the station is then required to deliver another driver to the fireground to bring the truck/crew home.
(2) I am now a truck driver for my day job, I complete a normall shift of 9 hrs. Get a page that evening and put in 3.5 hrs at a fire. Under the regs I can drive to the fire as i can use the exemption seeing as it is a classified emergency, however, i can not drive home or return to my day job as a driver for another 12 hours.
I suppose I more curious as to why CFS has not raised this issue with the brigades, I only came across it by chance reading the Saturdays Advertiser, then last night at brigade, I spoke to one of our members who is a member of SAPOL and discussed it with him.
I believe the brigades also now are required to keep a drivers log, and all drivers are responsible for obtaining and holding a drivers diary. (filled out only if driving further than 100km radius of station) - strike team deployments
Further information at transport.sa.gov.au then follow link to "Heavy vehicle driver fatigue"
As for when SAPOL or SAAS pass the job on to Fire Service...too much chance for chinese whispers, keep rescue on the response.
...and you never wonder why the ambo is standing there incredulously wondering why 2 appliances turned out......bells and whistles....... for the transmission fluid on the road that takes 1 bag of kitty litter to clean up......
How much does it cost every time an appliance turns out......more to the point how much does it cost when 2 trucks turn out for what was requested as a low priority attendance for a fluid spill???
It was not a crash at all. Just a broken down car, that couldn't move, and was stuck in an awkward location (eg blind corners / no street lights)...
Pip
Great..it carries 75,000 litres of water.They have said it will have to fill with water/fuel from an airport. - 30 mins turn around with their pump systems.
In summer, with a lack of water supplies, where is it going to fill?
Does it scoop from the sea? I can't see it being able to scoop from any other water supply in SA in summer....
Perhaps the Govt could just give the money they were going to spend on this project, to CFS, for new stations etc....it'd be more effective!
Pip
The only difference between SO's & RO's (besides a few nit picky things) is that SO's work from HQ/STC. I know a few SO's who's work balance is 80% Ops & Training/20% Admin...