126
All Equipment discussion / Re: seaford dennis pumper
« on: September 11, 2009, 08:51:10 AM »
yeah so was I. But i assume Al's brigade has a 24p for the 4 ba and the 34 can take 2.
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
127
SA Firefighter General / Re: Mega burn-off to reduce bushfire menace
« on: September 08, 2009, 09:22:57 PM »
Good start bu i bet half will be canned due to the season arriving fast
128
Fire Fighter Training / Re: Vertical Rescue training
« on: September 03, 2009, 09:25:08 AM »
ok i am going to play too
there are many courses and many volunteers although in a perfect world it would be nice to see this system work but if we waited for everyone to be trained to the same standard i don't think many brigades could respond. This may be just because some people can;t come to simple weekly training all the time for completely normal reasons. And it is not just complex rescue ideas that i am referring to as much as where stuff is on a truck. I know it sounds stupid but it seems to be true.
Bundy
It would be a perfect world if CFS staff were producing risk assessments and training packages for every gadget that came out but that, as i would assume you agree, is impossible. So brigades like Bridgewater who have the will to make this money should fully be able to use that to further the service and full points to them for having the guts and time to do most of it properly.
Of course maybe if it was easier for vollies to be a part of developing new procedures etc or there was more staff this wouldn't be an issue.
Glad you mentioned Stabfast - I was trained on them when I was in Barmera, but when I was transfered to Berri we were not allowed to have them (they were sitting in a container in our yard) until we (whole team) did the training course & it was signed off! (Very frustrating at the time).
there are many courses and many volunteers although in a perfect world it would be nice to see this system work but if we waited for everyone to be trained to the same standard i don't think many brigades could respond. This may be just because some people can;t come to simple weekly training all the time for completely normal reasons. And it is not just complex rescue ideas that i am referring to as much as where stuff is on a truck. I know it sounds stupid but it seems to be true.
Bundy
It would be a perfect world if CFS staff were producing risk assessments and training packages for every gadget that came out but that, as i would assume you agree, is impossible. So brigades like Bridgewater who have the will to make this money should fully be able to use that to further the service and full points to them for having the guts and time to do most of it properly.
Of course maybe if it was easier for vollies to be a part of developing new procedures etc or there was more staff this wouldn't be an issue.
129
SA Firefighter General / Re: SES vs CFS responses - split from Interesting Paging
« on: August 31, 2009, 11:33:29 PM »
this thread has some good stuff but any posts that purely bag out the SES will be removed. this isn't the point of this site
130
SA Fire Fighter Events / Re: 2009 Victorian Mine Rescue Competition
« on: August 12, 2009, 08:04:47 PM »
google tells me it was Stawell Gold mines
131
SA Firefighter General / Re: 2009 Vic Bushfire Inquiry
« on: August 12, 2009, 09:36:15 AM »
The only issue that my solution is that someone does need to provide accesable information to the public about fires
132
SA Firefighter General / Re: 2009 Vic Bushfire Inquiry
« on: August 10, 2009, 11:26:29 PM »
No, Make it tell people that it is THEIR job to be aware of the Fire danger on any given day in THEIR area. WE aren't baby sitters and we should have no responsibility to people who don;t prepare themselves.
133
Emergency Vehicles / Re: New Rescue van for CFS
« on: August 08, 2009, 08:06:50 PM »Sorry dont like it, where is the crew protection on those long trips to a RCR or to a hazmat jobDid CFS just go out and buy these with out any consultataion from its members who have to use them?? Sorry CFS but it wont work in the country where a RCR or Hazmat briagde has to drive for a hour or more just to get to a job.....
There are some photos on OZFIRE of the van......
What do you mean by crew protection?
134
SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: July 14, 2009, 10:18:17 AM »
Well i have attended the roadshow twice now and found it very good and think that SACAD will be absolutely brilliant for the state. What i am worried about is Certain opinions in the CFS that can;t adapt to this change because they like the current way of doing things.
135
The Humour Zone / Re: Blonde Joke
« on: July 13, 2009, 02:46:34 PM »sorry but i have to say i love hazmats and hate to admit it, it took me awhile to get it the fist time i read it. mmm the joys of being blonde
Is this like a joke or which previous post does it relate to? I don;t get it..
136
Country Fire Service / What should the CFSVA be doing and how should they do it?
« on: June 25, 2009, 04:35:19 PM »
What should the CFSVA be doing and how should they do it?
There has been much comment about what the VA isn;t doing so i am asking what they should do and how.
This thread is not to bag them . ANY such posts will be removed or edited.
There has been much comment about what the VA isn;t doing so i am asking what they should do and how.
This thread is not to bag them . ANY such posts will be removed or edited.
137
Country Fire Service / Re: Not Happy?
« on: June 21, 2009, 08:12:33 PM »
Jaff, I agree that volunteers need to look beyond their own little patch but I do want to know how united/ state wide some things need to be?
I have hears some great plans of standardising a whole heap of stuff in Pt Linclon but strongly disagree with that those ideas for my applications in R1.
Even though we all fight fires, the differences in both risks and attitudes about going about those risks changes all over the state. For example at a recent meeting it was mentioned that in the rural areas along the riverland 20 min for a truck to arrive was acceptable. It is still a response. But in the urban fringe it is viewed as highly unacceptable some brigade like to maintain <4 minute. A state wide plan doesn't work. We still need to recognise that there are differences that must be accommodated.
I have hears some great plans of standardising a whole heap of stuff in Pt Linclon but strongly disagree with that those ideas for my applications in R1.
Even though we all fight fires, the differences in both risks and attitudes about going about those risks changes all over the state. For example at a recent meeting it was mentioned that in the rural areas along the riverland 20 min for a truck to arrive was acceptable. It is still a response. But in the urban fringe it is viewed as highly unacceptable some brigade like to maintain <4 minute. A state wide plan doesn't work. We still need to recognise that there are differences that must be accommodated.
138
OFF Topic / intresting lights
« on: June 19, 2009, 01:17:25 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtPX4M7w4fI
the video is of a cutout but look at the lights on the front of the truck in the first 20sec
the video is of a cutout but look at the lights on the front of the truck in the first 20sec
139
Country Fire Service / Re: Not Happy?
« on: June 19, 2009, 12:45:35 PM »
i think this is the real jaff
140
SASES / Re: Prosecution
« on: June 16, 2009, 08:46:57 PM »
yeah sorry about that i fixed the wording
141
SASES / Re: Prosecution
« on: June 16, 2009, 06:22:53 PM »
very sad and unfortunately will stress the vollies of that unit even more.
However the fact that a service can be prosecuted on a whole is probably a good thing, (epically in this work cover situation) as it will greatly increase the organizations responsibility to provide a "safe working environment".
edit changed a word
However the fact that a service can be prosecuted on a whole is probably a good thing, (epically in this work cover situation) as it will greatly increase the organizations responsibility to provide a "safe working environment".
edit changed a word
142
All Equipment discussion / Re: New Burnside Pumper
« on: June 10, 2009, 07:30:54 PM »
STAY ON TOPIC
143
SA Firefighter General / Re: Heights Rescue- Comms Towers
« on: June 04, 2009, 08:48:25 PM »
Well there are some BIG towers in my patch and we do diddly squat about heights rescue. Who's going to pay? 
144
SAAS / Re: Uniforms- Is blue here to stay?
« on: June 03, 2009, 06:59:55 PM »
thanks, any news on the trial? or is it just due procedure?
145
SAAS / Uniforms- Is blue here to stay?
« on: June 02, 2009, 10:55:17 PM »
So it has been a while since the blow up about the contaminated greens and i have been wondering if we are going to see green again or not?
146
Country Fire Service / Recruitment being prevented by BFF1 length
« on: May 31, 2009, 11:41:55 PM »
There has been alot of discussion recently saying the length of BFF1 is preventing members from joining.
Do you think this is true if so why or why not?
And does anyone expect our numbers to noticeably increase if we altered BFF1 to a different format?
Do you think this is true if so why or why not?
And does anyone expect our numbers to noticeably increase if we altered BFF1 to a different format?
147
SA Firefighter General / Re: Pager shortage
« on: May 26, 2009, 08:22:31 PM »
We are running low, partly our own fault and partly because of new members.
148
Country Fire Service / Re: Sunday Mail
« on: May 25, 2009, 11:31:53 PM »
Does anyone expect that a station with 5 trucks could ever crew them all?
I agree with Darren that the top says the isn't a problem this seems a bit odd.
I agree with Darren that the top says the isn't a problem this seems a bit odd.
149
Country Fire Service / Re: Sunday Mail
« on: May 24, 2009, 06:43:17 PM »
Still is it not reasonable to review the SFECs and increase what stowage CFS will supply?
Or can we come up with a better system of Discriminating between brigades who need more of this equipment than others?
Or can we come up with a better system of Discriminating between brigades who need more of this equipment than others?
150
Country Fire Service / Re: Sunday Mail
« on: May 24, 2009, 04:20:06 PM »
Do you really think a brigade that does <10 calls a year will start doing more training if we give them a small mansion to use? are you sure it isn;t a needs based training schedule?
Lets just watch this review and see what happens.
I do wonder how it costs onyl 5.6 mill to run the normal operational needs of a brigade out of a budget of over 50mil.
Lets just watch this review and see what happens.
I do wonder how it costs onyl 5.6 mill to run the normal operational needs of a brigade out of a budget of over 50mil.