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28-06-14 23:06:42   MFS: *CFSRES INC0087 28/06/14 23:06 RESPOND MINOR CLEANUP, ALARM LEVEL: 1, OSMOND TCE NORWOOD,MAP:ADL 119 C 8,TG C151 T191, == 2 CAR MVA INVOLVING POLICE CAR OUTSIDE NORWOOD POLICE STATION :BLP211 : - MFS Beulah Park BLP211

Spoken with a friend who is a ROPO and I can confirm nothing is changing with B class foam. Only certain stuff should be handed in as per my comment above.

I would say just the rumour mill at work again. In Nuriootpa there is over a million litres of ethonal stored so CFS can't just stop supplying it. Some B class foam was recalled recently as it was found to have an increased cancer risk from it but I'm not aware of it not being supplied anymore.

30-05-14 14:29:05   MFS: *CFSRES INC0049 30/05/14 13:13 RESPOND ROAD CRASH RESCUE, ALARM LEVEL: 1, AUGUSTA HWY/COPPER COAST HWY PORT WAKEFIELD,MAP:C/233 54,TG 104, == CAR ROLLOVER UNSURE IF PERSON INSIDE :BALA34 LCHL34 NANT14 : - CFS Nantawarra Response

30-05-14 14:32:31   MFS: ADDITIONAL INFO FOR INC049 KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR PERSON WALKING ALONG ROAD ON THE WAY TO THE INCIDENT, DRIVER MISSING, ***DO NOT APPROCH PERSON DANGOURS*** CONTACT DGO ANDREW ALDRUM ON GRN104 IF PERSON SIGHTED - CFS Balaklava Response

For all those that applied how did you go? Did anyone get in?

So our cadets received the new proper yellows (or should I say oranges hehe) a couple months ago that CFS designed and asked for (Not that press stud carp that opens itself up while on the fire ground and massive neck flaps that exposes your neck to easily get burnt) but of course cadets don't go on fire grounds so we haven't been able to put it to the test.

Has anyone received the brand new stuff and is it living up to what we asked for? e.g. fits crew leader folders in jacket pockets easy? Haven't damaged the centre jacket zip yet as it does appear to be smaller then what was on the previous gear? What are your thoughts?

I am totally behind you, CFS is a professional emergency service even if we are volunteers and everyone in CFS needs to remember that, ok some brigades may feel free to cover burn offs but after all we are all accountable to the chief officer and the South Australian community hence as we are volunteers of the CFS we MUST follow Chief Officers Standing Orders at ALL times.

Ok your community may accept the local CFS does favours but what about the great SA community and if someone does in an emergency and the SA community finds out oh hang on the local CFS were out looking out for themselves, we all know how bad the press can be sometimes then try and explain that to the Regional and Chief Officer.

How has everyone gone so far with those that applied?

SLSB:IF AVAILABLE FOR NIGHT SHIFT AT BANGOR,LEAVE MID ARVO TUES,BACK MID MORNING WED, PLS CALL LT 1 0402259658. MUST HAVE SUPPRESS WILDFIRE.LT 1 - CFS Angaston Info

Salisbury thanks for the invite but we aren't in your group lol 

I don't know about MFS but the online testing had a couple of short stories you had to read like Mike works for a clothing store and has sold 20 red shirts, 15 blue shirts, 10 yellow shirts and 5 greens shirts and the question would be something like out of the information above which would show greatest potential for future growth. This isn't a real question but was the best example I could think of off the top of my head, I thought they were a bit silly as they had nothing really fire related.

The personality profiling questions were good especially if you had previous CFS or SES experience as they asked questions like if you had a new crew member in your team and you were responding to a first aid emergency and they were feeling under confident in their skills yet they operated well under the situation how would you boost their confidence:
A) raise it in the truck on the way back to the station and congratulate them on how well they did?
B) Quietly say something when back at station to the individual on how well they did, Or
C) Mention it to your senior ranking officer they were feeling under confident on their skill however they operated to standard.

I'm curious to know as MFS have a marine vessel is their any water training during the recruit course?

I haven't been down Nain North Rd for a little while, have they started any work on the new site yet?

Was told today the advertisement was ment to come out last Saturday but due to so many deployments it was post-poned, still talk of their being phone interviews.