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I am sure this has been discussed before, but I was talking to some of my work collegues about why I joined the CFS and why I continue to do it.

After thinking about it, I answered them with the following statement.
"I joined because I wanted to make a difference in my community, I always had a lot of spare time, so volunteering with a community based organisation was what I decided to do. Then two summers ago I was staying with a friend at her grandparents place when we were asked to assist the local CFS brigade (Blancetown) with manning the radio room. My friends grandad and uncles are members of Blancetown.

From the first moment I walked into the station, to when I finished and left, I knew instintively that this was something that I wanted to do. When I got home from my trip away, I looked on the net for my local brigade. I was able to pick from about three, so I went with the one closest to my home.

I stay cause I love the comradery at my brigade, and within my Group. I love helping people, and the best reward is the thanks I get from the community.

My collegues cant understand that I am willing to do what we do, with out pay. When I tell them that I do it cause I love helping people, I love working as part of a team doing something positive, and I love the sense of family I get in the service. And that I have also learnt heaps about myself, how to cope under pressure, skills that I can apply to everyday life. They say I must be crazy not to want a pay check for it. But to me, the thanks from the community, the childrens eyes that light up when they see the appliance and you let them touch the tools, makes it all worth it."


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SA Firefighter General / Star or State Logo: Which do you prefer?
« on: May 09, 2007, 06:39:12 PM »
There are probably posts on this topic all ready. But I was talking to Dezza34P about this and was wondering what others prefered.

I prefer the Star as it has meaning, the State logo is just a corporate logo.

Why do you prefer the one you do.

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SA Firefighter General / Language used in Emergancy services
« on: March 02, 2007, 10:27:51 PM »
Recently, whilst talking to some rellies, they told me to explain stuff about the CFS and jobs that I have attended in ENGLISH. Problem is, I forget that they don't know the terms we use and so forget to explain the meaning.
I know it must be frustrating for them, as it was for me when I first started in the CFS. Has anyone else incountered this.

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Forum Suggestions / Chat rooms
« on: March 02, 2007, 07:04:21 PM »
I have been thinking, would it be possible for a chat room to be set up for the site, so those that want to discuss stuff in real time can do so. How would this be done and what type of restrictions would be needed in regards to content, access.

What do others think?

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SA Firefighter General / Hypothetically speaking
« on: January 29, 2007, 03:07:47 PM »
Say a member of an SACFS brigade that is in a metro fringe area, or any area for that matter, and is in paid employment, but whilst at work has to but up with his/her collegues harrasing him/her about being a vollunteer fire fighter. Say one of the harrasers is in management and so there for this memeber can not complain as nothing will be done. how should this situation be dealt with? :x

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