SA Firefighter
General Discussion => Fire Fighter Training => Topic started by: PF_ on September 24, 2006, 11:55:19 AM
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What exactly do you do and learn in the chainsaw course?
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How to properly maintain the chainsaw, cleaning procedues and then how to use it, how to cut downed trees. The TAFE course we did, does not covers felling trees.
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I dont think the course teachs you to cut down trees but rather cut up tree branches on the ground......
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I dont think the course teachs you to cut down trees but rather cut up tree branches on the ground......
Hence "how to cut downed trees" and "The TAFE course we did, does not covers felling trees."
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what happened to the old way of learning it from your father? 8-)
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what happened to the old way of learning it from your father? cool
He cut his arm off, so he couldn't show me...
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Someone did say that CFS where looking at doing the full TAFE course so as you could drop a tree if you had too...may be that is what part of the budget money is for.
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what happened to the old way of learning it from your father? 8-)
I learnt off my grandad last holidays when I was helping him down on the farm. Thinking about doing a CFS course then I can have more certificates and is something to go on a resume as a qualified chainsaw dude :-)
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just put push bars on all command car like the NEW ZEALAND cops have on their cars to push cars of the freeways :roll:
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someone else watches Motorway Patrol :-P
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someone else watches Motorway Patrol :-P
Giddyup... :-P
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A good value course and also teaches you how to sharpen your chain in the field,clean after use,and more importantly how to use the correct fuel ratio :-D
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while at the comps I think port elliot are running a chainsaw course on that weekend.....we could all join in for the weekend............ :roll:
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I hear there is now a duelling chainsaw event?
CONFIRM/DENY
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For the sake of all things good and blood free, DENY... :-o
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You're just scared. Go with P F and sit over there. Let the real men play.
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Let the real men die?
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Let the real men die?
Real men? where?
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Over there next to the meat pies and beer!
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maybe you should join them and leave the salad bar :-P 8-) :lol:
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Hahahaha, I love the way these threads degrade so quickly... :D
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yea it is happening a lot, and i think Me, PF, probie, and of course toast are the people who degrade it.
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yea it is happening a lot, and i think Me, PF, probie, and of course toast are the people who degrade it.
OF COURSE!?!?
Jesus, just because people take these boards faaaar to seriously...
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i will second that
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yeah, have some fun people.
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I agree, why should this all be serious, if we just joke around... well....
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The Humour zone is for joking around... :P
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Intarwebs are serious business
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That's why Al Gore claims to have invented it.
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why am i getting dragged into this crap?
well if im getting dragged im dragging medevac and waffles with me, and poptarts. jeez that guy has started early...
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Pip.
An answer to your question on SES advanced chainsaw courses. The other discussion thread is closed so I thought to re-open this old thread. :wink:
My information is a year+ old. But at that time, SES SHQ were co-ordinating LITA Chainsaw courses for volunteers in Forestry SA timber. I am not sure if this is still happening (hopefully someone else will post with more information).
From internet based research this seems to be a RTO standard course in tree felling within forests. Hopefully someone in the SE can provide more information on the course.
Andrew Mac.
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Chainsaw courses are still happening - provided by LITA (check the training program) they currently don't teach felling on that course. When we went to Newcastle no one was asked if they could fell trees - only storm & chainsaw was required. Those that were there would agree that the taskings were at the high end of tree tasks we do, what was required were people who can think, do adequate risk assessments, have a range of skills not just chainsaw & finally work as a team. Oh and I forgot realise when an arbourist was required and when thinking outside of the square would safely achieve the same aim. As a team leader on Task force two I was continually surprised by the number of tasks SESSA crews did when our counter parts from NSW, Vic & QLD said that specialist tree surgeons were required (as was recorded on the "pinks"). Yes we got to play with some amazing kit, but at the end of the day it was the skills/experience of each individual coming together as a team that achieve the desired result. This is how all emergency service tasks are successfully completed, using the training, skills and experience of the individuals coming together as a team to complete what ever tasks are required (for those who have done USAR Cat one refer to your notes). Yes we may have a gap in our training, but its not a grand canyon that needs to be fixed in a hurry. And if you have a dry land farmer who has been using chainsaws for thirty years, has all his fingers and toes I will take them over someone trained on a course anytime :wink: - cheers
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Done one , very valuable, and useful
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Dealing with fallen / hung trees is a totally different game to felling trees, both have there own dangers. Done both and i would prefer to drop a tree anyday rather than saw a hung tree.
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Dealing with fallen / hung trees is a totally different game to felling trees, both have there own dangers. Done both and i would prefer to drop a tree anyday rather than saw a hung tree.
One Hung Low :lol: