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Emergency Vehicles / Re: Rendelsham EFS Appliance
« on: November 29, 2011, 06:37:58 PM »
Ok.
Time to move on.
Time to move on.
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Emergency Vehicles / Re: Rendelsham EFS Appliance
« on: November 29, 2011, 07:42:53 AM »
Mr T I did not mean to offend, and I certainly wasnt commenting on the older system where brigades did indeed raise money for their own trucks (or had them donated)...perhaps the wrong place for my comment, but it was replying to another post early on.
It's great that brigades raise money for extra equipment they think they will need, but surely each brigade realises they may "lose" that truck at any given moment, or a new build prototype will no longer fit the equipment.
I am sorry that my opinion doesnt agree with yours. If you didnt agree, a factual reply would have sufficed, without the personal attack.
It's great that brigades raise money for extra equipment they think they will need, but surely each brigade realises they may "lose" that truck at any given moment, or a new build prototype will no longer fit the equipment.
I am sorry that my opinion doesnt agree with yours. If you didnt agree, a factual reply would have sufficed, without the personal attack.
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Emergency Vehicles / Re: Rendelsham EFS Appliance
« on: November 28, 2011, 08:52:31 AM »
Seems to be too much "this is MY truck" mentality in the CFS.
Realism is they are CFS trucks, and can be moved from one station to another at any time, or may be sent to a job without any local crew on it at any time.
I remember a recent job I was at where there was going to be a complete crew changeover, but same vehicles staying there. One crew member was not going to relinquish keys and took the intervention of a Regional officer to convince the member that the vehicle was staying, and the member was not.
However, I also understand that the brigade's fit the bill when the truck breaks.
Realism is they are CFS trucks, and can be moved from one station to another at any time, or may be sent to a job without any local crew on it at any time.
I remember a recent job I was at where there was going to be a complete crew changeover, but same vehicles staying there. One crew member was not going to relinquish keys and took the intervention of a Regional officer to convince the member that the vehicle was staying, and the member was not.
However, I also understand that the brigade's fit the bill when the truck breaks.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: SACAD
« on: November 28, 2011, 08:48:43 AM »
Page just went out from Renmark Mets saying go live has been delayed another 48 hours.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: SACAD
« on: November 27, 2011, 08:09:59 PM »
In todays time of phone diversions / mobile phones, that seems to be very weird. Would have thought that would be handled at a group or even regional level if it is actually required.
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Country Fire Service / Re: New SFEC papers uploaded to members site
« on: November 27, 2011, 07:58:28 PM »
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Country Fire Service / Re: New SFEC papers uploaded to members site
« on: November 27, 2011, 05:53:32 PM »
Umm...my thoughts are where are the docs???
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Volunteers doing paid staff's work
« on: November 17, 2011, 05:05:51 AM »
So pump, did your whole brigade make this decision, or was it made for the brigade?
You may have a very different culture, but every other brigade that I know of, if the members were told that they would not be sent on strike teams / task forces / deployments, well, there wouldn't be a brigade left.
As for no back up, I am sure you must be talking more in a political/administration sense, rather than practical on the ground back up.
As Shiner said, one opinion does not fit all. But some of my best CFS experiences have been on deployments, so I am a bit sad for your brigade that you don't get to experience that.
You may have a very different culture, but every other brigade that I know of, if the members were told that they would not be sent on strike teams / task forces / deployments, well, there wouldn't be a brigade left.
As for no back up, I am sure you must be talking more in a political/administration sense, rather than practical on the ground back up.
As Shiner said, one opinion does not fit all. But some of my best CFS experiences have been on deployments, so I am a bit sad for your brigade that you don't get to experience that.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Volunteers doing paid staff's work
« on: November 16, 2011, 01:22:28 PM »
If it was for foam/gel - then yeah...stick it on a freight truck or someone from STC could drive it over.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Volunteers doing paid staff's work
« on: November 16, 2011, 11:52:17 AM »
Did the page, or a subsequent one say what the hook truck was going for? Was it taking the R1 staging pod for example? If so, staging is also a volunteer role at an incident, so why wouldnt volunteers take it over? Or is it ok for the volunteers to do it when it involves lights and sirens, but a P2 for a long distance job should be done by paid staff?
Unless it was just a routine movement of equipment (which it appears it wasnt), this should be a volunteer role, I dont see how it would be a paid staff job.
Unless it was just a routine movement of equipment (which it appears it wasnt), this should be a volunteer role, I dont see how it would be a paid staff job.
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SA Firefighter General / Volunteers doing paid staff's work
« on: November 16, 2011, 07:04:04 AM »...and the job for the hooker got canned 30 mins later before leaving the station.
Crews will be hard to find around here too (R3) as harvest is getting into gear.
Once again which is why R1 crews were requested. R2 crews have been busy over the last few days (as have some of the R1 crews), and have done the Moomba deployments, so makes sense that it's R1's turn to play.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: SACAD
« on: November 09, 2011, 12:11:17 PM »
Wondering where the Ops Brigades, Air Ops brigade, things like the Region 2 OSV fit in to all of this.......
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: November 09, 2011, 11:41:11 AM »
Deleted after getting more information...climbing off soap box...for now!
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SAAS / Re: EMDSO Recruiting
« on: November 09, 2011, 10:43:27 AM »
Thanks Steve, I'm pretty comfortable with an answer if I get that far, and get that question again.
Just after general tips if anyone has any on how to make it all the way through. Would do almost anything to get the job, would be my last job I ever did - assuming the choice was always in my hands
Just after general tips if anyone has any on how to make it all the way through. Would do almost anything to get the job, would be my last job I ever did - assuming the choice was always in my hands
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Incident Operations / Re: Strike team to Alice Springs
« on: November 08, 2011, 07:04:41 PM »
Clifton Springs looks like something totally new to anything that we had up there last deployment (the Region 4 & DENR QRV's).
The other one looks like it could possibly be a rekindle (or continuation) of one of the ones at the time.
Hard to tell just from the hot spots off the satellite.
The other one looks like it could possibly be a rekindle (or continuation) of one of the ones at the time.
Hard to tell just from the hot spots off the satellite.
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SAAS / EMDSO Recruiting
« on: November 08, 2011, 06:33:53 AM »
In the middle of doing my application for EMDSO and looking for any advice on how to be successful.
Applied 3 years ago and got all the way to final interview, but missed out, even with being able to complete the exercise in fast time (done it before then!). Pretty sure I mucked up on the question of "use one word to describe how you feel a call taker should be"..from memory I used assertive....FAIL!
Anyway....any advice?
Applied 3 years ago and got all the way to final interview, but missed out, even with being able to complete the exercise in fast time (done it before then!). Pretty sure I mucked up on the question of "use one word to describe how you feel a call taker should be"..from memory I used assertive....FAIL!
Anyway....any advice?
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SA Firefighter General / Re: SACAD
« on: November 07, 2011, 07:03:29 AM »
Doing some CRIIMSON training the other night, and I noticed that there is now an "arrival" option on the drop down list on the summary screen (the main one).
Now it may have always been there and I only noticed due to this current discussion, or it could be new ready for this.
If so, could be interesting, because I'm pretty sure there aren't too many brigades who have CRIIMSON trained radio operators to enter an arrival message. Unless the radio operator happens to be part of the group IMT as well.
Now it may have always been there and I only noticed due to this current discussion, or it could be new ready for this.
If so, could be interesting, because I'm pretty sure there aren't too many brigades who have CRIIMSON trained radio operators to enter an arrival message. Unless the radio operator happens to be part of the group IMT as well.
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SAAS / Re: More on Private Providers
« on: November 01, 2011, 08:01:18 AM »IMS is a success?....
Well.....they're still operating....so far......
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SAAS / Re: More on Private Providers
« on: October 31, 2011, 12:49:56 PM »
And for the one success of IMS, how many others have tried and failed? Not only in SA but other states as well?
Yes, I am a former St John volunteer. Note former. I have no vested interest in whether a new PTS service succeeds or fails. I do not work in the emergency service sector at all, so it doesnt affect my job security.
If it works, good luck to them.
History suggests they wont.
Yes, I am a former St John volunteer. Note former. I have no vested interest in whether a new PTS service succeeds or fails. I do not work in the emergency service sector at all, so it doesnt affect my job security.
If it works, good luck to them.
History suggests they wont.
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SAAS / Re: More on Private Providers
« on: October 31, 2011, 12:04:00 PM »and who might that be this time?
Fly By Night Patient Services??
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Country Fire Service / Re: brigade promotional stuff
« on: October 31, 2011, 12:02:28 PM »Standard PPC issue, so your saying that EVER firefighter in the state should have one issued....if thats the case then something is very wrong !Yep...just check the uniform manual....
I prefer blue myself
Blue wont happen as any official uniform. Have heard on the grapevine that a new version of the field uniform (the green one) is about to be trialled. The trial was going to change it to blue, but a certain group of Uniform Fearing Unicorns decided that it wouldnt happen.
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Country Fire Service / Re: brigade promotional stuff
« on: October 31, 2011, 09:22:46 AM »We use Fleurieu Embroidary at Lonsdale for all of our shirts / jumpers etc, never had any problems with them.
Just remember you are not allowed to use the CFS Insignia on anything anymore without the approval of the Chief Officer. I believe one brigade in Region One got a spanking for this, everyone else then received a fairly sternly worded memo about it.
So if your not allowed to then why don't they provide t-shirts as part of our kit....mongs
Umm...the bottle green T-shirts with the taxi logo on the front and SA Country Fire Service on the back are standard PPC issue. If you dont have them, something wrong in your chain somewhere......
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Country Fire Service / Re: Volunteer Mag
« on: October 31, 2011, 09:20:05 AM »
Maybe now with the social media manager really firing up this is something that can be looked into.
But are we just sitting on this forum and hoping something will be done, or putting our feedback to the appropriate people???
But are we just sitting on this forum and hoping something will be done, or putting our feedback to the appropriate people???
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: October 27, 2011, 05:12:15 PM »
Yeah Ive seen them duplicate some real jobs as SACAD test over the last few days.
The no-duff train one was K41-1 too......
The no-duff train one was K41-1 too......
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Incident Operations / Re: Car vs Property
« on: October 27, 2011, 01:55:52 PM »
Looks like some acrow props in there too.
(Edited after looked at photo again and realising my first reply was full of filtered)
(Edited after looked at photo again and realising my first reply was full of filtered)