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SA Firefighter General / SAGRN Pagher Scan using PDW
« on: December 30, 2011, 05:43:26 PM »

Hi all,

Trying to setup a Uniden UBC355XLT to scan the SAGRN paging feed. No problems tuning the scanner to 148.8125mhz. Connecting it via 3.5mm - 3.5mm cable to the mic input on a computer. Having trouble getting the feed to work in PDW. Anyone have any advice on what settings i should be selecting (configuration, sample rate, etc)?

Cheers

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SA Firefighter General / $1.2m boost for emergency services, announced in mid-year budget review
« on: December 17, 2011, 10:01:02 PM »

From Adelaide Now 16/11/2011:

"THE state's fire and emergency services call centre will be boosted with extra phone operators after the State Government announced a $1.2 million annual funding increase in the mid-year budget review today.

The funds will increase MFS staff by 12 full-time employees working across 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

Treasurer Jack Snelling said the money would "increase the capacity" of the centre to respond to triple-0 emergency calls.

He said additional personnel would be on-call during emergencies.

Emergency Services Minister Jennifer Rankine said the centre received more than 43,000 calls in the 2010-11 financial year as the emergency call and dispatch centre for MFS, CFS and SES."


Does this mean Adelaide Fire will put on a compliment of dedicated Call Takers/CAD Operators, or will they stick to the seconded MFS firefighter model?

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Country Fire Service / Requirements to Drive CFS Vehicles on Fireground
« on: December 19, 2010, 07:16:53 PM »

Hi all,

Just wondering if someone could bring me up to speed on the requirements for a CFS member to drive a CFS appliances on the fireground.

Obviously there is the requirement to have the appropriate license class (MR, HR, etc), and i was under the impression the Captain had the final say in terms of approving a certain member for driving X vehicle under X priority during either day and/ore night conditions.

Someone mentioned to me that it's now a CFS requirement for members to have completed the 'Drive Vehicles Under Operational Conditions' course to be able to drive on the fireground.

Could someone please give me some info on what this course involves (does it replace the 'drive offroad course') and is it a requirement to  to drive a CFS appliances on the fireground? Pip, as a Captain, perhaps you might have an insight into this.

If it is a requirement, i wonder how the remote Brigades get the truck out the door - i can't see 400+ Brigades having been training in it since its introduction.



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Country Fire Service / Trigger for CFS to change to MFS
« on: December 16, 2010, 09:14:57 PM »
Hi all,


Just wondering if anyone has some info on what the triggers are for a CFS area to change to MFS. Does it consider population density, or is it all about the risks within the area (schools, commercial, industrial, high rise etc).

I notice the Government has today announced the long-term growth plan for Mt Barker, including a blueprint for delivering a $550 million infrastructure support package, do you think this new development will be trigger?

Obviously any plan to make the change would need to be in consultation with the vollies, but at the end of the day it's about providing the best service to the community - and there is no guarantee that a CFS station can turn out a truck (although stations like Barker and Naracoorte do a awesome job).

I wonder what model of MFS station they'd go to at Barker, paid retained,paid daytime crew, or urban response with Barker CFS as rural crew as well as providing backup to Barker MFS (similar to what happened with Seaford).

Then again, with our current Government, they'd be reluctant to spend the capital turning Barker to MFS......... so in my opinion Barker CFS is safe for now.

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