SA Firefighter

I can see why the number of CFA volunteers have dropped as result of the Black Saturday fires due to half of them being traumatised from fighting those fires back in February but it is a real concern to see CFS numbers dwindle by 296 to 15,415 

I know this is abit off the topic but having recently assisted DEH with mop up/patrol of a fire last week they are very thorough when to comes to mopping up and blacking out hotspots so while its fun to have a lil dig at them for one thing we must bear in mind they do a good job   

1908882 18:29:45 22-11-09 Carey Gully Sleigh 14 responding to urgent call from Father Christmas who needs a ride to Uraidla because his own sleigh has broken down. From Sue and Richard. CG Station 22/11/2009 6:21:26 PM CFS Carey Gully Info

I wonder if they will respond priority one 

[quoteRecuiting is easy get them through the door, make them feel welcome and then the problem comes that of retaining them. This maybe not so much of problem for the urban brigades but for the typical bushfire brigade it can be a bit problematic. Service trinkets are fine but maybe we shouldbe investing in other ways that volunteers can be apprecated and rewarded. Some times the organization is at odds with what would make good volunteer practice.][/quote]

I agree with you malleefire on the fact that recruitment of volunteers to bushfire brigades can be problematic especially for brigades who are non rcr and only get like between 8-15 calls a year

CFS have their head in the sand over more than just aircraft. Like the 3 monkeys, If I can't see it, hear it or speak about it then everything is fine 

Do monkeys want a bananna 

What is a reasonable amount of fire suppression systems for a firm to have? obviously something like a ship has to be rather self contained but something such as wingfield dump or a factory in the suburbs doesn't.

The reasonable amount of fire suppression systems for something like a mill,dump or factory is booster hydrants and fire hoses or a combination of both connected to a water supply enabling continuous supply of water 

Personally I think the point of the fire brigade is that everyone doesn't need to have a personal fire truck but it is obviously in the interest of the firm to have good systems to be able to minimize potential damage, and i guess it may help with insurance aswell.

You'll find that not every industrial or commercial premises has their own fire appliance although it would pay for worksites both commerical and industrial to have their own on-site fire crews trained by CFS or MFS  

If the chainsaw doesnt work theres always an axe or wood splitter if both are sharp enough 

Even secondary schools are having difficulty informing parents of the new SACE that affect their kids now. I have been to two parent information meetings recently at my son's Secondary School. The school is in a bushfire area that has experienced significant fires in the area in the last two years.

Being that the high school is in a bushfire prone area it would be a good idea to perhaps pressure the school staff into buying a 2 way radio or scanner so if in the event of a major fire they will know what is happening and be able to take measures to ensure safety of the students

1909221 15:47:09 13-07-09 CFSR5: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH (SACAD) INFORMATION SESSION WILL BE HELD THIS THURSDAY (16/07/2009) 1930 HRS AT THE MT GAMBIER EMERGENCY SERVICES FACILITY. QUESTIONS TO REX HALL  

Hmmm sounds like an interesting info session 

New pagers are being trialled...

I am sooo jealous of the brigade or brigades who get to trail these new pagers  before the roll out of these new pagers begins

Wonder if they'll stop my boss asking me "is that some 80's galactica music on ya phone?"

It cant be any worse than my team leader at work picking on me for having Boys From The Bush as my ringtone 

If SACAD is going to be exactly same or similar to the ESTA setup in Victoria i sure hope they give us new pagers 

Fingers crossed the CFS gets this paging problem sorted out soon before the 2009/2010 fire season otherwise we'll more than likely have to resort to using station sirens to alert brigade members 

Or even better bring back the old fire phone system where each brigade had their own alerts number so if a fire was reported by a local all the phones would ring a distinct alert ring