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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: February 14, 2009, 08:05:46 PM »
Doesn't the last line in message tell the story?
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 14, 2009, 08:01:17 PM »
Again guys, just ensure its kept civil please.. 
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Country Fire Service / Re: Interstate deployments
« on: February 14, 2009, 09:27:01 AM »
Bill, maybe someone just doesn't want you to have it?.. Any member can have the uniform for brigade/official events.. I know a few members in my brigade who have.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 14, 2009, 09:23:34 AM »
Lets play nice in the sandpit, please..
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 13, 2009, 10:24:40 PM »Not everyone lives in the CBD..
However, still plenty of action, good to see the guys from Station 80 getting to work! (Missed it by two days lads! See ya next week..)
MFS: *CFSRES INC041 13/02/09 15:06,RESPOND GRASS FIRE,SOUTHERN EXP,REYNELLA MAP 176 E 14 TG182,4TH ALARM
~Bombers did a number of drops, calls for asset protection were heard as well.
Normal day Zippy...?
two youths and a guy with a camp fire detained... apparently its been a normal thing for a quite a while for a fire next to the expressway daily.
Zip-meister, you need to check your sources buddy!!
Second fire near Darlington
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25049173-5006301,00.html
A man is being questioned by police who believe he lit a campfire which got out of control, sparking a second fire near Darlington.
That fire, which was near Seacombe Rd, was contained by firefighters around 3.40pm.
MFS and CFS crews fought the two blazes and two fixed-wing bombers were called in.
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Country Fire Service / Re: Interstate deployments
« on: February 13, 2009, 09:30:14 PM »
Anyone can go and buy the uniform, but yeah, you will be out of pocket for it..
I agree, a uniform is the LEAST[/i] they could do.. - After all, they are already getting a free fire service.. (So to speak)..
I agree, a uniform is the LEAST[/i] they could do.. - After all, they are already getting a free fire service.. (So to speak)..
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SA Firefighter General / CFA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN FIRE:
« on: February 13, 2009, 06:26:08 AM »
CFA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN HOUSEFIRE IN VICTORIA ~ AFTER SPENDING DAYS ON THE FRONT LINES:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25043481-661,00.html
UPDATE 9.15pm: POLICE are probing a suspicious fire that killed a CFA volunteer after he returned from the bushfire front line.
Country Fire Authority (CFA) mates have named the dead man as Russell Pitt, whose body was found in the burnt-out ruins of his Upper Ferntree Gully home on Thursday morning.
CFA trucks were called to the Jean St address about 3.30am today to find the house engulfed in flames.
“When we got there this morning and the house was going, I think the initial crew was very sad, but we went on with our business until it was under control and then we all got out of it because by that stage I think the emotion was starting to tell with all the guys,'' Upper Ferntree Gully brigade captain Peter Smith told reporters.
Mr Pitt had returned home briefly after days fighting bushfires at Mirboo North in Gippsland and at Yarra Glen.
He was due to be sent out for fire duty again on Thursday.
“It's not fair. It's just not fair that he's been out doing all that, and here he is at home in bed,'' Mr Smith said.
“We're not quite sure what happened. Yeah, it's just not fair.''
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Chris Goldrick, from the Knox CIU, said it could be some time before the body was formally identified.
He said the arson squad was investigating the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious.
One neighbour said Mr Pitt was very community-minded.
“He was a really nice guy, involved with the community, the CFA and the likes,'' he told the Nine Network.
Another neighbour said she tried to save Mr Pitt's house.
“I came out and got the garden hose but I couldn't get close enough to the house,'' she said.
After the arson squad examined the scene, police said the blaze was being treated as suspicious.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted.
Police have notified the next of kin, the Knox Leader has reported.
He was among the team that spent several hours battling the Quarry Rd bushfire on Black Saturday – only a couple of hundred metres away from his home, a neighbour told the Knox Leader.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25043481-661,00.html
UPDATE 9.15pm: POLICE are probing a suspicious fire that killed a CFA volunteer after he returned from the bushfire front line.
Country Fire Authority (CFA) mates have named the dead man as Russell Pitt, whose body was found in the burnt-out ruins of his Upper Ferntree Gully home on Thursday morning.
CFA trucks were called to the Jean St address about 3.30am today to find the house engulfed in flames.
“When we got there this morning and the house was going, I think the initial crew was very sad, but we went on with our business until it was under control and then we all got out of it because by that stage I think the emotion was starting to tell with all the guys,'' Upper Ferntree Gully brigade captain Peter Smith told reporters.
Mr Pitt had returned home briefly after days fighting bushfires at Mirboo North in Gippsland and at Yarra Glen.
He was due to be sent out for fire duty again on Thursday.
“It's not fair. It's just not fair that he's been out doing all that, and here he is at home in bed,'' Mr Smith said.
“We're not quite sure what happened. Yeah, it's just not fair.''
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Chris Goldrick, from the Knox CIU, said it could be some time before the body was formally identified.
He said the arson squad was investigating the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious.
One neighbour said Mr Pitt was very community-minded.
“He was a really nice guy, involved with the community, the CFA and the likes,'' he told the Nine Network.
Another neighbour said she tried to save Mr Pitt's house.
“I came out and got the garden hose but I couldn't get close enough to the house,'' she said.
After the arson squad examined the scene, police said the blaze was being treated as suspicious.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted.
Police have notified the next of kin, the Knox Leader has reported.
He was among the team that spent several hours battling the Quarry Rd bushfire on Black Saturday – only a couple of hundred metres away from his home, a neighbour told the Knox Leader.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 13, 2009, 06:25:21 AM »
CFA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN HOUSEFIRE IN VICTORIA ~ AFTER SPENDING DAYS ON THE FRONT LINES:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25043481-661,00.html
UPDATE 9.15pm: POLICE are probing a suspicious fire that killed a CFA volunteer after he returned from the bushfire front line.
Country Fire Authority (CFA) mates have named the dead man as Russell Pitt, whose body was found in the burnt-out ruins of his Upper Ferntree Gully home on Thursday morning.
CFA trucks were called to the Jean St address about 3.30am today to find the house engulfed in flames.
“When we got there this morning and the house was going, I think the initial crew was very sad, but we went on with our business until it was under control and then we all got out of it because by that stage I think the emotion was starting to tell with all the guys,'' Upper Ferntree Gully brigade captain Peter Smith told reporters.
Mr Pitt had returned home briefly after days fighting bushfires at Mirboo North in Gippsland and at Yarra Glen.
He was due to be sent out for fire duty again on Thursday.
“It's not fair. It's just not fair that he's been out doing all that, and here he is at home in bed,'' Mr Smith said.
“We're not quite sure what happened. Yeah, it's just not fair.''
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Chris Goldrick, from the Knox CIU, said it could be some time before the body was formally identified.
He said the arson squad was investigating the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious.
One neighbour said Mr Pitt was very community-minded.
“He was a really nice guy, involved with the community, the CFA and the likes,'' he told the Nine Network.
Another neighbour said she tried to save Mr Pitt's house.
“I came out and got the garden hose but I couldn't get close enough to the house,'' she said.
After the arson squad examined the scene, police said the blaze was being treated as suspicious.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted.
Police have notified the next of kin, the Knox Leader has reported.
He was among the team that spent several hours battling the Quarry Rd bushfire on Black Saturday – only a couple of hundred metres away from his home, a neighbour told the Knox Leader.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25043481-661,00.html
UPDATE 9.15pm: POLICE are probing a suspicious fire that killed a CFA volunteer after he returned from the bushfire front line.
Country Fire Authority (CFA) mates have named the dead man as Russell Pitt, whose body was found in the burnt-out ruins of his Upper Ferntree Gully home on Thursday morning.
CFA trucks were called to the Jean St address about 3.30am today to find the house engulfed in flames.
“When we got there this morning and the house was going, I think the initial crew was very sad, but we went on with our business until it was under control and then we all got out of it because by that stage I think the emotion was starting to tell with all the guys,'' Upper Ferntree Gully brigade captain Peter Smith told reporters.
Mr Pitt had returned home briefly after days fighting bushfires at Mirboo North in Gippsland and at Yarra Glen.
He was due to be sent out for fire duty again on Thursday.
“It's not fair. It's just not fair that he's been out doing all that, and here he is at home in bed,'' Mr Smith said.
“We're not quite sure what happened. Yeah, it's just not fair.''
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Chris Goldrick, from the Knox CIU, said it could be some time before the body was formally identified.
He said the arson squad was investigating the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious.
One neighbour said Mr Pitt was very community-minded.
“He was a really nice guy, involved with the community, the CFA and the likes,'' he told the Nine Network.
Another neighbour said she tried to save Mr Pitt's house.
“I came out and got the garden hose but I couldn't get close enough to the house,'' she said.
After the arson squad examined the scene, police said the blaze was being treated as suspicious.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted.
Police have notified the next of kin, the Knox Leader has reported.
He was among the team that spent several hours battling the Quarry Rd bushfire on Black Saturday – only a couple of hundred metres away from his home, a neighbour told the Knox Leader.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: February 12, 2009, 03:38:03 PM »MFS: *CFSRES INC048 10/02/09 14:49,RESPOND SHED FIRE,10 MALUKA DR,HAPPY VALLEY MAP 178 F 2 TG134,LAWNMOWER AND FUEL ALIGHT IN SHED.,HPPY00 OHH421 CLDN00 CDN439 CFS Mawson Group Officers Response
CLDN: *CFSRES: RESPOND KANGARILLA STATION 10-02-09 14:54 CFS Mawson Group Officers Response
CLDN: *CFSRES: EXTRA CREW REQUIRED RESPOND CLARENDON STATION 10-02-09 14:5 CFS Mawson Group Officers Response
Yikes... default to the next closest??? I think not... Time to break some old habits boys.
Reminds me of a big fire I heard of in Blackwood once, in the last year or two..
Old habits do indeed need to be broken..
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: February 09, 2009, 05:11:50 PM »IF THERE'S ANYONE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH MOVING THE RESCUE GEAR OFFICE 2 FALISBURY 24 PUMPER PLEASE BE AT STATION AT 10 THIS MORNING FROM FALISBURY LT 1 CFS Salisbury Infobahaha
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 09, 2009, 05:10:54 PM »
Im sure you will find out when the time comes..
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 08, 2009, 08:23:45 PM »just on channel 9 a cfa volunteers wife and children dead while he was out fighting the fires so sad my hearts go out to all those affected.
Jesus christ thats horrible!
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 08, 2009, 07:12:23 PM »
75 confirmed Fatalities..
Horrible, horrible day, and only more to come.
Horrible, horrible day, and only more to come.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 08, 2009, 11:59:35 AM »
Goodluck, stay safe mate!
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 08, 2009, 10:28:22 AM »
So which groups / brigades have requested crews?
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SAMFS / Re: Positives & Negatives of being a firefighter?
« on: February 07, 2009, 10:01:10 PM »
-Might want to read his Q again safirey.
-Never too much training 206.. ~ Unless you in those friendly G/T suits.. Then I would agree, WAYYY to much training at this time of year!
-Never too much training 206.. ~ Unless you in those friendly G/T suits.. Then I would agree, WAYYY to much training at this time of year!
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 07, 2009, 07:53:08 PM »
The other part about planning, is associated risk.. - Just because we aren't incurring a similar fate to our State, we have to realise that sending hundreds of resources out of our state, at a 'Peak Risk' time, is out of the question..
The CFA messages are fairly depressing, maybe a break from them for a little bit might help?
The CFA messages are fairly depressing, maybe a break from them for a little bit might help?
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ALL Rescue / Re: 'Heavy' Rescue
« on: February 07, 2009, 06:55:50 PM »
12 month old threads FTW ..
Im sure alot has changed since this time last year..
Im sure alot has changed since this time last year..
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SA Firefighter General / Re: VIC Bushfires
« on: February 07, 2009, 06:43:43 PM »
ROFL @ MOD's comment . . .
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SA Firefighter General / Re: SAAS Responding Other Services..
« on: February 07, 2009, 06:39:41 PM »
That comment, and this thread, has been stagnent and is over a year old.. FYI ..
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Country Fire Service / Re: weather for 7/2/09
« on: February 07, 2009, 05:29:42 PM »
Get the rum, hopefully leave others to worry about the fires..
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Incident Operations / Re: 4th Alarm house fire, Gawler South
« on: February 07, 2009, 05:11:26 PM »
How big was the bl00dy house?!
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ALL Rescue / Re: Dash Roll with B pillar removed.
« on: February 04, 2009, 03:49:14 PM »
Through the floor pan?.. 
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Incident Operations / Re: Fire @ Willunga
« on: February 04, 2009, 03:47:33 PM »
Quite clearly mac, if their aren't established causes, it looks like their is an arsonist getting about.. Thats a bit of a NB..
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Incident Operations / Re: Scrub Fire Clarendon
« on: February 02, 2009, 04:17:46 PM »
Overkill.. - You ever been in that area Bill ?.. Some/most of the states largest Rural risks are in that area, and/or border on it..