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All Equipment discussion / Re: Practical PPE split from --> Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: January 22, 2009, 07:06:37 PM »
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Country Fire Service / Re: State LOP's
« on: January 20, 2009, 03:02:31 PM »
State LOP, determined by Regional LOPS, wchich are in turn determined by Regional FDIs or operational activity...
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Country Fire Service / Re: NASTY NASTY
« on: January 19, 2009, 09:54:38 PM »On a different note I have noticed that some Group Officer / Brigades are encouraging active stand by or passive stand by.
Isn't the CFS on 'passive standby' 24/7?
Our area we go to active standby when local conditions get the FDI above 50.
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Country Fire Service / Re: NASTY NASTY
« on: January 19, 2009, 09:53:01 PM »looks like they are throwing everything at a grass fire @ bridgwater...are we going to say thats over resourcing i don think so......
Not necessarily over-resourcing [i wasn't there, so can't comment] but it certainly left a few holes.... ie both piccadilly & upper sturt appliances going? Why leave those stations empty for a fire over the hills and away? maybe the CFS need to do some move ups... ie a sturt group appliance to upper sturt & a summertown appliance to piccadilly... hmmmm ill try not to get ahead of myself.[just my opinion]
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Incident Operations / Re: STOP CALLS
« on: January 16, 2009, 05:19:54 PM »Yeh, your wrong!!!!!
Are you serious? There may be individual briagdes/members that acknowledge stop calls everytime without question. However, its not always the case. Some services ignore others, some groups ignore other groups, some brigades/units ignore there neighbours...
Maybe I live on another planet, but if we are stop called,crack a U bolt and head home.
In 25 years I could count on one hand the amount of times that a stop call has been overlooked, in incidents in my patch, with all services!
Than i guess your one of these then mate;
"There may be individual brigades/members that acknowledge stop calls everytime without question"
There not all like you mate
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Incident Operations / Re: STOP CALLS
« on: January 16, 2009, 03:24:56 PM »Yeh, your wrong!!!!!
Are you serious? There may be individual briagdes/members that acknowledge stop calls everytime without question. However, its not always the case. Some services ignore others, some groups ignore other groups, some brigades/units ignore there neighbours...
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: January 15, 2009, 08:57:05 PM »address get put in?
Pip
Check my post just above yours Pip, wasn't a call at all.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: January 15, 2009, 05:45:44 PM »
Mmmmm what is more concerning, is that i live in Coro Valley and just received a letter from the CFS explaining this system, however im guessing we shouldnt have since it doesnt apply to this area... Could be a problem since the siren here activates for all incident types.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: January 15, 2009, 05:43:52 PM »
No relays Mr Teddy [although i know it was tongue in cheek], however they do get keys. [That is, if it had actually been the station alarm.... This was just appliance MDT/MCT testing...
An alarm at the station would only be three pumps and one aerial
An alarm at the station would only be three pumps and one aerial
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: January 15, 2009, 02:52:48 PM »
Can probably expect that to be even worse now that the Mitcham Hills community has campaigned for the sirens to be used for evacuations Darren. I can just imagine the siren noise from Upper Sturt or Coromandel Valley being heard in blackwood and causing mass hysteria.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: January 15, 2009, 06:37:28 AM »QuoteMFS: *CFSRES: Seaford RESPOND Car Fire, Sauerbiers 195 N9 Seaford Meadows, dirt tr 14/01/2009 9:34:27 PM
New paging format??
No.
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Incident Operations / Re: STOP CALLS
« on: January 15, 2009, 06:34:25 AM »
Keep all appliances coming until the situation is under control, then stop for call.
Not really that difficult is it.
Not really that difficult is it.
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Fire Fighter Training / Re: FW: What is a "combat ready" engine company (USA Blog)
« on: January 09, 2009, 06:35:42 PM »Alex having been in brigades with the type 2 pumpers and older style cfs pumpers flaked hose is not a new thing. I remember having flaked 64mm on the old 32.
Thats what i thought mate, was wondering why it was being discussed as if it didn't exist in CFS at all...
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Fire Fighter Training / Re: FW: What is a "combat ready" engine company (USA Blog)
« on: January 09, 2009, 03:46:54 PM »
Don't a few brigades already run flaked hoses? Eden? Happy? ie; 38mm attack and 64mm supply in the bins built into type 2s?
Wouldn't mind hearing some feedback from those brigades.
Wouldn't mind hearing some feedback from those brigades.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: December 17, 2008, 09:54:18 PM »MFS: *CFSRES INC057 17/12/08 17:53,RESPOND DOMESTIC FIRE,19 COPELAND AV,LOBETHAL MAP 113 B 16 TG140,PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CAVITY,LOBE19
I was of the understanding that it is automatic 2 brigades to all domestic jobs? or is that just in my area?
Kind of scary having only 1 truck respond to a reported domestic, in its incipient stage!
***take note, this is only going from the pager site***
CFS SOP is two appliances [which usually means two brigades...] however the vollies in some areas without BOMs data get too make there own decision on ALERTS.
My personal preference would be two brigades, due to the nature of vollunteer organisations not being able to garauntee crews.
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Country Fire Service / Re: Naming Of The new Air Cranes
« on: December 08, 2008, 09:14:02 PM »
IWOM
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Acknowledging WFAM responses
« on: December 08, 2008, 04:07:11 PM »
Thats very interesting then guys, i wonder what CFS's stand on it is then, hopefully someone from CFS is watching/reading...
But beware...the procedure in comcen is to default if no acknowledgment.
But beware...the procedure in comcen is to default if no acknowledgment.
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SA Firefighter General / Acknowledging WFAM responses
« on: December 06, 2008, 01:51:51 PM »
Wow, big mess up in communications there somewhere then. That oughta clear it up no probs.
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SA Firefighter General / Acknowledging WFAM responses
« on: December 06, 2008, 01:34:12 PM »
WFAM alarms have always had to be acknowledged. Alarms from your station; ie Barker Central [i think it is?] dont have to be, as we dont even know about them until you book mobile.
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SA Firefighter General / Acknowledging WFAM responses
« on: December 06, 2008, 01:25:40 PM »
1908904 09:05:11 05-12-08 HAHN MBKR RESPOND FIRE ALARM ST PAULS LUTHERAN, HOMES 7 BRAUN DRIVE, HAHNDORF *CFSRES:, FIP ALARM *WFAM*, 05/12/2008 09:07:40
1909018 09:10:15 05-12-08 MFS: *CFSRES INC016 05/12/08 09:09,RESPOND Private Alarm,7 BRAUN DR,HAHNDORF MAP 159 K 9 TG128,DEFAULT MT BARKER & HAHNDORF,LTHT00 OAKB00
You got your 4 minutes [and a little more]... Dont really see what the problem is. Theres almost never a problem with Barker, usually phone in and all is sweet. Im guessing you guys were racing the clock to ack page when mobile, just didnt quite make it.
But don't blame us for your brigades slight mess up, i dont think anyone was having a go at you... We already cop enough rubbish.
Anyway, hope all is well mate.
1909018 09:10:15 05-12-08 MFS: *CFSRES INC016 05/12/08 09:09,RESPOND Private Alarm,7 BRAUN DR,HAHNDORF MAP 159 K 9 TG128,DEFAULT MT BARKER & HAHNDORF,LTHT00 OAKB00
You got your 4 minutes [and a little more]... Dont really see what the problem is. Theres almost never a problem with Barker, usually phone in and all is sweet. Im guessing you guys were racing the clock to ack page when mobile, just didnt quite make it.
But don't blame us for your brigades slight mess up, i dont think anyone was having a go at you... We already cop enough rubbish.
Anyway, hope all is well mate.
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SA Firefighter General / Acknowledging WFAM responses
« on: December 06, 2008, 12:48:09 PM »We were mobile when the page went out(Barker), was a stuff up with MFS Comms when Hahndorf requested a Default.
No stuff up mate, i should know. Neither brigade booked in with comms, so both were defaulted. That was before Barker 24p booked mobile on radio at 0911.