SA Firefighter

My brigade have 2 helmets per person if they are BA. We only wear one at the moment. Why is there so many different type for bushfires we tried scott aspen but that was a disaster the group now have about 10 to 15 helmets not being used. Now we have to decide what other do you use a pacific BR5 or BR9, or another type to confusing. I do the purchasing for the group and its so hard to get a helmet they all like unless its a cairns 660. Any one with an idea of what to get?   

We train every Monday night. We start at 1900hrs with equipment maintenance then at 1930hrs we start training until around 2100hrs.

We get ours done once a year as the GO thinks any more than that we are wasting money. But he has said if we can prove it needs to be done more than that it will change so I will have a look to where it written and give them a copy.

I'm a bit slow to reply but we used to use ours but it started to make the Grey box on the wall smoke and spark. Still waiting for someone to come and fix it as they say there is not enough work for them just to come to our Group for one small problem.

David you said one went to the pump, the other went straight to the tank? I must be missing a link in the brain my next question then will be why? I thought it would be better to be able to hook up to the boosters. Could you try to explain it to me.

Ah, Kat, thats where your region is letting you down badly, I have seen some pictures from other brigades in your region fighting a large factory type fire with BA operators in Proban, when I asked a member of this brigade I was told the Nomex was hanging in the station, they didn't know what they where going to!! !!

So I think you need to ask your region what is going on!!

So your Urban/Rural, interesting, has anyone tried getting there standards looked at lately? It seems nobody wants to know about it.

That sound like my Group as The Brigade Im from is Urban/Rural and we have been told that we will get the new levle 3 gear in about 2 years. Then it will go for the new BA members only not the older ones.

Our second trailer that is from around the 50s or 60s could go there with all of the stuff on it. Then it would be with one of our old fire trucks. I would like to see the old truck as I have only seen photo's on the wall at the station.  

I went to a motor bike v sandy buggy m v a and found out at the scene that the motor bike rider was my son, my partner and daughter are members as well, we all wear on the truck. So if we stood away from the incident we only had 3 other members to do anything so we helped out and went to the hospital after we had finished. No spam was called did not no about them until a few weeks later by then it was too late, so we where told. All okay now.

We have 6 sets at the station on hooks in the truck bay have been told by cfs that we can not wear it to anything but floods

we might be getting a new 34 sometime this year. Have not seen much about them. Does someone now what they look like and whats in side the cab, how is it set up, anything about them at all, any pics.

MMMMM That sounds much like when I had my foot ran over because I would not let a car go past a truck roll over and had fuel leaking. They got mad and drove there car straight at me. I was quick enough the first time but a bit slow the second attempt. They where charged and lost there license.

I would like to say well whats a 34p? is it much different than a normal 34