SA Firefighter

MFS: *CFSRES INC148 21/06/11 22:33,RESPOND Smoke in Area,HUTCHINSON RD,GAWLER EAST MAP 23 P 6 TG182,GAWLER HOSPITAL. SMELL OF BURNING NURSES, QRTS,SAIR55 GAW359

 

25:21 02-01-10 CFS: *CFSRES BOMBER 580/582 & FIREBIRD 504 RESPOND GRASSFIRE NAIRNE 172 DEGREES 7 KMS FROM WAB PIR 878042 > 2/01/2010 12:23:00 PM CFS/NRG Leigh Creek Response

550kms

Surely we had an observation chopper stationed closer than Leigh Creek?

22:38:36 13-12-09 MFS: *CFSRES INC063 13/12/09 22:37,RESPOND Smoke in Area,LOWER NORTH EAST RD,CAMPBELLTOWN MAP 107 M 10 TG182,IN VICINITY OF CHICKENS TO GO,SAIR55 PDS221 MFS Paradise

Then a little while later....


22:45:28 13-12-09 MFS: FROM SAPOL APPARENTLY THE BUTCHER IS SMOKING HAMS, TOUGH ON THE TALLY HO'S MFS Paradise


Must have been a joint of ham.   

From the AdelaideNow website....

"A KANGAROO surveyor has been found safe and well in the rugged Gawler Ranges after going missing for a day.

The Murray Bridge man, in his 60s, was last heard from about noon yesterday via his UHF radio.

He was part of a survey to determine the number of kangaroos in the Gawler Ranges National Park, about 200km west of Port Augusta.

STAR Group police joined in the search with Department of Environment and Heritage staff.

State Emergency Service volunteers also were called in to help in the search, with two spotters in aircraft.

A forward command post was set up at the Paney Station homestead."

1930428 11:58:29 15-06-09 MFS: *CFSRES INC037 15/06/09 11:58,RESPOND ALARM 13/014,STRATA CORPORATION 7176 INC,BEACON HOUSE,185 VICTORIA SQU,ADELAIDE MAP 3 P 9 TG182,FIP INSIDE MAIN VICTORIA SQ ENTRY LHS,SPKR VALVE S/W STAIRWELL,,ADL201 ADH303? MFS Stn 20

Who???

My 2c as well, actually more like 10c

No doubt the officers charge has opened a can of worms within Sapol - it certainly got the tongues wagging here.  I have not closely observed the circumstances of this case, however have spoken regularly with a close relative who is regularly in this situation.

Most of us aren't Cops, and haven't had the approriate Urgent Duty Driving training, so is hard to present an impartial argument.  My take is that as an officer he has to make a judgment call every time he decides to persue.

He has to measure up the risk that the speeding bike presents against the risk that two speeding vehicles creates.  Does the level of offence warrant the chase.  Would it be better to simply get close enough to take down a rego number and follow it up later.  Overtaking a bus in a speed restriction zone - well that puts him in a very precarious position.  To choose to chase in that situation was very brave (and foolish, you may suggest in hind sight).

I think he may have paid the ultimate penalty for making the wrong choice under probably quite strong pressure.  To have UDD licence is not a licence to just go for it any time you think the need is there.

As far as firies speeding through speed zones.  Well, the same thing applies - Are you going to place the safety of anybody at risk to attend burnt toast alarms, or even a going fire.  The time delay created by slowing down at a school zone or roadworks is not going to make any difference at the pointy end.  Weigh up the risks against what you realistically expect to achieve.  You would never ever forgive yourself if you caused injury (or worse) to a roadworker or child in your haste to get to a grassy that burnt 10 acres of grass and a few fence posts. The legal ramifications is another matter altogether - the rules are only there to keep everybody safe, duty of care etc etc.

09:27:28 19-11-08 AS81 Cat2 Metropolitan Fire Service 99 Wakefield St, Adelaide 4 C10 POLICE REQUIRED SAAS Road Crash Research

Oh No! What happened.  MVA involving a responding appliance???

Obviously meant to enter Woolshed/Wasleys, which is about 10kms from Forrest Rd.

Optus's customer service record lets it down tho' - in short, they suck at Customer service!!

Probably just "Yankafied", to appeal to the overseas markets.  Something like NSWRFS just wouldn't mean anything to foreigners.

Similar to the movie The Castle (IIRC), had to remove references to Torana's, Camira's, Valiants etc in the US release, as the Yank's wouldn't understand it.

Another possibility, maybe the producers were attempting to suggest that a "future" could realise a combined national rural firefighting service.

02:00:18 30-08-08 MFS: *CFSRES INC002 30/08/08 01:59,RESPOND RCR,BRIDGE RD,POORAKA MAP 94 P 3 TG182,2ND ALARM,ADL204 APK361 31 MFS Car 31

Just curious, what constitutes a 2nd alarm RCR??  Not one that I have seen before.  I imagine that first crews possibly required assistance.  I beleive this was a two car MVA with at least one fatality (SES were later responded for tarping).  Don't know how many appliances responded to the 1st alarm.

Sounds like a nasty one.

I travel westbound through that intersection almost every day.  Now, I am NOT suggesting that the road is to blame for the two fatals into that tree - purely driver error, but you only have to be doing 60kph heading east to get very light on your wheels, if not some good air time.  IMHO I feel that some realignment could reduce the severity of the hump, but I'm no road designer.

It only takes a little speed and not much more stupidity to risk a close encounter with that tree.  At least they could instal some armco barrier on the south side of Pimpala Rd.

It would be interesting to see some speed camera shots of west bound traffic there - would be like an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard!