SA Firefighter

On a related matter - I know of a group who have issued personal audio recorders to the group officers. Can record hundreds of hours of audio and easy to back up.

The recorder is worn around the neck on a lanyard. Could be a good tool for people in high level incident management to use for report writing or to prompt their memory of situations later.....Like court.

Agree Pumpers, monitors and skyjets.....

I tend to agree.....

I always have believed that it is better to value what time can be given rather than ridicule people for not giving what you may expect.

By actively thanking people for what they can give I have found they in turn want to give more. It takes time but you can turn the tide.....


 

And of course post photos here!

Pics are welcome and encouraged in this forum. 

What do you think about off duty protesting in uniform as part of their Union?

Union endorsed action that is legal and fighting for workplace conditions is very different to actively involving yourself in election campaigning. IMO.

Career fire fighters, police, ambos etc should have the right to wear uniform during industrial issues. The difference I see in this case is that the public can see that the workers are fighting for pay and conditions. And actively attempting to engage the organisation they work for.

Election campaigning sends the signal that the whole organisation supports xyz political party and that could become a powerful influence.

My Opinion for what it's worth.......................

Quote from: K99 on October 22, 2007, 05:19:23 PM

Hey Mack, you got in trouble on my other thread

yeh... im not quite sure why though as i posted a reasonable reply.


 

MACK
You didn't get in trouble your post just happened to be above the one that closed the thread. Mack you often make a lot of sense and I am unlikely to close threads because of you....Apart from if there is blatant swearing.

I love getting paid to attend fire calls. Why the filtered would you do it for free.

What's the point of the post. Asking a genuine question is fine. But if you are trolling for a flame war here is not the place! And I suspect that is what you are hoping for.

Thread will be locked/deleted if required.

SES don't' use the word rescue how firies do..When we say rescue we normally refer to a RCR hydraulic rescue capability, SES units have divisions with in the unit and one of them is Rescue, so if a vehicle is designated rescue it does not mean it is RCR or hyrdraulic rescue capable simply that is designated to the rescue team/division. That vehicle could be set up for storm damage or rope rescue or flooding etc etc.....

Other divisions if my memory serves are: Communications, Logistics, Recon......Could be others maybe SES people can give more insight. And things could have changed.....

Very different paradigms and unless you spend time with an SES unit can be difficult to get your head around if you come from a fire perspective.

 

Have a chat to the safecom SPAM team about ages - they will give you a very different view. Age is very important. A young person all though mature and competent is unlikely to have developed the coping mechanisms to deal with significant trauma or death.

I have been part of SPAM briefings where it was strongly suggested people under 20 should be used with caution in the interests of their health and longevity in the services. Now that wont be practical in a lot of cases but it is certainly a different perspective and one that has been long-standing in CFS spam circles (as I understand it).

The concept that people should be exposed to RCR trauma to prepare them is archaic and very odd. If people can avoid the exposure it is far better. Exposure to trauma and death can have a cumulative effect on people. So if we pre-emptively expose young people we aren't helping them prepare we are potentially reducing there long term capacity for this type of work.

IMO

They (whoever they is) probably did consider it - I would suggest that BIC have a bad reputation, people that have never even held one will say with authority that they are no good.

Bizarre!!!!!!

Lets keep it civil

Sorry but that is speculation. Aviation fire services use them in SA.

They need a little bit of care but that's it, like anything if you care for it it works as intended.

What has prompted the standardisation? Is there any legislation or is it merely a recommendation?