SA Firefighter

CAD will sort out who goes to these jobs and who is closer, also may only send pumpers to a job like this.

Yes that's what i meant, but CFS don't just go for the cheapest bid they then spend months screwing the builders down in price and asking if cheaper parts can be used.

Ahh not $2.5million but it was alot, try closer to half that.

Bordertown is pretty big also, ceduna, naracoorte.

Just out of interest why was the SES called and what did they do about it?

I thought you would just call transport SA and say come fix your bridge.

Yeah well we all think your great but it would be nice if you could actually write it in lay terms so that we can all learn something...

So what you are saying is if i set my pump to 1000KPA with 2 lengths of 64mm hose coming off 1 outlet with a TFT branch on full and then replace the 64mm hose closest to the nozzle end with a 25mm hose still with the same TFT branch on full there will be no difference in pressure at the tip?

What you have to remember is that MFS appliances have true High pressure lines which put out the same amount of water as a 38mm line therefore they just use H.P lines and not 38s. They use 50mm lines purely as a working length on the end of 64mm lines to make it easier to handle. Using the 50mm hose loses very little volume and increases pressure.

So in answer to your question no they shouldn't be on any other appliance other than a pumper.

For info also, if you are responded into MFS area and you default then MFS will not send another brigade because you are only a BONUS to the MFS response due to EMA boundaries. The only time they will send a default brigade is if you are specifically asked for or if MFS are short of appliances and you are actually replacing an MFS appliance.

Yeah i wrote about this in the other thread, maybe a 34P to back up MFS, their current 24 for strike teams and maybe a 14.

Cant see Morphett vale getting the Dennis as you would then have 2 x 2WDs next to each other being Happy Valley and Morphett vale.

Yeah you guys need to now really push your worth from a rural point of veiw, say have a 34 and 14 and if your lucky you might end up sharing a station with the MFS or something and just doing rural and strike teams etc.

Depends on the area, we attend alot of structure fires that are just 1 room or cooking on the stove so we use our PPV fan all the time.

When you look at it, sturt group don't go to that many going structure fires maybe thats why there was a lack of near misses related to heat and burns at structure fires. Our group attends alot and have had several near misses due to the nomex and lack of flash hoods, 3 that come to mind are someone burnt their knee entering a house fire when the carpet melted to their leg, even though there was no fire in that room. A firefighter burnt their neck from embers falling down the collar and someone burnt their cheek from radiant heat. All would have been avoided with the current gear.

Therefor our group have been pushing for better structural turnout gear and all firefighters have structure gloves and flash hoods.

We also have recently had someone get slight burns to the lower leg even though they had PBI on due to CFS not having structure boots and the heat from the ground radiating up the pants.

Not that i am saying PBI was the best answer but thats not my choice, atleast it's safer for offensive structure fire fighting.