SA Firefighter

At the moment we take both sets to grass fires which is a pain, thats why i think we should at least be able to wear our pants all the time and either take two jackets or have a nomex work shirt which is basically a nomex jacket without a liner.

I'm with you firefrog.

I have been told even if you wear this gear to ash wednesday everyday for 10 years it will still be in good condition.
I wear it for everything except grass fires. I've heard it is being certified for level one gear without the liners in but i still can't see why they can't give us a nomex work shirt and if the fire gets a bit intense we can just throw our jacket on.
It's not as bigger deal as everyone makes it out to be, it's new gear to replace the old gear so just wear it. It is so expensive because it is so well made and will last along time.

C.F.S don't really have a standard, instead they have a contract for so many years with different manufacturers.

At the moment RIV gear is Holmatro (coming from chubb) which is what seaford recieved and heavy rescue gear is Lucas.

I have made a few dolls houses to use at our brigade, they are quite simple. apart from that its good to train on the branch and advancing techniques as often as possible ( is alot harder in pbi i have noticed).

There was a suggestion made not long ago that our brigade sends some of the original gear back (which is from 1998) to the supplier for inspection and repair. That way they can fix any loose stripeing, stitching and holes etc. May even be able to replace the stripeing with day night stripeing.

Yeah, it's funny how we are all struggling for day crew and some brigades are struggling for crew full stop yet we are missing out on the biggest recruiting drives ever. I don't know if there aren't enough people volunteering to do it but our brigade usually fills in a crew for one of the days easily.

Well, now the safecom bill is being passed m.f.s and c.f.s come under the same OHS&W legislation, so either no-one wears them or we all wear them!