SA Firefighter

G'day.
Got a question that i reckon someone here should be able to answer!?
I work in communications, and have recently completed a nationally accredited Tower rescue\rope rescue course..
just discovered that i cant find the national course number :cry:, but i am just curious if this is the same rope rescue that you guys do.
I dont have a specific reason for asking really, just wondering...
Ill post the course ID number when i find the bit of paper saying ive done it.

thanks.
Steve.
:-D

I would just like to take a moment to publicly congratulate all the people who have been accepted into the SAMFS this year.

Good work, Guys.

I have heard a lot of late about new Hazmat skills which Hazmat operators will be required to learn.
Things like Mass Decontamination and Atmospheric Monitoring, which are fairly specialised fields.
Does anybody else believe that when a Hazmat job escalates to a level at which atmospheric monitoring or Mass Decon (terror attack maybe?) is required, the roles should fall to Professionals, ie the army in the case of Decon?
I am happy to be trained in all fields, but there is a lot of volunteers out there who just dont have the time to be doing courses of this calibre, and keeping their training up, along with their personal lives as well.
I would be interested to hear from other Hazmat Brigades if they are having problems with this training, or how they are handling it, or if indeed it is just the rumor-mill running again. :?