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Interesting.....for BA equipment don't you need to be clean shaven ?

can anyone point me to any training materials for new station (or group base) radio operators? (apart from that contained in BFF1)
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For comparison, if you want a copy of the SES Training manuals, let me know. I can convert them to PDF & email direct.

I understand they will be different because SES have 'private call' & 'radio paging' features, which I am not sure if CFS installed.

The SES talkgroup allocation are still under review, so that will be changing sometime in the future.

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Would not like to face a SAPOL STAR squad team in the 'paint-ball competition'. But would good to watch though.

don't be so intimidated. a couple of years ago the STAR group boys were up at woodhouse doing the commando and ropes course. there was a scout camp there as well (i was at the camp). 5 of the STAR boys got cocky and challenged 5 of the older scouts to a commando and ropes course race.
RESULT - scouts won by more than 3 minutes.
AFTERMATH - probably 5 new STAR force recruits.
true story, saw it with my own eyes.

Have been to Woodhouse Scout Camp course several times as a parent helper. Kids definitely slip, slide & do not hesitate at the jump like I do.....

I dont think ive ever been to a job over the years where a Multi agency talk group was used..


ANy one ?

Used often for SES major incidents where multi-agencies are involved (eg glenelg flood, virginia flood, onkaparinga george search, etc). I believe originally designed so that responders to country RCR incidents could all talk together without using three different talkgroups on the GRN towers.

Muti-agency talkgroups were definitely used during Black Tuesday as part of the command & control structure via SEOC (State Emergency Operations Centre).

Coopers!

A true SA beer!

If your drinking anything else (apart from your mates home brew) then you ain't South Australia

I agree....but funny that all of my mates when I was a teenager thought the same about West End Export beer until SA Brewery sold to Lion Nathan.

My son tried to buy Coopers Pale from a town on the Great Ocean Road durng January. The shop was very expensive except for Vic Bitter. I think he converted to Crown Lager that trip.

MFS: RESPOND To 20/02/06 14:45,BROADMEADOWS PRIMARY SCHOOL,HEYWOOD ST,ELIZABETH NORTH, MAP 52 B 4 ,,CHILD WITH GAS BOTTLE AND LIGHTER,331*CFSRES:

Do you think this kid will wet the bed

If the kids doesn't, the parents and teachers of the school will if you read the pager message at face value.
Imagine if the gas bottle was leaking or on and the kid lite the lighter.......booooom

Brown snake removed from Comms. room, be alert, hopefully there are no others. CherCapt.

Wonder if they have near miss/accident forms............
Might get them a new comms room!!!

Hopefully they will check their PPE incl boots before putting them on. Would hate a passenger to show itself has they are getting dressed, or while they are on the truck 

MMMMMMMMMMM  you know i miss the RCR at the state comps,bring it back and you never know more people may start showing up at the comps......

What is the main differences with holding the RCR Comps within CFS State Comps or a combined competition ? I admit I have never been to a CFS State Comps so this is a genuine question to update my knowledge.

Thanks,

We have been trained in asking the caller regards size of the tree or limb. Most people cannot estimate size very well (myself included).

So we actually ask 'could you hug the tree trunk or limb ?' and 'how many steps from one end to the other ?'.

The tree hug question normally gives a stunned silence and works in concentrating the caller on specifics, rather than details in how the tree fell. If they can hug the tree, then about 1m diameter or less.

We estimate each step to be 0.8m in length.

Always a problem to allocate time to get specifics of the task compared to limit the time taken to answer the call so that you can answer the next telephone.

But the more information you can give the crew, the better.

Under http://www.industrialcourt.sa.gov.au/frameset.php?location=12

Type the word FIRE in the search in the "industrial awards catalogue" search box.

After you press the GO button, the link to the 'SA Metropolitan Fire Service - FireFighters and Ancillary Employees Award' document is displayed.

If you click the link the whole award will open as a 33 page PDF document.

I would assume variations to the award would have been done since 1989 when the award document was made legal. SO...

Have a look at http://www.samfs.sa.gov.au/ Saw some stuff under recruitment.

The UFU can be accessed at http://www.ufua.asn.au/section/24.html

Hope this helps....by the way google.com.au is a fantastic search facility if you can chuck the rubbish out that internet search results can give you.

I had a look around the site but couldn't find a list of Sports that will be on..

LASKA, go to http://www.sapes.com.au/sportsSchedule/sportsSchedule.cfm which provides a list on competition and event times, with a scroll bar on the right hand side.

If you want to know more about an individual sport, click on the name on the left hand side of the list. This will open a new window with more details on the sport.

In this window, you normally have three titles under the "Sports Schedule" logo. They are "Events", "General Information" and "Sport Coordinators". You can click on each title to view detailed information.

A newsletter from SAPES (January 2006) was issued recently. It has some updated information.

Hope this helps.

Ahhh sometimes the perfect example falls in your lap..

From the GRN pager website.

10:23:22 09-02-06 INFO:MTB: 09 Feb 10:23 Crew required for tree at Crafers - call DO on 

10:19:20 09-02-06 SHQ: URGMSG ADELAIDE HILLS RESPOND TREE DOWN (PRIVATE PROPERTY) -  - CFS HAVE ATTENDED; TREE TOO LARGE FOR THERE EQUIPMENT; THEY ARE LEAVING SCENE

10:01:40 09-02-06 MFS: RESPOND Tree Down 09/02/06 10:01,13 STACEY ST,CRAFERS, MAP 145 J 6 ,,,9019*CFSRES:

The closest emergency service responded to recce/assess/make safe, then followed with specialised resource.