SA Firefighter

fair call. 

At least SAAS is being consistent by only being a reactive service......

...and will only fix it when they get told by the coroner!!

But do fireys really need to come out to clean up a bit of broken glass on the road??

This always amuses me....two different discussions on threads that relate to
A) units defaulting consistently because they don't have enough crew....

And

B) SAAS not calling fireys for prangs that don't need it.

If I was a manager I would label it efficient resource management!!


As mentioned jn another thread.....SAAS EOC aren't allowed to think.....so generally it's hit and miss(co-ordinator dependent) and only happens when the crew arrives and confirms (AKA reminds them) that fireys are required.

As the problem usually occurs in the SAAS EOC, then I think its fair to call it a "Generally SAAS based problem" no?

It would be great to employ someone solely responsible for Rescue resourcing (god knows other states do it) but if it existed in SAAS EOC, they would simply get lumped with other duties.

SACAD and its alleged automated notification to all services of a given job is probably the best way to fix the issue, not just grabbing a work experience kid to call the fire brigade!

herein lies the problem.

the SAAS EOC has a culture of "compliance and discipline".  Ie: Don't maintain compliance with all the strictly written rules, get your fingers smacked.

the compliance relates purely to ensuring that AMPDS is adhered to, and that the calls are answered, triaged and terminated in the shortest possible time, whilst still maintaining compliance with the system.

....so now we have a bunch of scared little people, being telephonists and data entry staff, who are too scared to think for fear of getting a strike against their name.

Couple this with a chronic shortage of senior, experienced staff (all the good ones get smart and bugger off!!) - this is where the system falls over.

I wouldn't hold my breath that SACAD will fix the problem!!  If anyone can get the managers in the SAAS EOC off their Golden Pedastals and their heads out of their proverbials long enough to listen to another agency outside of their ivory tower - then this may well be a start to fixing a problem....but not before!

Wait until an "untrained" driver writes one off....then watch the scramble for a high level compulsory driver training programme.  


Anyone wanna take a fall for the greater good??



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DR2 CatB Seppeltsfield Rd, Nuriootpa - SAAS Road Crash Research


He is currently enroute to a 3 car RCR at Seppeltsfield Rd, Nuriootpa with multiple patients and entrapment.

What is this?.....where's wally??

If anything they are more likely to give way if they think it's a police car for fear of being fined

I wouldn't bet on it....this is Adelaide driver country......shithouse drivers all round

i'm sure the Mets don't mind...a short trip across the square once a days keeps the stats looking good....

and probably justifies at least a couple of $ million in ESL funding every year too!

hooray - there are firies out there who use the practical application of theories in a relative yet appropriate contextual thought pattern of problem-solving!

can someone please turn it into a virus??....there's about 20 000 more of you who may or may not need it (yes...mets included!!)

last time I made a suggestion, the guy with the cutters looked at me blankly for about half a minute....and then called over the senior who had to explain it to him in small sentences....

you know whats gotta suck now....DEH now being "DENR"....  Whats for DENR tonight?? Burnoff out of control

 

Acronym for "Deny Responsibility" ??     

Off topic slightly, has anyone heard of a 'village pumper'. 

YMCA 14??

...or tread that fine line between familiarity and empowerment. 

If everyone takes responsibility for running everything, with the leader just ensuring it all gets done - then this works well ...BUT...

- it only takes one person to make it all fall over - and then we're back to square one.  Everyone being on the same page with the common goal is a good start, but as soon as someone wants to do it slightly diffrerent and it's not a 100% consenses - you start struggling!

 A good solid leader however, will ensure that they are all in a position that has enough mutual respect and authority that any one of the empowered team members can raise issues in any forum. 

easy for a small group - more difficult the larger you get!

...the last one of them I met was about 16.   

For some reason he didn't have all his teeth either....

it's nice to hear something positive about them Bill. 

My own experience has been VERY ordinary - but usually revolved around promising and not delivering items that weren't standard off-the-shelf items.

....or it could just be my perception and expectations - but as the article in the Advertiser indicated a couple of weeks ago - we Aussies tend to be pretty hot on demanding good customer service  - and unforgiving if it's not delivered!