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All Equipment discussion / Re: Fire bombers
« on: October 13, 2006, 11:16:55 AM »
however the airport is most likely to be a long way from any fire that the CFS go to.
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Country Fire Service / Re: Future Appliances
« on: October 11, 2006, 09:18:58 PM »
where did you find that out?
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Country Fire Service / Re: Apathy for Volunteers
« on: October 11, 2006, 09:14:15 PM »
What Is the Real information as opposed to the Advertiser and what CFS wouldlike us to think
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Incident Operations / Re: Smoke sighting at McLaren Vale 06/10/2006
« on: October 06, 2006, 04:38:05 PM »
Personally I Think you did the right thing. It is better to be safe than sorry. But that said use common sense. I have herd of people in the city saying that the fog on mount lofty combined with the red lights on the TV towers is a bushfire and it usally results in a CFS crew driving round in the rain looking for a fire. of course on a day like to day it was a good call.
I believe most volenters would rather be called out for half an hour to a "large campfire" than a large all day job.
I believe most volenters would rather be called out for half an hour to a "large campfire" than a large all day job.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: October 05, 2006, 04:11:28 PM »1908869 17:03:15 04-10-06 PIES, PASTIES, SAUSAGE ROLLS AND BUNS AVAILABLE AT CHERRY VILLE 7PM TONIGHT FROM HUGH
That ought to do it
they send one of these out every few weeks. never gon to get any though
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Women of the Fire Industry / Re: Women in Combat
« on: October 04, 2006, 11:27:27 AM »
It is sometimes painfully obvious that women arn't "usally" an in sometimes they are as strong as men.
But that women cant take the mental side. That is the individual. They are just as tough and guys and many are more caperble.
But that women cant take the mental side. That is the individual. They are just as tough and guys and many are more caperble.
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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS NEEDING MORE APPLIANCE'S
« on: October 03, 2006, 09:36:09 PM »
I have been in the CFS for about 5 months and twice one of our trucks has needed fixing.
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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS NEEDING MORE APPLIANCE'S
« on: October 03, 2006, 09:30:19 PM »
or replace the old ones that keep breaking down and going off line
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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS NEEDING MORE APPLIANCE'S
« on: October 03, 2006, 06:39:38 PM »No we dont. But check if the other brigades second and third appliances are CFS or Brigade owned.
Do brigade-owned appliances still exist?
My understanding is that there are no brigade owned vehicles anymore - everything is owned by CFS (even the appliances that were funded by Local councils, are now owned by CFS).
And because CFS owns them, they pay for the maintenance / services / repairs for them as well. (Although depending on what goes wrong etc, how much to fix, the funds come from Region, or Group - but an individual brigade doesn't have to pay...)
I got told that my brigade had bought both of our trucks with money we had raised. I am not sure if they are Owned bu us or CFS but they don't have Government plates.
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The Humour Zone / Re: The official SAFF word association thread
« on: October 03, 2006, 03:09:46 PM »
bargin
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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS NEEDING MORE APPLIANCE'S
« on: October 03, 2006, 01:34:55 PM »
No we dont. But check if the other brigades second and third appliances are CFS or Brigade owned.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Grants
« on: October 03, 2006, 01:20:58 PM »
Would it be wise to check with your Brigade to see if anyone else is Grant hunting already. or doesn't it matter if ther are more than one aplication with volDATA
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Country Fire Service / Re: Volunteers picking and choosing calls
« on: October 02, 2006, 06:27:22 PM »
that would improve some things that have happened at our sation. we had a fixed alarm at about 0700 to which about half the brigade came to. I am guessing because we assumed that everyone else would stay in bed.
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Country Fire Service / Re: Volunteers picking and choosing calls
« on: October 02, 2006, 02:16:01 PM »
I fully Agree with the tranning problems. It is very good to know what you are going to befor you leave home because then you have a rough Idea how long you will be away for.
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Country Fire Service / Re: *CFSRES: MORE CREW REQUIRED
« on: October 02, 2006, 11:23:00 AM »
This is a problem
1909102 10:04:50 02-10-06 SHQ: CFSRES: NEALES FLAT & TRURO RESPOND BUILDING FIRE 12KM NORTH OF TRURO TOWARD EUDUNDA ON EUDUNDA-TRURO RD. BELIEVE DUTTON AREA - NO FURTHER DETAILS < 2/10/2006 10:04:38
then
1909434 10:12:12 02-10-06 SHQ: CFSRES: EUDUNDA RESPOND BUILDING FIRE 12KM NORTH OF TRURO TOWARD EUDUNDA ON EUDUNDA-TRURO RD. BELIEVE DUTTON AREA - NO FURTHER DETAILS - DEFAULT FOR NEALES FLAT < 2/10/2006 10:11:59
and then
1909434 10:20:26 02-10-06 EUDN: *CFSRES: MORE CREW REQUIRED RESPOND EUDUNDA STN 02-10-06 10:18
it is all good but they wanted more crew 20 min after the first page to cover a Defult
1909102 10:04:50 02-10-06 SHQ: CFSRES: NEALES FLAT & TRURO RESPOND BUILDING FIRE 12KM NORTH OF TRURO TOWARD EUDUNDA ON EUDUNDA-TRURO RD. BELIEVE DUTTON AREA - NO FURTHER DETAILS < 2/10/2006 10:04:38
then
1909434 10:12:12 02-10-06 SHQ: CFSRES: EUDUNDA RESPOND BUILDING FIRE 12KM NORTH OF TRURO TOWARD EUDUNDA ON EUDUNDA-TRURO RD. BELIEVE DUTTON AREA - NO FURTHER DETAILS - DEFAULT FOR NEALES FLAT < 2/10/2006 10:11:59
and then
1909434 10:20:26 02-10-06 EUDN: *CFSRES: MORE CREW REQUIRED RESPOND EUDUNDA STN 02-10-06 10:18
it is all good but they wanted more crew 20 min after the first page to cover a Defult
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All Equipment discussion / Re: BA Seats in pumpers
« on: October 02, 2006, 09:53:24 AM »why dont CFS have MFS type Cylinders and BA set up? They are ergonomically better, lighter, more comfortable etc. What we need is BA seats in our urban pumpers and new BA sets.
There are excellent arguments for why we should ahve BA seats in appliances and Im sure CFS know this so the question is why havent they put them into use? Time to make some changes and put them in amd get new BA sets.
Money
First we need to replsace half the trucks in the state. And get all the PBI gold etc
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Hypotheticals / Re: Mount lofty house
« on: October 02, 2006, 09:49:50 AM »
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This a re post of all the information posts
it is Saturday afternoon about 1500 and a fire had started at on the third floor of mount lofty house. Who do you respond and how do you go about putting the fire out? it is completely up to you.
The wind is blowing smoke away from the road towards Crafers and each CFS crew you call can only have 3 BA operators.
The fire is on the top (third floor) started in a room occupants opened the door to their doom after going to the botanic gardens and a large backdraft? Caused the fire to spread over half the floor. For some reason know one smelt the smoke and the alarms failed to operate. The emergency stairs door has failed and burning martial has fallen down to the second floor.
Buy the time any appliance gats there the roof is on fire. And most of the top floor is burning
Each brigade can only turn out one appliance
The main reason for this is to se what people would do at a very large fire on arrival.
People tend to have responded
Stirling pumper
Aldgate 12
Piccadilly 24
Bridgewater pumper
441
Tankers, Summertown/Norton Summit/Carey Gully
This a re post of all the information posts
it is Saturday afternoon about 1500 and a fire had started at on the third floor of mount lofty house. Who do you respond and how do you go about putting the fire out? it is completely up to you.
The wind is blowing smoke away from the road towards Crafers and each CFS crew you call can only have 3 BA operators.
The fire is on the top (third floor) started in a room occupants opened the door to their doom after going to the botanic gardens and a large backdraft? Caused the fire to spread over half the floor. For some reason know one smelt the smoke and the alarms failed to operate. The emergency stairs door has failed and burning martial has fallen down to the second floor.
Buy the time any appliance gats there the roof is on fire. And most of the top floor is burning
Each brigade can only turn out one appliance
The main reason for this is to se what people would do at a very large fire on arrival.
People tend to have responded
Stirling pumper
Aldgate 12
Piccadilly 24
Bridgewater pumper
441
Tankers, Summertown/Norton Summit/Carey Gully
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All Equipment discussion / Re: BA Seats in pumpers
« on: October 01, 2006, 09:41:17 PM »Remember if CFS was to get BA seats they would probarly require thje smaller 300bar cylinders so they would fit.
Being able to jump out of a truck and charge in so quickly does create some possible ECO proplems.
Why? Multiple fire services around the world, including CFS/NSWFB/QFRS all run the larger 9L cylinders in their BA seats with no issue.
Why does it create an ECO issue? You take your tally key and give it to the OIC of your appliance if there is no ECO yet?
I didn't know that 9L cylinders fitted in seats well it was an assumption. but if we had smaller ones they would be reasonable to put in higher rural appliances and you wouldn't break your neck getting out.
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Country Fire Service / Re: Volunteers picking and choosing calls
« on: October 01, 2006, 07:37:46 PM »
Ok it shouldn't be the same people every time. But I don't see a way to fix this. 
I think it comes down to some people being more dedicated than others. and that happens in every organisation.
I think it comes down to some people being more dedicated than others. and that happens in every organisation.
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All Equipment discussion / Re: BA Seats in pumpers
« on: October 01, 2006, 07:31:21 PM »
Remember if CFS was to get BA seats they would probarly require thje smaller 300bar cylinders so they would fit.
Being able to jump out of a truck and charge in so quickly does create some possible ECO proplems.
Being able to jump out of a truck and charge in so quickly does create some possible ECO proplems.
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Hypotheticals / Re: Mount lofty house
« on: October 01, 2006, 07:26:58 PM »
well My aim was to see how people would cope with a very large fire on arrival with slightly limeted resources. and to make it more intresting than small fire in one room on top floor. Which we could put out with a Dry chem and go home.
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Country Fire Service / Re: Volunteers picking and choosing calls
« on: October 01, 2006, 07:23:57 PM »
Call Picking such as the John slob example isn't great but it happens especially when you have a frequent fixed alarm.
But the reason you have a brigade of 20+ people is so everyone goes to a few of the incidents. I don’t know how it works in brigades that are busy but that is how my station works.
Another consideration is the time of the day.
And the personal considerations such as do you have problems with RCR
Lastly certain members can only come to fires during work hours if the BA operators might be needed.
But the reason you have a brigade of 20+ people is so everyone goes to a few of the incidents. I don’t know how it works in brigades that are busy but that is how my station works.
Another consideration is the time of the day.
And the personal considerations such as do you have problems with RCR
Lastly certain members can only come to fires during work hours if the BA operators might be needed.
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All Equipment discussion / Re: 'Type 2' Pumpers
« on: September 29, 2006, 09:48:43 PM »
I guess not.
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All Equipment discussion / Re: 'Type 2' Pumpers
« on: September 29, 2006, 06:39:36 PM »
How many of thos jobs were fixed alarms? and False alarms?
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Country Fire Service / Re: *CFSRES: MORE CREW REQUIRED
« on: September 29, 2006, 03:52:13 PM »
Responding more crew is good if you need to get more people. However our station has used it and had to wait 2 minuts for the page to be recieved after pressing the mor crew button. Buy which time there had been a stop call.