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General Discussion => Country Fire Service => Topic started by: misterteddy on July 20, 2011, 09:02:38 AM
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following on from my other thread....here's a new game....Spot the Chief (with apologies to the Wheres Wally creators)
If you have had the Chief visit you at a Brigade level, then let us know. If you feel the need to include Regional events, then so be it, but I dont reckon they count for much personally.
So Chief.....its up to you. Will we see you at the sharp end sometime? I reckon theres 10 or 12 Brigades that do probably upwards of 50% of the CFS's jobs....surely a visit to them each over 3 months isnt too much to ask?
Maybe the CFSVA might like to take the same advice.... (but please dont arrange a combined visit).
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I have seen a picture of him :lol:
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I know for a fact he has been to a Mawson Group Meeting and visited Salisbury CFS...any others ?
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Believe he is attending a function in East Torrens group soon.
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Mmm heard he was attending a few differant brigade AGMs.
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I invited him to attend our brigade and he spoke to us all for a few hours on where he came from and his intentions for the service.
He did make the point a number of times that he believes the service has focussed too much on rural stuff recently, and he is going to now focus more on rescue and urban firefighting.
Send him an invite Mr T, you might be surprised.
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Send him an invite Mr T, you might be surprised.
already have Matt.....and I'm not :|
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No worries mate, he did genuinely seem keen to get out to brigades and meet people. He also bought us news of our new appliance so we were all pretty happy after that anyway.
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hmmmm maybe we should invite him down to look at our very tired and overloaded 24P, might manage to get on the list to have it replaced but i doubt it
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He seemed fairly uninspired by our nineteen year old 24 Al. I explained that it was it our 2nd out the door for an urban fire in our area and he said something like "but it's only got a 300GPM pump on it, you need at least a 500GPM for any urban stuff" so at least he understands the shortfalls of our equipment.
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our 24P is falling to bits and is starting to look like a lego buildup with the extra stowage space we have needed to carry a decent rcr kit on it,,, really needs a good refurb but apparently group has to fit the first 10k of the bill or region wont do it!
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Is there no way you can get it deemed unsafe Al, considering some are already in line for their second 34P and others who do less calls than I have fingers with no specialist role are getting brand new 34P's.....
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I would be pretty disappointed with CFS fleet managment if they are already replacing 34P's and heres our 24P flogged to high hell and we were told not a hope of it getting replaced!! i guess they think its better money spent having a 34P rolling to 10 jobs a year rather than 100 plus :|
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Al.....standby to be disappointed
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Ona side note \, your former chief now CFA Chief Officer is and has been seen all over the state at stations, meetings, at jobs and a weekly blog spots on CFA webpage and ABC radio.
Certainly knows how to be seen by the troops.
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Same with the new SA SES Chief Officer.
I believe he had visited majority of the Units around the state, at major events & is approachable at the events.
Volunteers getting heaps of information now.
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You guys do realize what is happening, the new chief is taking it all in and is trying to work out what the heck he has taken on and what he is going to do.....I don't envy him!!! To visit 1 group a week will still take a year let alone brigades, just because he hasn't seen you doesn't mean he isn't getting around!
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You guys do realize what is happening, the new chief is taking it all in and is trying to work out what the heck he has taken on and what he is going to do.....I don't envy him!!! To visit 1 group a week will still take a year let alone brigades, just because he hasn't seen you doesn't mean he isn't getting around!
sorry Pump...that just doesnt cut it....he started the job in Feb...its now nearly August... as i said in my earlier post theres a group of 10 or 12 Brigades that do the majority of CFS jobs( ie more than 50%)....be nice to make them a part of the priority to drop in and say thanks. The reason for the post is to highlight just where he has been.....so far we know he has been to Morphett Vale, Salisbury (wonder if F/F Rann was there?), Mawson Group and potentially East Torrens Group..... great, is that it?
Smiffy....doesnt surprise me...one of Euan's great strengths is his committment to his people and to get out there with them..... thats why he got the respect from the troops that he did
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He also went to Eden Hills...... your neck of the woods Mr Teddy?
Pip
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give the guy a break Mr T the organisation is bigger than you or your Brigade. You cant single out brigades because you happen to do a high number of jobs! Ev ery single Brigade, every single member across the state is as important as the next! Im sure hell get there eventually!
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Euan was a great guy but got reemed and was to easily swayed by pushy volunteers and TOTALLY neglected the urban side of CFS, do you want the new Chief to just give a knee jerk opinion of what he has inherited or actually spend some time developing a plan?
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I saw him at Mundulla. :-D His managerial style is different to Euan and although he does talk to vollies he isn't the same As our former CO and can't be expected to operate in the same way.
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no probs you're all deleriously happy with the service provided....I shan't ask the questions anymore.
I wonder how he has determined the depth of Urban neglect if he hasn't visited the busy urban Brigades?....but I'm sure he is getting good advice from the paid staff and Group Officers.
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I met him... and he even spoke to me!
(as he rushed past)
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Who said he hasn't visited any of the urban brigades ?
Why are we cracking it so soon, I don't get it. Haven't we been whinging for the last upteen years about everything going down the dunny, and you want it all fixed in 3 months !
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Who said he hasn't visited any of the urban brigades ?
Why are we cracking it so soon, I don't get it. Haven't we been whinging for the last upteen years about everything going down the dunny, and you want it all fixed in 3 months !
if you're going to have a go at me...then at least get it right. I have never said I wanted it all fixed..... from comments from other people, the Chief hasnt been as visible at the sharp end as some (including me) would have liked.
And all I asked was if you knew where he had been, to let us know. Given you seem to know some....i guess you have chosen not to reply (other than the berate me)...fair enough, your choice
And it's been 5 months....not 3
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I did say where I had seen him?
I guess I am willing to wait for his report, which any good operator would take their time to research?
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I did say where I had seen him?
That would be this:
I know for a fact he has been to a Mawson Group Meeting and visited Salisbury CFS...any others ?
Were you at Salisbury when he went there?
I look forward to meeting him when he gets around to us!
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Mr T what brigade are you from that is so busy? Is there some pressing matters your brigade has over the rest of the CFS. The guy has been left with a service in ruins and slowly going out the window, he has to do a lot of behind the scene stuff first before he makes any moves to fix the problems. You cannot expect a chief to visit you in the first 6 months, I am sure that he will get to you in good time and if you have issues maybe invite someone over from the region and take it up the chain.
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I have seen a picture of him :lol:
He recently attended the group officers seminar,
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there was a sighting of him at Goolwa station on the weekend.
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I believe he went to the opening for Hamley Bridge stn and will be going to Balaklava stn opening
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Was at the Region 3 field day at Coonalpyn on Sunday.
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Damn are you lot serious he is the Chief Officer of a large fire service that geographically spans an immense area. Do you think if the CFS was a private company everyone would have the opportunity to get warm and fuzzy with the CEO, please you're killing me!
His priorities should be to sort out the service from the top down, concentrating on high level decisions about policies, strategies and direction of the service.
Personally I hope he's coming up with options to improve training, equipment, fleet and the lack of focus on the CFS being a complete fire service not just a rural fire service and cutting irresponsible spending of funds!
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He was at the Region 2 IMEX held at Maitland last week. Was even in his own private vehicle (I'm sure there will probably be a petrol claim there somewhere). Stayed for sometime, spent time with the IMT, in the Exercise Control and the Region 2 Ops vehicle (which was functioning as Region 2 HQ for the day).
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i can confirm he has been to salisbury sometime ago, and ill reserve judgement until hes been around a while and has a chance to see exactly who we(cfs) are
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Was at the Region 3 field day at Coonalpyn on Sunday.
Yes he officially opened HB station
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Soooo I might have to come out and support Mr Teddy here, so over a year, and no action, nothing, just another Chief that is all talk....what a freakin let down.
Chief, planning to do ANYTHING?
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So considering the time that has past do people think the service has made any progression?
Also I might add I have only been in this fire service and state for a few months so I don't really know where the service has come from or how far it has fallen. If anyone wants to bring me up to speed please do so.