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Country Fire Service / Re: Uniforms - Blue Workshirts!!!
« on: July 25, 2005, 07:16:30 PM »
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ALL Rescue / Re: Favourite rescue tool
« on: July 25, 2005, 08:52:43 AM »
If you are new to Holmatro it won't take long to become a convert Lucas is a relatively new addition to CFS and imo is not as user friendly as Holmatro.
The current series of Holmatro is easy and quick to couple up and is very easy to use. I personally don't find the Lucas thumb lever easy to use but the holmatro style is great.
In the end these are not design flaws on either side but come down to user preference. Often the gear you first use becomes your favourite.
The current series of Holmatro is easy and quick to couple up and is very easy to use. I personally don't find the Lucas thumb lever easy to use but the holmatro style is great.
In the end these are not design flaws on either side but come down to user preference. Often the gear you first use becomes your favourite.
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Country Fire Service / 2005 Royal Adelaide Show Main Arena Spectacular - Expression of Interest
« on: July 24, 2005, 10:56:19 AM »
2005 Royal Adelaide Show Main Arena Spectacular - Expression of Interest
It’s show time! The SA County Fire Service has had a long-standing involvement with the annual Royal Adelaide Show at the Wayville Showground. Following the success of this involvement over the years, the Royal Adelaide Show has given the CFS an exciting opportunity to participate in the 2005 Main Arena Entertainment program. CFS Public Affairs has agreed to participate by producing a presentation, which will follow the ‘Holden Storm Riders Precision Driving Team’ at 8.15pm. The CFS presentation will then be followed by 'The Human Cannonball' and ‘The Freestyle Motor Cross Team’ before a finale of fireworks. Needless to say the CFS is being given prime placement for maximum marketing reach.
Every night from Friday 2 September to Saturday 10 September, CFS will have 15 minutes to entertain and educate a crowd of more than 10,000 people in the main arena. By the end of the show, approximately 100,000 people will have seen the CFS ‘perform’. For this reason CFS Public Affairs has chosen to put all their resources into the production and management of this main arena presentation and will not be hosting a fixed display site in 2005. Having a fixed site in the past has served the CFS well and will continue to do so in the future.
Volunteers have always been an integral part of the success of CFS involvement at the Royal Adelaide Show. Expressions of interest are now being sought from CFS volunteers who are keen to participate in this exciting opportunity in 2005. The 15-minute presentation, branded as the ‘CFS Smokey Spectacular’, is fundamentally an energetic, lighthearted showcase of entertainment featuring Smokey the Koala and CFS volunteers. The presentation, aimed at reaching the family market, will take a glance at how the CFS has evolved to become a modern highly sophisticated organisation, provide a few fire safety tips with ‘Smokey’ before concluding with a competition between firefighters over a series of mock firefighting scenarios.
Volunteers must meet the following requirements in order to be considered for the presentation:
Be trained and competent in skills learnt from Basic Firefighting Level One
Be Available for three or more of the nine nights from 6pm Friday 2 September to Saturday 10 September and rehearsals on 2pm Saturday 27 August and 6.30pm Tuesday 30 August 2005.
Be physically and mentally capable of participating in a 15-minute presentation in front of a large crowd
Have clean personal protective equipment
Have transportation to and from the Wayville Showground
Volunteer positions available range from ‘performance personnel’ to ‘ground support staff. Any volunteers selected for the presentation who incur out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed by the CFS. To register, send your ‘expression of interest’ to one of the addresses below including the following details:
Name
Contact information (including phone number, email and postal address)
CFS Brigade/Office
Number of years as a CFS volunteer/staff member
List any of the following CFS courses completed and currently valid:
Level One/Two/Three/CABA/HAZMAT/Senior First Aid
Advise of time available:
Royal Show Main Arena 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 September
Rehearsals 27/30 August
Send your expression of interest to:
CFS Public Affairs
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (08) 8463 4234
Post: PO Box 2468, Adelaide SA 5001
‘Expressions of interest must be submitted by 5pm Wednesday 10 August 2005. While positions are limited every effort will be made to include as many volunteers as possible. Notification will occur by return mail (don’t forget to include your contact details in your expression of interest). For more information contact Brenton Ragless from CFS Public Affairs on (08) 8463 4213.
It’s show time! The SA County Fire Service has had a long-standing involvement with the annual Royal Adelaide Show at the Wayville Showground. Following the success of this involvement over the years, the Royal Adelaide Show has given the CFS an exciting opportunity to participate in the 2005 Main Arena Entertainment program. CFS Public Affairs has agreed to participate by producing a presentation, which will follow the ‘Holden Storm Riders Precision Driving Team’ at 8.15pm. The CFS presentation will then be followed by 'The Human Cannonball' and ‘The Freestyle Motor Cross Team’ before a finale of fireworks. Needless to say the CFS is being given prime placement for maximum marketing reach.
Every night from Friday 2 September to Saturday 10 September, CFS will have 15 minutes to entertain and educate a crowd of more than 10,000 people in the main arena. By the end of the show, approximately 100,000 people will have seen the CFS ‘perform’. For this reason CFS Public Affairs has chosen to put all their resources into the production and management of this main arena presentation and will not be hosting a fixed display site in 2005. Having a fixed site in the past has served the CFS well and will continue to do so in the future.
Volunteers have always been an integral part of the success of CFS involvement at the Royal Adelaide Show. Expressions of interest are now being sought from CFS volunteers who are keen to participate in this exciting opportunity in 2005. The 15-minute presentation, branded as the ‘CFS Smokey Spectacular’, is fundamentally an energetic, lighthearted showcase of entertainment featuring Smokey the Koala and CFS volunteers. The presentation, aimed at reaching the family market, will take a glance at how the CFS has evolved to become a modern highly sophisticated organisation, provide a few fire safety tips with ‘Smokey’ before concluding with a competition between firefighters over a series of mock firefighting scenarios.
Volunteers must meet the following requirements in order to be considered for the presentation:
Be trained and competent in skills learnt from Basic Firefighting Level One
Be Available for three or more of the nine nights from 6pm Friday 2 September to Saturday 10 September and rehearsals on 2pm Saturday 27 August and 6.30pm Tuesday 30 August 2005.
Be physically and mentally capable of participating in a 15-minute presentation in front of a large crowd
Have clean personal protective equipment
Have transportation to and from the Wayville Showground
Volunteer positions available range from ‘performance personnel’ to ‘ground support staff. Any volunteers selected for the presentation who incur out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed by the CFS. To register, send your ‘expression of interest’ to one of the addresses below including the following details:
Name
Contact information (including phone number, email and postal address)
CFS Brigade/Office
Number of years as a CFS volunteer/staff member
List any of the following CFS courses completed and currently valid:
Level One/Two/Three/CABA/HAZMAT/Senior First Aid
Advise of time available:
Royal Show Main Arena 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 September
Rehearsals 27/30 August
Send your expression of interest to:
CFS Public Affairs
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (08) 8463 4234
Post: PO Box 2468, Adelaide SA 5001
‘Expressions of interest must be submitted by 5pm Wednesday 10 August 2005. While positions are limited every effort will be made to include as many volunteers as possible. Notification will occur by return mail (don’t forget to include your contact details in your expression of interest). For more information contact Brenton Ragless from CFS Public Affairs on (08) 8463 4213.
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All Equipment discussion / Re: New 34P
« on: July 21, 2005, 09:25:22 PM »
Here I have inserted the link to one of your full sized images rather than the thumbnail.
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All Equipment discussion / Re: New 34P
« on: July 21, 2005, 05:46:38 PM »
We are looking into new gallery software - should make things easier in the future.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: PROTECTIVE HOOD
« on: July 21, 2005, 12:26:54 PM »
I agree Mike
Specifically not allowed is different to not yet approved. Does every Brigade check all equipment purchase against some type of approved list?
I know of five or six types of branches in service within SACFS are they specifically approved for use? Or is this a local purchase decision??
Likewise goggles I see all sorts of differing goggles on fire grounds which one is approved???
Flash hoods should not be seen as some scary new thing it is a simple concept of protection.
Specifically not allowed is different to not yet approved. Does every Brigade check all equipment purchase against some type of approved list?
I know of five or six types of branches in service within SACFS are they specifically approved for use? Or is this a local purchase decision??
Likewise goggles I see all sorts of differing goggles on fire grounds which one is approved???
Flash hoods should not be seen as some scary new thing it is a simple concept of protection.
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Resellers & Suppliers / Re: Lion apparel Level 3 gloves
« on: July 20, 2005, 10:24:45 AM »
This is exactly the thing we are happy to have on SA Fire Fighter. We want people to become regular equipment reviewers.
Once we have a few reviews we will create a section on the site as a one stop area for all sorts of information....
Have a look here - http://www.safirefighter.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=53&topic=184.0
Even short well thought out opinion reviews are welcome. We are setting up a system to allow for really easy submission of your review - more info coming soon.
Once we have a few reviews we will create a section on the site as a one stop area for all sorts of information....
Have a look here - http://www.safirefighter.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=53&topic=184.0
Even short well thought out opinion reviews are welcome. We are setting up a system to allow for really easy submission of your review - more info coming soon.
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SA Firefighter General / Re: PROTECTIVE HOOD
« on: July 20, 2005, 10:12:06 AM »
Does anyone know if they are likely to be approved? Or the rationale behind the debate.
My view - If a hood enhances protection for fire fighters, would it not be simple to select a product or several products that meet whatever standard is appropriate and advise brigades. Not a difficult task and could be done in one or two meetings.
If a firefighter is burned on ears/neck etc due to the lack of a flash hood, is the employer likely to be prosecuted based on the fact that appropriate PPC exists and failed to ensure it was available??
My view - If a hood enhances protection for fire fighters, would it not be simple to select a product or several products that meet whatever standard is appropriate and advise brigades. Not a difficult task and could be done in one or two meetings.
If a firefighter is burned on ears/neck etc due to the lack of a flash hood, is the employer likely to be prosecuted based on the fact that appropriate PPC exists and failed to ensure it was available??
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SA Firefighter General / Re: PROTECTIVE HOOD
« on: July 20, 2005, 12:21:10 AM »
Without any doubt they are good.
People often use the argument about loosing sense of heat but ears are for hearing, not heat sensors. A flash hood protects the side of your face and neck from rapid fire development.
Your priority should be to read the fire and apply correct tactics based on what you are experiencing. There a four main things to read - SMOKE - AIR - FLAME - HEAT in that order. Heat is a very late indicator that something is developing. If you sense a rapid increase in heat a flashover could be fast approaching. But don't use your ears to warn you about heat you might just barbecue them. If you read the fire and respond with correct CFB tactics you should not have a sudden increase in heat.
Flash Hoods are great!! CFS needs to make them compulsory for all structural attack.
People often use the argument about loosing sense of heat but ears are for hearing, not heat sensors. A flash hood protects the side of your face and neck from rapid fire development.
Your priority should be to read the fire and apply correct tactics based on what you are experiencing. There a four main things to read - SMOKE - AIR - FLAME - HEAT in that order. Heat is a very late indicator that something is developing. If you sense a rapid increase in heat a flashover could be fast approaching. But don't use your ears to warn you about heat you might just barbecue them. If you read the fire and respond with correct CFB tactics you should not have a sudden increase in heat.
Flash Hoods are great!! CFS needs to make them compulsory for all structural attack.
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Compartment Fire Behaviour / Re: Fire Tactics
« on: July 19, 2005, 10:23:25 AM »
Mike - tell us more about the course.
What did you get out of it?? Likes, dislikes, new ideas??
What did you get out of it?? Likes, dislikes, new ideas??
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HAZMAT / Re: MART COMBATANTS
« on: July 10, 2005, 05:11:35 PM »
To my knowlede MART and USAR are separate. MART is specialist HAZMAT-CBR and does absolutely involve CFS.
As for who is in the USAR group I'm not sure.
As for who is in the USAR group I'm not sure.
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Just for interest I am happy for you to link an image from the gallery into the forum by using the actual image url and the img tags. 
Click this button found in your message entry screen.
To find the actual images url right click the image in IE and click properties - copy the url and paste it between the img tags in your post.
You will then see your image load into the forum like below.
Click this button found in your message entry screen.To find the actual images url right click the image in IE and click properties - copy the url and paste it between the img tags in your post.
You will then see your image load into the forum like below.
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ALL Rescue / Re: Favourite rescue tool
« on: July 09, 2005, 07:43:49 AM »
RE the tool you will be pleasantly suprised at what this can do. Even though the cutters have some minor limitations you should have no problems doing almost all the rapid intervention work you can imagine.
I have seen this tool pop door locks and hinges, complete side of car removal, roof folds, single side dash role (limited spread) and even a roof removal on very wide C pillars.
As stated below this tool is not intented to work a heavy entrapment but it will do more than you expect. Always have a heavy rescue resource coming and you can make a great start to the job.
I have seen this tool pop door locks and hinges, complete side of car removal, roof folds, single side dash role (limited spread) and even a roof removal on very wide C pillars.
As stated below this tool is not intented to work a heavy entrapment but it will do more than you expect. Always have a heavy rescue resource coming and you can make a great start to the job.
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Compartment Fire Behaviour / Re: Fire Tactics
« on: July 06, 2005, 12:38:53 PM »
You will love it!
One of the best courses you will ever do!
One of the best courses you will ever do!
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Country Fire Service / Re: You'll Pay, Black Tuesday Victims To Sue CFS
« on: July 05, 2005, 11:01:15 AM »
Please feel free to discuss this topic, but refrain from any rumor, speculation or gossip.
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Country Fire Service / Re: NSWFB Wallet's
« on: July 03, 2005, 06:00:44 PM »
I think it would be a nice collectable. I would not be in favour if it was some type of official thing.
A tasteful high quality wallet would be a nice thing to have for the enthusiastic memorabilia collectors, or anyone else that might like one.
Back when I joined the CFS all the youngies in our brigade were climbing over themselves (me included) to get fire/rescue belt buckles. We loved them - Not everyone's cup of tea but we enjoyed the research and comparison when we got a nice new one.
A tasteful high quality wallet would be a nice thing to have for the enthusiastic memorabilia collectors, or anyone else that might like one.
Back when I joined the CFS all the youngies in our brigade were climbing over themselves (me included) to get fire/rescue belt buckles. We loved them - Not everyone's cup of tea but we enjoyed the research and comparison when we got a nice new one.
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All Equipment discussion / Re: Eden Hills Type 2 Pumper
« on: June 27, 2005, 10:13:38 AM »
To post pics click on the gallery link set up your own album and then upload. It should be fairly self explanatory.
Once the pics are uploaded you may (if you want to) post a message in a thread of the forum and link the image into the thread using the images url and the img tags.
For more info - http://www.safirefighter.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=1
Once the pics are uploaded you may (if you want to) post a message in a thread of the forum and link the image into the thread using the images url and the img tags.
For more info - http://www.safirefighter.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=1
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Karoonda Fire Station
« on: June 23, 2005, 03:15:44 PM »
I wonder if there are any career fire stations built in this way?
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SA Firefighter General / Re: Karoonda Fire Station
« on: June 22, 2005, 01:06:42 PM »
As far as I am aware any emergency service facility needs to be constructed with higher building code standards than a normal but similar structure. With the intent that the building will hopefully be intact and useable after a significant event.
Don't know any specifics about Karoonda.
Don't know any specifics about Karoonda.
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ALL Rescue / Re: Favourite rescue tool
« on: June 21, 2005, 09:08:59 AM »
Anything so long as it's Holmatro
Personally my favourite is a 3150 combi tool - lot's of RCR purists say it's not up to speed for heavy entrapments, but the things you can do with it are amazing. Light, powerful and very versatile.
Personally my favourite is a 3150 combi tool - lot's of RCR purists say it's not up to speed for heavy entrapments, but the things you can do with it are amazing. Light, powerful and very versatile.
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Other Government Agencies / Re: NPWS summer crews
« on: June 21, 2005, 09:00:01 AM »
A few years ago - I was first arrival at a going scrub fire in a national park. The NPWS crews happened to be on route to do training and arrived within minutes of us. Everyone worked very well together. The NPWS Lt. placed his crews under CFS command and away we went. Worked great!
They had about five NPWS 14 units at the job.
They had about five NPWS 14 units at the job.
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Women of the Fire Industry / Re: Why?
« on: June 17, 2005, 02:45:43 PM »
That's a great post Kat!! and so true!!
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Compartment Fire Behaviour / Re: Fire Tactics
« on: June 16, 2005, 05:18:20 PM »
Firstly I don't have any experience with CAFS - SO with that disclaimer:
Compartment techniques as taught at Brukunga are the best the world has found so far (to my knowledge) for reducing the heat in a compartment, increasing survivabilty, using very little water & reducing water damage to almost nil with a good operator & making the environment safer for fire attack and search teams.
I'm sure CAFS has it's virtues but I can't imagine how a smooth bore could help inside a compartment and it feels at odds with the priciniples of CFB training. Willing to be proved wrong though. (Remember no idea about CAFS)
I have made a few aggresvie internal attacks using CFB techniques and received comments from fire cause on how little damage was done by the attack. The fire was out but nothing was wet - evidence remained intact.
If you have a chance do a CFB course it is the most eye opening course you will do as a fire fighter.
Compartment techniques as taught at Brukunga are the best the world has found so far (to my knowledge) for reducing the heat in a compartment, increasing survivabilty, using very little water & reducing water damage to almost nil with a good operator & making the environment safer for fire attack and search teams.
I'm sure CAFS has it's virtues but I can't imagine how a smooth bore could help inside a compartment and it feels at odds with the priciniples of CFB training. Willing to be proved wrong though. (Remember no idea about CAFS)
I have made a few aggresvie internal attacks using CFB techniques and received comments from fire cause on how little damage was done by the attack. The fire was out but nothing was wet - evidence remained intact.
If you have a chance do a CFB course it is the most eye opening course you will do as a fire fighter.
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CFS Cadet Corner / Re: what is going on with cadets?
« on: June 08, 2005, 06:34:30 PM »
Vehicle accidents or structure fires with persons reported are no place for young people. I remember Jill Scott saying once that it's unlikely that any person younger than 21 has attained the type of maturity and coping skills required to attend such an incident. I attended my first three fatalities when I was eighteen and all within one week ( I'm only slightly crazy) -
Although I coped fine I still agree with Jill.
However I have trained many younger people who are ready to attend grass fires and other less stressful incidents. It comes down to the individuals skill, maturity and willingness to learn and also the confidence the leadership of the brigade has in the person. I don't think it's a matter of policy, but an informed & considered decision on which incidents a specific individual should or should not attend.
- Although I coped fine I still agree with Jill.
However I have trained many younger people who are ready to attend grass fires and other less stressful incidents. It comes down to the individuals skill, maturity and willingness to learn and also the confidence the leadership of the brigade has in the person. I don't think it's a matter of policy, but an informed & considered decision on which incidents a specific individual should or should not attend.