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Quote from: Linc24p on October 28, 2006, 08:53:31 PM

What do people think about this checklist???






Am I fit to attend this incident?

The I’M SAFE
CHECKLIST



M – Medication – Am I under the effect of any medication?



If you’re NOT fit to go,
It’s OK to say “NO”!

I would hope that some of the people ARE under the effect of their medication...otherwise, for many, there is no point in taking their medication, if it doesn't control whatever it is they are taking their medication for.

And before anyone starts saying those people shouldn't be on the fireground, there are many people who take medication for a diagnosed condition, which is appropriately dealt with by medication, and as a result, are able to work safely on the fireground........

You don't necessarily know those people take medication, because it doesn't pose a problem for them, or others!!

Pip

True Pip,

More to the point of the warnings of prescription medications eg, do not operate heavy machinery, or the other one this may cause drowsiness dont kown of any other warnings...

well pumpresuce

what program should we bring in to fix this problem or PR issue

Linc24p if you get out of your shell a bit and come to the real world, do you know that the person called 000, often elderly people contact the fire service on admin numbers to query what they should do if they have no one else, it is PR to go and assist when available to do so. Looking at that page it is Mt Gambier who are not on station so they have to be paged anyway. Do you know your neighbours? Mt Gambier is a country city and they may not have family there, why should an elderly person let a stranger in their house to change a battery, that person could do anything, they trust the fire service and it comforts them to know they give a rats. If you dont want to be in the job be it perm/retained/vol for that sort of things, you just want the big flames and hero status time to walk brother...

Well brother its time to get off your soap box.

big flames, hero status...HA  umm well no not actually you mainly find me behind a radio in GCC, or off with IMT, or drivin the big white truck or the many of other jobs i do.. so brother dont get on your soap box too quick..

Plus maybe read the topics we have moved on from the little old lady and discussin what programs could be put in place or what we can do about it.

ya making it too hard..  sub committee..??  this innovations idea will end up breaking the budget before it gets started.....   just keep in mind ppl's travel its not just an sadelaide thing.

maybe the council needs to set up a program or better yet send out a 9v battery with you rates and taxes... 

So how is the help us to stay online going?

I would be able to assit with domain space if needed on a server has no bandlimit or space limit.

Reason why i dont want other agencies or SAFECOM involved is because if you have too many different inputs into the committee you may as well not set up the committee because ideas will get shot down again.  90% of the time ideas are shot down because they either dont like change, they are too old to understand, or dont like technology.  No offense.

We need people on the committee that are willing for change, willing to investergate ideas.  Think we need one volunteer rep from each region and maybe 2 paid staff. Meet every 6 weeks or 3 mths. whats your ideas on how the committee should be set up?


Other services need to form their own committee i think for there own needs.

Money, trust me... some times some ideas can actually change the way something is done and save heaps of money...

But as for a project... if the idea is good enough im sure the money would be around...

This forum is set up so your ideas get heard... NOT squashed at local levels.  Hell i have been trying to get a innovations team going for ages and everyone that i have spoken to and im sure everyone in this form will agree its a good idea but still the program isnt in place... Also this idea has been squashed at local level.

Go figures... so to get my other ideas off the ground.. im trying to get this to happen.... there is always a method to my madness.

As for SES or MFS... feel free to make your own committee... no offense im sticking to the KISS principal for this idea....

Evaluate that would be up to the committee to decide..

Ok,

please tell me once where i said where i said i wouldnt help an older person changing the battery.  000 is not a community involved program for changing battery's.  I dont have a ladder does that give me the right to ring 000 and ask MFS to come around... no it doesnt.  000 is for emergency calls only hell why do you think sapol brought out the 13 number to call them on.. because they where getting too many calls via 000 that where non emergency.

My community spirit has gone no where neither has my cfs mission statement.

I know what im trying to say but its just not coming out rite.

1.  000 is for emergency calls only??
2.  People that need a smoke alarm battery replaced should try and exhaust all other options first before calling and emergency service.
3.  If they need to call out an emergency service maye we need to set up a SA wide number or they need to call their local brigade direct on training night, or something..

I dont know... any ideas or suggestions??  im not here to attack ppl

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MFS: RESPOND Assist Resident 22/10/06 15:13,54 CROUCH ST/S,MT GAMBIER, MAP 0 0 0 ,,POSSIBLE FLAT BATTERY IN DETECTOR CODE GREEN,701*CFSRES:
MFS - Mt. Gambier


This is a joke right?… These types of calls should be ignored by SAMFS and the person should be advised that emergency services are not used for this type of activity and they need to pay some one to come in and fix the issue.

I  understand we are here to help.  However I feel that people do abuse these services.  People don’t want to pay to get a tow out of a bog CFS and SES are not supposed to do tow jobs.  Fair enough if they are truly out in the middle of nowhere…or the weather is an issue, or a level of danger, not because they just don’t want to pay for someone to come get them out.

We got a job the other day in SES being a dual member the person wanted us to literally pick up her antenna and stand it back up for her just so she could watch dancing with the stars.  This is not our job, the house was not in danger, the antenna wasn’t going to fall threw the earth.  After 10 min of telling her that we had done all that we could she deemed our efforts not good enough. 

Im going to be pissed once SACAD is introduced to R6 and SAMFS start taking our calls.  I can’t wait until they move SACAD to some where they actually know what they are doing and start responding the right services to the right jobs.

I have nothing against our local MFS they are a great bunch of guys and they know what they are doing, plus most of them are ex CFS members.  I’m more than happy to work along side of them on a job……

Just the filtered higher up the ranks that know SFA… another classic example… lets pull in a IMT team from Adelaide on the Boston fires just recently..  what a heap of political crap that was… when Lincoln CFS already had this in place and were working with all services. All that I saw was required was for MFS to arrange another crew or two to man there trucks on crew change over…  why pull an IMT that has SFA idea on how country fires work and grrrrrrr I’m not even going to go there… WHAT a WASTE of MONEY!!

Once again another classic example was a tree fire 30km on Lincoln Hwy and Port Lincoln Fire was responded.. WHAT A JOKE… I can name 3 CFS brigades that are closer and that and will do it for free… By the way MFS didn’t respond it was reported to Tumby Bay CFS.

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