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Other Government Agencies / Re: Lights & Sirens driving
« on: August 21, 2007, 12:54:03 PM »
I'm curious to find how different agencies are trained for emergency driving conditions... To be able to respond "lights or sirens" is it simply going for a drive with a senior person in your brigade/unit/station or do they run intensive driver training programs around the place, if so what's incorporated and how long do they go for?

Stefan KIRKMOE

yet again my opinions....

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SASES / Re: SES Callouts
« on: August 19, 2007, 10:32:21 PM »
confirmed SES staff member.... I formerly worked in CFS HQ when SES were still on L7 so i know many of the staff.... and well it was probably the only job from memory anywhere within a few hundred k's of the eastern side of Adelaide from memory. I did make follow-ups to see what was going on....

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SASES / Re: SES Callouts
« on: August 18, 2007, 07:13:36 PM »
I agree, Trees down are not SES,CFS or MFS job unless there is a risk to the public etc. So when are CFS going to be put back on the paging for trees down and if there's no immediate risk, ie P3 / P4 why do SES get responded at all?

Further to this thread but on some what of a different angle.... I was driving near The Parade, NORWOOD a few months back. As I approached The Parade I could hear a siren, I sat at a crossroad whilst I could see in the distance what I believed was a police car travelling through traffic, all lights / sirens operating. Now lets set the scene more, it was 1pm on a weekday afternoon and very heavy rain, this was on the busiest part of the parade so quite an amount of traffic and pedestrians. As the vehicle passed where I was located I noticed it was an SES Staff vehicle.

So wondering what was going on when I got home  looked up the pager website wondering what was going on. The only job on the eastern side of the city at the time this vehicle was going P1 was a tree down, not on a road and no direct threat to public safety I have since found out.

Now maybe it's just me being crazy, but if you considered the nature, condition and use of road, amount of traffic on the road, amount of traffic reasonably expected to enter the road and all other circumstances.... Would you not consider driving in a manner dangerous???? What requirement is there for a paid staff member to respond from the CBD, under urgent duty driving to a tree down and placing the public at risk?

Stefan KIRKMOE

(my views and opinions only!!!!)

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Burnside Pumper
« on: August 04, 2007, 06:52:54 PM »
Burnside are currently still in consultation with Staff etc in relation to this matter. No further to report at the moment, it's not that i don't want to it's just still ongoing as you have seen as per the recent page...

As for the "Just take a type 2 comments"... Lets just get over all this crap, we have been through it all before and it's getting old now.

Stefan KIRKMOE
My views only.

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Burnside Pumper
« on: August 03, 2007, 01:37:20 PM »
Sorry to disappoint all but you can keep up the good stories about 3HP lines and all the rest for that fact as at this stage they are only stories and no truth to any of it.... Sorry to disappoint!  :-)

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SA Firefighter General / Re: SAAS Responding Other Services..
« on: July 31, 2007, 01:12:20 AM »
Similar situation Pip....

I know of someone who came accross an MVA, vehicle on side person trapped..... requested Fire Service for rescue, waited... waited.... waited... eventually with SAAS managed to  extricate the person via the boot after removing seats etc after about 20 minutes... Did Fire Service ever arrive??? NOPE never called.... and this was in the Metro area!

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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS, 7 news 6 pm tonight
« on: July 30, 2007, 09:06:03 PM »
1927320 20:08:22 30-07-07 MFS: TEST PAGE ONLY 30/07/2007 8:08:12 PM 
1908870 19:53:44 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG (brigade) RESPOND (incident type),(location)test only 30/07/2007 7:54:04 PM
1908873 19:53:42 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG (brigade) RESPOND (incident type),(location)test only 30/07/2007 7:54:04 PM 
1919190 19:46:12 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG BURRA TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:46:32 PM
1919193 19:46:11 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG BURRA TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:46:32 PM   
1919109 19:36:31 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG: BRENTWOOD RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:36:52 PM
CFS - Southern Yourke Group
1919110 19:36:29 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG: BRENTWOOD RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:36:52 PM
1919303 19:34:12 30-07-07 MFS: CFSRES: BARMERA RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:34:32 PM
1919304 19:34:10 30-07-07 MFS: CFSRES: BARMERA RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:34:32 PM
1909162 19:33:52 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG: KAPUNDA RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:34:10 PM
CFS - Light Group
1909167 19:33:50 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG: KAPUNDA RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:34:10 PM 
1909187 19:33:41 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG (brigade) RESPOND (incident type), (location),test only 30/07/2007 7:34:00 PM
1909189 19:33:38 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG (brigade) RESPOND (incident type), (location),test only 30/07/2007 7:34:00 PM
1919347 19:33:18 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG: MENINGIE RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:33:38 PM
1919350 19:33:16 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG: MENINGIE RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:33:38 PM
1909187 19:32:22 30-07-07 MFS: *CFSRES: (brigade) RESPOND (incident type), (location), (other info.)URGMSG (brigade) RESPOND (incident type), (location), test only 30/07/2007 7:32:42 PM
1909189 19:32:20 30-07-07 MFS: *CFSRES: (brigade) RESPOND (incident type), (location), (other info.)URGMSG (brigade) RESPOND (incident type), (location), test only 30/07/2007 7:32:42 PM
1909206 19:32:03 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG: HAMLEY BRIDGE RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:32:23 PM
1909202 19:32:03 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG: HAMLEY BRIDGE RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:32:23 PM
1909018 19:31:10 30-07-07 MFS: CFSRES: LENSWOOD RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:31:31 PM
1909019 19:31:09 30-07-07 MFS: CFSRES: LENSWOOD RESPOND TEST ONLY, TEST STREET, TEST TOWN, DO NOT RESPOND TEST ONLY 30/07/2007 7:31:31 PM   
1919074 19:26:01 30-07-07 MFS: TALK GROUP 155
1919074 19:20:59 30-07-07 MFS: DAILY INC. NO. 51 - 30/07/07 19:21,RESPOND COMMERCIAL FIRE,RETALLACK AV,MARLESTON, MAP 129 H 4 ,,FACTORY ALONGSIDE NETBALL COURTS,205 41 451 201 401*CFSRES:
1909187 19:15:44 30-07-07 MFS: DAILY INC. NO. 50 - 30/07/07 19:16,RESPOND DOMESTIC FIRE,7 JUSTINA PL,SURREY DOWNS, MAP 73 B 13 ,,KITCHEN FIRE,311 9519 321*CFSRES:
1909202 19:01:44 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG (brigade) RESPOND (incident type), (location), (other info.) 30/07/2007 7:02:04 PM
1909205 19:01:42 30-07-07 MFS: URGMSG (brigade) RESPOND (incident type), (location), (other info.) 30/07/2007 7:02:04 PM
1909205 19:00:54 30-07-07 MFS: *CFSRES: balklava)test (incident type), (location), (other info.) 30/07/2007 7:01:13 PM
1909202 19:00:54 30-07-07 MFS: *CFSRES: balklava)test (incident type), (location), (other info.) 30/07/2007 7:01:13 PM
1919074 18:59:39 30-07-07 MFS: TALKGROUP 155
1919074 18:55:48 30-07-07 MFS: DAILY INC. NO. 49 - 30/07/07 18:56,RESPOND COMMERCIAL FIRE,AUDLEY ST,WOODVILLE NORTH, MAP 92 N 15 ,,,205 41 361 243 249*CFSRES:



Now that's in just over an hour... think about if either of those commercial fires had been greater alarm or the house fire had been going or it had maybe just been operationally busy!
And in fairness half the time a radio talkgroup may be turned down is because we all banter on about crap on GRN. "Jimmy can u go down to Billy the Goose's house and see if his tractor has a spare battery on it because he's not home and the truck needs a new battery to start and maybe while ur there call Joan and see if she can man the radio room" and conversations like that usually occur on talkgroup 111 & 124... and I wouldn't think it's funny because things like that are quite common, we are our own worst enemies!

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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS, 7 news 6 pm tonight
« on: July 30, 2007, 08:40:50 PM »
Having worked in the CFS comcen for 2 years I think the best thing for the CFS and community has been a combined comcen. Really having the two comcens was a big waste of time, at the end of the day we were doing the same job and there were significant delays to the community because we had to phone a building 2 streets away to get responses out. Atleast now if you call "000" (for fire service) you go to the one place. This is a dedicated Communications Centre facility properly set up to handle emergency call receipt and despatch.
It's not a shoe box with two people crammed in there with 500 different people wanting "send this pager msg out, call this person, we need a sig inc, fax the regions, do we have a weather forcast for tomorrow, despatch the bombers and do a bomber notification and don't forget to book the chopper for tomorrow and have on-call staff confirm, oh and we need it done now!" oh and of course in the middle of all this stuff you would get a phone call "can u page timbuck two brigade and put a msg out saying that Fred's having a BBQ at his house next weekend top celebrate his tractor is running again"....
SOC was understaff, outdated (has anyone requested a GRN/Phone recording be pulled for the old system from a busy day?) Yes I've seen the place SHUT DOWN in a power failure so HQ have been able to do nothing for 15 minutes!!!, the OCO's are overworked and underpaid!!!
Atleast now they are doing the pure job they are being paid to do and that's call receipt and despatch. It now means we have MORE people to answer emergency calls, a reduced response time, a better system for "upgrading incidents" and a level of accountability on the end of the phone. YES there are inssues, I will not sweep that under the carpet but with any change you do have problems to iron out and that's the stage we (CFS in general) are at now. Just because something doesn't work in ur favour one day it doesn't mean the system is crap and won't work. I think as Volunteers we need to support the change as it is FOR THE GREATER GOOD! This is not a "rushed" move it has been on the cards since I left CFS in 2005... Maybe we (volunteers) could make life easier on comms operators by doing simple things, ie. If you need an info msg put out on pagers, call the 1800 number for link, that's what we are paying them for! Also why do brigades need their pagers and sirens set off on training night by comms? Have u seen how many msgs they have to send out on a monday night? Why can't someone at station just push the manual response button instead of wasteing the time for a phone call and the operators time to send the page out... then operators may have more time to do things like answer calls and listen out for the radio!

Just my own views of ranting and raving of a person who believes the system will work having been there and understanding it given some time and education...

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Logistics Vehicle's
« on: July 15, 2007, 12:08:02 PM »
Hi Darius,
Just wondering on where the new logistics vehicle will be stored? Or is this going to be driven around by another GO/DGO?

Stefan

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SASES / Re: SES Callouts
« on: July 15, 2007, 12:04:18 PM »
As Pip mentioned, closest most appropriate resource..... At the end of the day how does a tree down become an "SES job". I don't think jobs can really be classified when at the end of the day we are all here in the interests of public safety.
It's the way it used to be until SES comms moved over to Adelaide Fire and SES magically "took over" incidents such as trees down. Hopefully it will be re-assessed soon and all incidents will just go by the rule of closest most appropriate resource.

Stefan
(my views only!)

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Ideal CFS pumpers
« on: July 09, 2007, 10:46:08 AM »
Just because a pump is PTO driven doesn't mean it can't "Pump & Roll" It just depends on what style PTO system you use. The existing Burnside Pumper is able to be Pump & Roll and also has a stand alone removable pump. The removable pump is hooked up so it can either be used for pump & roll or removed to used from a swimming pool etc. Probably wouldn't be such a bad idea to have a de-mountable aux. pump on the vehicle too...
As for the blank cheque book... By using Holmatro "Core" technology would probably again reduce required locker space.....
Whils on it the blank cheque book carbon fibre BA cylinders would be nice....

-Stefan

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Burnside Pumper
« on: July 09, 2007, 10:31:37 AM »
To carry another "short length" of 38mm hose.... then the appliance would eventually turn into "hose carrier". At the end of the day if we have to carry more and more lengths of hose to compensate for just making up in the first place there won't be room fo BA, RCR and full stowage kit etc. At the end of the day being able to rapidly deploy, make up and redeploy time and time again is something important. As for having 2 lines my understanding it's part of the CFS "Asset Protection" (not sure of the complete name for it) training package. When i get time i'll look up the correct name.

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Fire Stations and SES Units / Re: Biggest Station?
« on: June 23, 2007, 12:34:14 AM »
Burnside runs 5 vehicles plus a BA trailer.... :)

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Burnside Pumper
« on: May 22, 2007, 02:55:47 AM »
I wish to thank those brigades who are giving ongoing support to Burnside. To those individuals that wish to nothing but rubbish the hopes, dreams and current technology Burnside are fighting for to enhance that available to all volunteers your words have been taken on board and greatly not appreciated. We are all volunteers out there fighting for improved conditions and supporting each other. I do not wish to discuss the ins and outs in relation to our replacement appliance on such a public forum. If anyone wishes to discuss matters in more depth do not hesitate to contact me offline at [email protected] also station / appliance tours can be organised.

Regards
Stefam KIRKMOE
Senior Firefighter
Burnside Brigade

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Country Fire Service / Re: call signs
« on: March 26, 2007, 11:09:47 PM »
a number of years ago Burnside tried to have varied the callsign of our pumper to "Burnside Pump Rescue" given the tasks it performs so people know it's a rescue also however CFS quashed this stating that it's not a "standard callsign"... So if anyone wants to vary callsigns it has to go through HQ staff so good luck!

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All Equipment discussion / Re: 50mm hose
« on: March 20, 2007, 02:49:23 PM »
We carry a couple of 50mm hoses on Burnside pumper, I have used it a number of times in anger and think it's an awesome working length. I would go as far as to say that I have used in more than i have ever used 38mm lines. As previously stated i think if CFS appliances had true high pressure pumps then HP lines would be more effective and efficient and therefore used far more often compared to 38mm lines....

My thoughts only....

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Groups self responding to SES jobs
« on: February 28, 2007, 07:41:00 PM »
Your totally right, although sometimes CFS members do get trained to fell trees, our brigade even has a fully employed tree doctor so i guess he probably doesn't know how so..... but if we are felling trees, i guess maybe then it's wouldn't be:

MFS: RESPOND TREE DOWN......

if it's down then does it need to be felled again?

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Groups self responding to SES jobs
« on: February 28, 2007, 04:53:45 PM »
I think at the end of the day it comes down to....

Closest most appropriate resource!

In half the cases when SES get responded why not send CFS on the initial response.... at the end of the day it comes down to Life / Property and environment and considering CFS trucks have chainsaws why shouldn't they be responded???  The only reason they arn't responded is because they were never consulted when SES data was input into the SAMFS computer.... Oh well....

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: February 12, 2007, 03:47:00 PM »
Hey SAPol boy.... already done re that page this morning...

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Burnside Pumper
« on: December 17, 2006, 06:22:46 PM »
Happy Pumper was a Hino.... it was most likely the old Belair Pumper that was a Volvo and has most recently spent time at Murray Bridge until their type 2 arrived.

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Burnside Pumper
« on: December 15, 2006, 08:43:53 PM »
As far I can't really confirm nor deny any "rumors" that may be out there. All that can really be said is that the brigade has established a working party that is meeting regulary with state & regional staff to discuss various pro's / con's in various different appliances to try and find some outcomes for heavy urban interface areas. This has involved assessment of vehicles & techniques such as the "type 2" and others. There is currently no spec's written, nothing is "signed off", no chassis have been ordered / delivered or build for the brigade and the process is ongoing. There is currently no financial agreement in place either. Am happy to keep people posted when something does happen but at this stage there really isn't anything to be talking about, sorry!

Stefan

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All Equipment discussion / Re: Burnside Pumper
« on: December 15, 2006, 04:00:43 PM »
haha, rumors only, the old girl is going strong, just as it has been for the past 25 years.... So no, it isn't being piggy backed around on any trucks....

Stefan KIRKMOE
Senior Firefighter
Vehicle Replacement Team
Burnside Brigade

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Trivia
« on: December 08, 2006, 09:07:42 AM »
Burnside also use 50mm and I have also (unconfirmed) been told that Blackwood do too.... Someone may be able to confirm / deny this.....

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All Equipment discussion / BA Seats in pumpers
« on: October 01, 2006, 12:46:59 PM »
Camo, et al,
OHS&W isnt all about manual handling. While climbing out of a high cab, while wearing an airset does present some awkward situations, put that into perspective of what you may be required to do while wearing BA (climbing up/down ladders, working on rooves, etc). I think the big benefit of BA sets in the seat, is that BA then tends to be worn more reguarly (car fires/bin fires, etc)reducing the ammount of smoke therefore potential carcenogens etc, breathed in. I would also think that donning/ starting up a BA set in 30 secs to a minute under pressure would be difficult to do and some vital things may be ommited. While donning and starting up in the cab gives more time in a less pressured environemnt (compared to standing out the front of someones burning house). Also re-Comments that busy brigades may only go to one house fire a month, that may be true, but include all the care fires, bin fires, fire alarms etc that they attend and BA use starts to get higher. I think BA seats are of great benifit in Urban applainces, i wouldnt think 24p/34p appliances would warrent them, but the pumper appliances should.
SK

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Country Fire Service / Re: MFS Take Over
« on: July 15, 2006, 08:36:07 PM »
Aren't all MFS stations Hazmat?


Not all MFS stations have HAZMAT capabilities, although all of the 'Country' Stations do. Depends on how they would class Barker I guess.

Hi all,
In relation to this, all SAMFS stations have a HazMat capability. All SAMFS General Purpose applainces (well Metro ops anyway, not 100% about regional ops) have 4x BA Sets (and spare cylinders), 4 x Splash suits, PVC & Nitrile gloves, overboots and some other assorted HazMat equipment. As well as a crew of 4 Fire-fighters with HazMat training. Some GP Appliances in addition to this also carry 2 x Gas Suits and atmospheric monitoring equipment. I presume regional stations are similar.
SK

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