SA Firefighter

The pager website shows SES called out to a lot of, on the info on the pagers trivial events that should perhaps be taken care of by Mr and Mrs Joe public,the gutters flooding in particular comes to mind. "HELLO" clean em out, if your fit and able no excuse, if your old or infirm ,call a relative or contractor, not the emergency services at the worst possible moment!
Small tree down,get out of your slippers and "HELLO" bow saw!
Is this apparent phenomenon a suburban issue, as the rural areas seem to take care of themselves!
I know if I was called away from my employment to attend a job that the resident could have with a little effort relatively easily taken care of themselves, it wouldnt amuse me, it would probably only be the comraderie of my vollie mates, that make it worthwhile.
So do you ever feel used by a lazy uncaring public???

SAFECOM shared services!!! well the service standard starts with S anyway.
Our own Volunteer magazine has it gone to a yearly journal, must have missed that that email.
When is that next state election? or even a reshuffle might do it.

M77 MORINING KYLIE... I THOUGHT I WOULD POINT OUT IT WAS ME ON THE RADION THIS WONDERFUL MORNING... ... SCOTT.. SAAS Marion

Love is in the air.......

Footy  ,would love to see his pager message to her after a few years of marriage,maybe not so chipper

DUE TO ORDERS FROM THE POWERS THAT BE, I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REMOVE THIS VIDEO!



   

Who are the powers that be?
CAPT? GO? RO2? CO?

00:42:11   18-06-08   MFS: *CFSRES INC001 18/06/08 00:41,RESPOND DOMESTIC FIRE,OSTERLEY AV,BRIDGEWATER MAP 146 H 16 TG136,POSSIBLE HOUSE FIRE.,BRDG00 ALDG00

00:50:18   18-06-08   MFS: NO. 91 OSTERLY. WELL INVOLVED.*URGMSG

00:55:15   18-06-08   MFS: *CFSRES INC001 18/06/08 00:54,RESPOND DOMESTIC FIRE,91 OSTERLEY AV,BRIDGEWATER MAP 146 H 16 TG136,ASSIST BRIDGEWATER AND ALDGATE.,STRL19

00:57:30   18-06-08   MFS: *CFSRES INC001 18/06/08 00:56,RESPOND DOMESTIC FIRE,91 OSTERLEY AV,BRIDGEWATER MAP 146 H 16 TG136,ASSIST WITH BA AND ATMOSPHERIC MONITORIN,G AT HOUSEFIRE.,BURN28

01:03:00   18-06-08   MFS: *CFSRES INC001 18/06/08 01:02,RESPOND DOMESTIC FIRE,91 OSTERLEY AV,BRIDGEWATER MAP 146 H 16 TG136,ASSIST WITH 2ND ALARM HOUSE FIRE. TG 136,HAHN00

06:58:09   18-06-08   MFS: SIG INC: FYI: MT LOFTY GROUP ATTENDED HOUSE FIRE, BRIDGEWATER. HOUSE DESTROYED. FIRE CAUSE ATTENDED. DSC WATTS 18/06/2008 6:57:59 AM


Wow! Another "Everyone's invited" over-resourced SNAFU carpark job, brought to you by Mt. Lofty Group!

Is Burnside the closest most appropriate response,for atmospheric monitoring,with Oakbank Balhannah just down the road?

Numbers,just to add to your brief overview of the updated plans for the proposed modifications to Stirling station. As I understand it ,the management commitee after reveiwing a large number of emergency organisations around the world , with mind to the village/community sensitivities of the Stirling area (see Stirling shopping center development behind the hotel) have short listed two facades that would fit in . The first design keeps the original facade in place,that is hooked up to their alerts/pager system ,in an emergency the facade lowers to the ground, allowing immediate access for responding appliances,one outstanding feature of this design is the fire pole ,once the vehicles have left the station,the facade, raises back into place,keeping the village feel of the town as per the request of the community.The design was by an American Bruce Wayne, for an emergency organisation who,s need for discretion was paramount.

The second design, my personal favorite, allows the site to be completely redeveloped by the brigade, with a large two storey residential development,complete with pool, in place of the station. This is a win/win for the service as the tenants would be paying a rent linked to CPI and an income for a ever increasing budget blowout would be generated and the development would definately be accepted by a cynical friends of Stirling action group. This design also is linked into the alerts/pager system, whereby once the "bells" drop , a entrance below the pool is exposed by the sliding of the pool into a covered housing,allowing easy egress for the selected appliances stored in a pod/racking system. Although this design sounds spaceage(Alans domain),it has been in operation in an island off the coast of America or England ,not sure which one ,for some 40 years now and hasn't failed them once. The design by once again an American, Gordon Tracy is edgy but workable, perhaps the only downside is for anyone swimming in the pool when the "bells" drop but Im sure this could be overcome.
Either way it turns out it will be a large step forward for the brigade.


To the Batcave!!! or Thunderbirds are go!!!

Cheers Jaff

Quote from: jaff on June 13, 2008, 11:33:46 AM

Another great urban myth , a standard 34 0r 24 , all of the units that have been produced by the various manufacturers over the last couple of years have all been different in their construction. CFS now needs to look at all of the afore mentioned appliances,gather feedback from us the volies that have to work with the appliances,workout what features work ,what doesnt, then give a full schematic design out when tendering ,so that no matter which manufacturer quotes ,its apples for apples,with approved workable systems.
Aaahhh a dream, a Standard appliance ,with tried and tested features, quality controlled and a tied into warranty.
But wait you want more, a modular system that can accomodate RCR or HAZMAT, why yessir we can do that,because its just a matter of changing some of your side lockers to locate your new equipment as the variations to SOFC for brigades change. HEELL we will even throw in a set of Ginzu steak knives/recipricating saw to sweeten the deal

I agree with the ideal,,, but how would you cope with changes in technology ? (eg pumps, lights, rescue, etc) ? Would you wait to evaluate the new technology before changing the standard specification, which means you would always be a few years behind current technology ?

Geez bajdas, (pauses whilst looking a his feet nervously pushing dirt around) I dont want to be the one to break the news to you, ........but we are, with some exceptions, a few years behind current technology! its a not having enough money thing or something like that.
What we may need to embrace is a set time say 6 years,between design modifications so we can have some consistency in the fleet, who knows it might happen, one day soon

The clearing off the roads ahead has been a problem that has been addressed by many organisations over the years, why do we feel the need to try and reinvent the wheel every time? There are a lot of commercial devices available ,that have a proven track records, most just bolt right to your appliance ,with minimal modifications, though the one that I feel would do the job just right would take some degree of engineering to customise, but has a pedigree and track record second to none ,proven in some of the harshest conditions on earth over many years. The Browning .50 calibre would no doubt have a sound that would penetrate any road going obstacle, and if you were still oblivious to its sound, the pretty lights that the tracers rounds give off, as they tear your ride to peices would do the job. It would also have the secondary advantage of disseuding those pesky photographers that have been causing sooo much constenation recently,according to some posts. or you could use a air/bullhorn as Bordy suggested.

Cheers Jaff

Okay innocence I can perhaps understand but what on earth did you do with your dignity

If you go to numbers website www.nastydirtyfirey.com you can see the pictures that leave no doubt as to his dignity deficency and as to his innocence----?

Ps the web address is a purely a figment of my imagination and in no way does it charachterise any persons living or dead! ,     but numbers if you needed a web address........

Absolute classic!!! woke up the kids I laughed so hard.

Gee numbers and I thought that you were the  tree huggin,non violent,pacisfist type

You often see on the paging network, response for ambo,s with the warning possible violence on scene,is this a a common occurence at the scene ?
What safety measures do you have in place ?
Your job would be stressfull enough as it is, without this distraction!!

Cheers Jaff

I wore a pair last night at the Wingfield dump fire, and im glad i did. Saved my socks and feet being soaked in garbage run-off. The taipan style isn't the best sealed boot.

Gilly did you wear these style boots with the blessing of your group, or is this a decision that your brigade has arrived at, or an independent action by youself.
As has been posted by others, if the unforunate happened and you hadn't been approved to wear these style of boots , it would then possibly be a protracted discussion with  the insurance guru's, not a pleasant prospect.
If your either your brigade or group approved their use ,without regions approval ,then the liabilitiy lies with them ,not a good situation.
The discussion as to the fit for use of this style of boot for CFS duty,probably needs to happen ,granted, but to assume that because they meet xyz standards ,CFS will automatically sign off on their approval for use is foolish, because once they approve their use ,they have opened up the purse strings,something they are loathe to do!!!!!!