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SA Firefighter General / Re: Is there a WRONG reason to get involved?
« on: December 07, 2007, 06:51:57 AM »
Quote from: littleone on December 07, 2007, 05:53:52 AM
Wrong reason... hmm

I can think of 3 people from our brigade who joined soley because they were there to pick up/keep an eye on their other half. I can't say i agree with this reasoning, neither can i say any of these 3 contribute when said other half isnt there. It seems to me like a rather faulty reason to get involved in anything.

That being said I joined because a friend of the family didn't think I could knuckle down and dedicate myself to soemthing. I fell a bit in love with the work and haven't left!


okay so maybe there priorities are wrong, and well if they dont do and lot well there not exaclty some one you would really want in your 'team'. so i would consider that A wrong reason. (but that could get into a heated discusion, probley best to leave it there)

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Is there a WRONG reason to get involved?
« on: December 03, 2007, 11:54:05 AM »
Quote from: Mike on December 03, 2007, 10:32:39 AM
Hmm,  dont think is a matter of having the skills or ability... but the desire to get the skill and build on the ability.

Remember, people may not be suited to every task we do, but they are still useful...

As for the wrong reason... well there can be.... but they need to be investigated properly...

well said, but you dont want to have the people on a appliance who is just an extra butt on the seat if they dont want to help, you want them to want to be there and to learn and help. even if it is something that is not as important, because its all helping the community!



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Fire Stations and SES Units / Re: SES RHQ East, SES Berri, Chaffey Group CFS
« on: November 27, 2007, 11:31:16 AM »
sounds nice, looks good.

hows all the crews mix?  or are a lot of them the same people?


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SA Firefighter General / ARFF
« on: November 23, 2007, 08:25:48 PM »
i was down at the airport the other night, and the Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting appliance was flashing lights out the front of the pick up area.
anyway i was standing back looking at the appliance, and its like heaps odd. do they have a pump on the appliance?
does anyone know much about them? i suppose they would have more crash aircraft rescue stuff right??

just curious! if anyone knows anything about it.

country kid

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: November 22, 2007, 01:39:22 PM »
ha ha it took me a minute but i get it now!

clever!
*clap clap*

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SA Firefighter General / Re: CFS Volunteer named top NSW recruit
« on: November 20, 2007, 07:08:27 PM »
Quote from: Robert34 on November 20, 2007, 06:16:17 PM
The Pride Of South Australia  :-D

well said.
good on him!

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Why did you walk through the door and join? What keeps you in the service?
« on: November 17, 2007, 06:15:56 PM »
i joined, because i love helping the community!
i might live in a small country town, we might have a small brigade, and dont do a lot of taskings, but everything we do is for the community like any emergency service!! people dont have to say thanks, the look on their faces says it all!

its the best feeling, when your working great locals, and doing something for the community!
they support us in other ways, like fundraising etc. and its just great to see the support go both ways!

not only that, but im getting life experience and skills, and its all in my spare time!


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SA Fire Fighter Events / Re: SA SES Parade, Sat 17th Nov
« on: November 13, 2007, 06:34:32 PM »
Quote from: chook on November 13, 2007, 03:48:32 PM
there you go shows how much National SES Week has bee promoted in this state.
Thats alright though when I asked the local council if we could put on a display to a)celebrate SES week & b)to distribute how to prepare for storms & flash flooding stuff, they nice girl at the council didn't know that was part of our responsibility. In fact she didn't know we are the lead agency for stuff like that at all & we have to get a official permit! Sometimes I wish I had joined the guys in yellow instead, at least people know what they do :-D


its never to late to join!  :-D

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The Humour Zone / Re: Birds and the Bees
« on: October 31, 2007, 10:46:51 AM »
 :-D ha ha ha that poor child!

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SASES / Re: requirements?!
« on: October 24, 2007, 08:03:00 PM »
i just thought i would ask, curiosity, and also a mate asked me what the requirements were so i thought i would find out for my self as well.
thanks heaps

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SASES / requirements?!
« on: October 24, 2007, 06:31:28 PM »
i was just wandering what are the minimum requirments for a volunteer to go on a SES call out. (ie what training does the person have to have)

cheers.

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SAMFS / Re: Paid Firefighters
« on: October 20, 2007, 03:29:29 PM »
you know wat i think i speak on behalf of most people when i say this...

in the small country towns, we dont volunteer in emerency servieces for the glory. we volunteer because its our community its the community that we have
1 grown up in,
2 know everybody
3 we care about others
4 if we volunteer to help those in need, we then know that in times that we need help others will be there.

anyone else want to add anything go for it, but i think you are right, this thread has been done before, and we shouldnt have to justify why we want to volunteer our time to help.

country kid xx



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SA Firefighter General / Re: Professions
« on: September 30, 2007, 12:07:20 PM »
i work with horses, (can be any hours of the days, track work times)
and study is correspondance. so i have nothing stopping me.

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: September 30, 2007, 11:48:46 AM »
Quote from: jasec on September 29, 2007, 11:25:26 PM
17:35:29 29-09-07 crews required for flooding at Alberton (due to tears).     How does there song go "history in the making" certainly did that today.  :-) :lol: :-D



HA HA. 'history in the making' alright. first S.A team to lose a grand final in how long?!?!

i know pretty bad coming from someone in S.A BUT YAYthe CATS!!!

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Incidents / Re: Myer Fire
« on: September 29, 2007, 10:09:03 PM »
darn, spose that will teach them to put sprinklers all through the building next time, considering the value.
 ahwell once again well done to those involved.

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Incidents / Re: Myer Fire
« on: September 29, 2007, 06:24:34 PM »
i heard that the fire started on the ground floor, next to highly flamable makeup.
not sure how correct it is, as i heard that on the t.v.

anyone heard how it started??

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Country Fire Service / Re: Pager info
« on: September 28, 2007, 11:31:52 PM »
Quote from: jasec on September 28, 2007, 10:52:21 PM
Quote from: RescueHazmat on September 28, 2007, 09:48:21 PM
Yeah, and I want to know the Barametric pressure and what the tide will be doing..

Barametric pressure will be up or down and the tide will be in/out or dodge.    :-D :-D :-D
he he okay, considering wat weather today and using averages the barametric pressure will be round 760 mark, and the tide, should be coming in (in theory) but hey anyone can prove me wrong on that, as i do live in the country not on the beach. and still going with wat i said b4 16, wind and cloud at 1500hrs.
not being a smarty pants just using knowledge. coz apparently i have that.  :? LOL

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Incidents / Re: Myer Fire
« on: September 28, 2007, 09:12:22 PM »
unfortunate about the store, (one of the better ones.)
but WELL DONE to all involved.

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Country Fire Service / Re: Pager info
« on: September 28, 2007, 09:09:32 PM »
Quote from: mengcfs on September 28, 2007, 04:51:08 PM
Let us know what the weather will do at 1500hrs on Tuesday Dezza.

he he gotta put my prediction in. lol
at 1500hrs (precise). 16, northly winds, cloudy.
will see wat happens

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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS Station most in need or repair/replacement
« on: September 28, 2007, 08:54:29 AM »
Quote from: rescue5271 on September 28, 2007, 06:04:05 AM
In short the answer is NO,we have a brigade that has the money and skilled members to build the thing but thye have been tolled sorry you can't do it....

y is that though? thourght that they would be happy for that to happen?! :?

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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS Station most in need or repair/replacement
« on: September 27, 2007, 05:47:12 PM »
well i spose time will come to those in need.
but you know wat i like about this. this conversation shows, that even though these brigades might not have the best station, they are still in it to help the community. i admire people in those little country towns, coz they stick together and help others in need. and thats wat volunteering is about.   :-D

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Country Fire Service / Re: Pager info
« on: September 27, 2007, 05:39:18 PM »
yeh i thourt they would have sent it. they have sent similar msges in the past.
i think it just lets brigades/units know- (even though they can look out the window and see the wind :-P)



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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS Royal Show stand
« on: September 27, 2007, 03:55:27 PM »
There was a new appliance there on the day that i was down there. a Rescue truck. anyone heard where that appliance might have been going?


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