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Quote from: misterteddy on November 25, 2010, 07:23:51 AM

Quote from: 485298 on November 24, 2010, 10:58:10 PM
... fantastic good wor safecom!

I think we all agree these words are mutually exclusive

Lol.. new keyboard spell was um a bit of a mess i believe the word i was looking for would of been Work

Quote from: misterteddy on November 26, 2010, 05:58:38 PM

Quote from: Fire000 on November 26, 2010, 12:47:15 AM
... But the question remains, are the Appolos the best pagers for CFS vollies, or has cost made the decision rather than practicality/ease of use.

you havent had much to do with Government tendering have you?

doesnt look like it .... its al about the $$$$$

Quote from: straps on November 22, 2010, 04:49:35 PM

Quote1930811 17:44:21 22-11-10 EC12 TONY CLARKE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BRING UP SOME LIGNOCAINE I2 FOR NUMBING HIS SHEEP PLEASE
SAAS Unit H51

Ummm, aphrodisiac...????

Lol local anasthetic so when he numbers his sheep the dont kick  him where it hurts lol ..... :evil:

Quote from: Alex on November 21, 2010, 10:12:25 PM

Quote from: 485298 on November 21, 2010, 10:04:49 PM

Quote from: 6739264 on November 18, 2010, 06:06:58 PM

Quote from: 485298 on November 18, 2010, 05:44:35 PM

Quote from: Bill Corcoran on October 17, 2010, 07:28:07 AMwhy highlight the section WOMEN OF THE CFS??

The Ratio of women to men in the service is about 1000 men to 1 woman* and to be honest there isnt a difference weve got two in our brigade and theyre exactly the same as the men they do exactly the same things


* from safecoms equality in the workplace module

Uh... are you suggesting that there are only around 18 - 20 women in the SES/CFS/MFS combined? Or in the "service" being just the CFS?

Your numbers are WAY WAY off...

yes i miss communicated what i mean by 'service' by that i mean CFS there isnt that many femals in the CFS only going by what ive been told but that was back in april numbers may have changed  since then  :?

Hah, those figures are miles off. There were two in my old brigade and theres three in my current one. Looks like i know 5 of the 16 personally then?

only going on what i was told....... yet again told one thing when its actually miles off fantastic good wor safecom!

Quote from: jaff on November 24, 2010, 11:35:41 AM

Quote from: pumprescue on November 24, 2010, 06:26:39 AM
Ahhh the crusty old Group Officer, they don't want ANYONE interfering in ANYTHING let alone operational matters !!

Yeh if they were dogs you would put the lot down!

LOL theres got to be some group officers that want someone else's input..... i think :?

Quote from: 6739264 on November 18, 2010, 06:06:58 PM

Quote from: 485298 on November 18, 2010, 05:44:35 PM

Quote from: Bill Corcoran on October 17, 2010, 07:28:07 AMwhy highlight the section WOMEN OF THE CFS??

The Ratio of women to men in the service is about 1000 men to 1 woman* and to be honest there isnt a difference weve got two in our brigade and theyre exactly the same as the men they do exactly the same things


* from safecoms equality in the workplace module

Uh... are you suggesting that there are only around 18 - 20 women in the SES/CFS/MFS combined? Or in the "service" being just the CFS?

Your numbers are WAY WAY off...

yes i miss communicated what i mean by 'service' by that i mean CFS there isnt that many femals in the CFS only going by what ive been told but that was back in april numbers may have changed  since then  :?

Quote from: misterteddy on November 19, 2010, 11:23:50 PM
our Brigade rep generally attends. .......but please dont suggest that old chestnut that it's (the CFSVA) only as good as what WE (the already overworked Volunteer) puts into it.....the staff there are paid wages, good wages to produce results for us, bout time THEY took responsibility for THEIR output

well said Mr.T I Thought that was the way it went anyway you have one or two reps from your brigade that go to the CFSVA Mettings and takes what your the brigades ideas and suggestions or needs to the meetings.

18:18:23 18-11-10 MFS: JUST THE CHIV, THE OTHERS ARE ON B SHIFT - MFS Angle Park 361
18:16:02 18-11-10 MFS: YEAH, AT TEA, BE ON IN 15 MINS, HE IS ACTUALLY COOING FOR US ! - MFS Angle Park 361  :-)
18:14:34 18-11-10 MFS: WHAT, ALL OF US? - MFS Angle Park 361


18:47:17 18-11-10 MFS: HOW DID YOU GET OUT OF HEADQUARTERS, YOU SLIPPERY EEL? - MFS Angle Park 361
:?

Quote from: Bill Corcoran on October 17, 2010, 07:28:07 AMwhy highlight the section WOMEN OF THE CFS??

The Ratio of women to men in the service is about 1000 men to 1 woman* and to be honest there isnt a difference weve got two in our brigade and theyre exactly the same as the men they do exactly the same things


* from safecoms equality in the workplace module

wasnt given the option as they didnt have any samsung ones left oh well.
its not all that bad atleast you know youv got it on your belt or clipped in your pocket.... just dont keep them close to your bluetooth enabled phone or it will mess up some of the messages.

lol. damn they must of ran out of yellow ones ive got a black one.
Main critism about them is that they are huge! compared to the old grn pagers.

Backlight 4/5
Memory 2/5
Volume 3/5
ability to actually decode pager messages 3/5 (messes up sometimes and diplays hashed out charachters instead of actual ones)

All and all its better then no pager at all....

yeah i dont know whats with that i would of estimated about 3 million but i havent seen many figures this was the first ive heard about it all

Quote from: CFS_Firey on November 05, 2010, 08:22:50 AM
"Equipment carried on a typical fire appliance includes: Hoses and Nozzles..."

What happened to calling them "Branches"?  Did that go out the window when we started calling all our appliances "Tankers"?

The video might have been made for general public viewing aswell as CFS staff viewing so calling them branches may confused a few people  but yeah last thing i knew they were still called branches not hoses and nozzles......
maybe its just a 34(tanker) not a 34p (pumper/tanker)

All are probably aware of this by now but thought id post it and get your thoughts

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/give-us-cash-to-do-our-job/story-e6frea83-1225955232392

COUNTRY Fire Service volunteers still are not being sufficiently trained, 10 months after the body made a plea for help, the CFS Volunteers Association says.
The association's executive director, Wendy Shirley, said a further $1.8 million was needed annually to adequately prepare recruits.

TELL US: How do you prepare for the fire season?

"One of our major concerns that wasn't addressed in February was the shortfalls in funding for volunteer training, and we are in talks with the Emergency Services Minister (Michael Wright) about this issue," she said.

"We are preparing a submission for $1.8 million per annum to fix the shortfalls in our Standards of Fire and Emergency Cover (program)."

The program sets out minimum standards of equipment and training for brigades.

The CFS Volunteers Association took the funding request to Mr Wright's office yesterday.

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Mr Wright said he was aware of the request and would be giving it due consideration. "Our firefighters are better trained and better resourced than ever before," he said.

"During my recent meeting with the volunteers' association, the issue of training was discussed and I remain committed to working with the association on ways we can further enhance training for our volunteers."

In response to CFS pleas for help this year, the State Government provided a $7.1 million funding boost to the CFS for new technology, infrastructure upgrades, equipment and volunteer support such as training.

The state's emergency services also received a Federal Government grant of $2.53 million for online training. Ms Shirley said the association was "pleased" with both funding boosts, secured before the March state election, but said the CFS still was seriously underfunded in some areas.

SA Fire and Emergency Services Commission Strategy manager Mark Groote said new recruit numbers had dropped from about 1500 in 2006-07 to 1100 new volunteers in 2009-10.

Mr Groote said recruiting had been more difficult in rural and remote locations where populations were declining.

Heavy winter rains have triggered vegetation growth in many areas, such as the Adelaide Hills, meaning any blaze that takes hold will have ample fuel to wreak havoc if conditions are right in summer.

Quote from: Alan (Big Al) on November 14, 2010, 01:02:43 PM

Quote from: 485298 on November 14, 2010, 10:51:04 AM

Quote from: David on February 15, 2008, 07:24:01 AM
Having said all of this the whole set up works very well, had an incident involving a VE head on with a combined speed of 160k and all 4 doors still opened.

thats pretty impressive......

but did anyone think that if you had a rear collision wouldn't it be more dangerous having a battery in the boot?

Why would it be any worse than the front??  Batteries are quite often destroyed in frontal impact so what would the difference be for the back?

Dont know thats why i asked the question. i mean you'd probably experience more destroyed batteries but thats not really an issue.

Quote from: David on February 15, 2008, 07:24:01 AM
Having said all of this the whole set up works very well, had an incident involving a VE head on with a combined speed of 160k and all 4 doors still opened.

thats pretty impressive......

but did anyone think that if you had a rear collision wouldn't it be more dangerous having a battery in the boot?

Quote from: disOrderly on November 11, 2010, 11:16:14 AM
Yeah, I've noticed that! Whats with the Remand Centre? Its at least a daily visit...its ridiculous, what causes that?

And I'll bet 9 Cheeseburgers were for about 2 guys :P

Whoops boss burnt the toast again

MFS: *CFSRES INC087 09/11/10 22:37,RESPOND ALARM 010/041,ADELAIDE REMAND CENTRE,240 CURRIE ST,ADELAIDE MAP 3 H 6 TG182,FIP INSIDE FRONT FOYER,,ADL205 ADL201 ADL203 ADL204
MFS Adelaide ADL202
MFS: I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL WHAT IS SENT, I AM JUST A LOWLY RADIO OPERATOR
MFS Adelaide ADL202

MFS: ITS OK, I WILL SAVE THOSE CODES FOR THE NEXT 17 TIMES YOU GO THERE TONIGHT
MFS Adelaide ADL202
:-)
MFS: *CFSRES INC089 09/11/10 23:17,RESPOND ALARM 010/041,ADELAIDE REMAND CENTRE,240 CURRIE ST,ADELAIDE MAP 3 H 6 TG182,FIP INSIDE FRONT FOYER,,ADL205 ADL201 ADL203 ADL204
MFS Adelaide ADL202
MFS: WE JUST FIGURED YOU LOVED THAT CALLSIGN AND MISSED US!
MFS Adelaide ADL202