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Quote from: brenjoe on March 25, 2010, 11:32:24 AM
1908901   12:58:18 25-03-10 Pt Elliot 34 has been defected and will no longer be used. To be returned to station and required equipment removed. J. Manley to organise truck to be re-stationed. Captain CFS Port Elliot Info :-o

tires are a little bald i believe (amongst other things) and a new appliance on the way off the new build so i guess not worth putting new ones on.

This is very sad.
What price do you place on a volunteer let alone Joe blow public?
Just because you know you are in line for a new appliance, doesn't mean you let the maintenance lapse.
A big kick in the backside to the Region, Group and Brigade involved.

So much for annual servicing :?.
Maybe CFS need to employ Transport SA to inspect CFS appliances bi-annually to keep all involved honest.

Hair

Taken tonight, 1/12/09

I've started this thread due to the amount of appliances being 'offline until further notice' recently.
I drive and help maintain a small fleet of buses with my boss.
Every year, each bus requires a mandatory on road safety check before it can be re-registered.
Maybe CFS should have appliances checked every 2-3 years by Transport SA.
TSA know where to look for stress points or areas that may wear out.
How thorough are some mechanics?
Do they check shackle pins for wear, chassis for cracks etc and what about braking efficiency?
Some may, others not.
I know CFS has different levels of servicing for the ages of appliances, but the terrain these are subjected to is generally harsher than the open road.
If TSA were to inspect all appliances at, say, 3, 6, 9 years etc, we all would know that there is some uniformity with road worthiness.
Unfortunately, as all government departments there is a high fee attached.
I think this year is around $240. Not bad compared to 10 years ago when it was around $80.

Feel free to add comments

Hair

Hopefully this link will assist

http://sacfs.org/publications/SFEC_18May2000_v8.1.pdf

Quote from: Alan (Big Al) on July 25, 2009, 10:04:46 AM

It looked a little over weight, at about the 1:15 mark the truck looked like it was bowing in the middle.  Just like a good Moore's truck should i suppose  :evil:

Isn't your brigade getting a new Moores 34?? :evil: :evil:

Why not all HAZMAT brigades have a purpose built tandem axle box trailer such as Strathalbyn and supply a Logistics vehicle to go with this. I'm sure some groups could warrant an extra Command/Logistics vehicle.
Would also be a cheaper option to maintain.

Hair

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Taken 2 weeks ago at Wallaroo Golf Club

Have been told by Region to acknowledge page with AF or be defaulted.
Also, when you reset alarm at premises, contact AF via radio or landline to validate alarm has reset BEFORE returning to station

18:15:24   30-10-08   CAN EVERYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF THEIR AVAILABILITY FOR THIS WEEKEND ASAP DUE TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE BEING AWAY. CAMERON 04******* CFS Compton Info

Sorry Cameron, unable to assist. YP too far away :evil: :evil: :evil:

14:46:18 17-08-08 ANGASTON CAR 1 HAS RETURNED TO BASE AFTER ATTENDING BURN OUT COMPETITION CFS Angaston Info

Didn't know 80 series cruisers had the power :evil:

Thought they would have organised a photo shoot. :-D

Congrats Pip and Ashes

Hair

1909195 19:01:58 10-05-08 SAL34 BACK AT STATION . 30MT X 5MT PILE OF RUBBISH BURNING . NO PERMIT , NO ENGLISH , NO IDEAR . REGARDS LT1 CFS Salisbury Info  :-D :-D :evil:

On YP the blue cats eyes have been around for quite a while. Recently there has been contractors painting cover plates and the edge of the roadway, by the gutter, with reflective yellow. This is obviously designed to alert motorists not to park over hydrants.

Hair

18:26:50 08-03-08 MFS: *CFSRES INC076 08/03/08 18:26,RESPOND Rescue Animal,24 WEHL ST N,MT GAMBIER MAP 0 0 0 TG195,DOG STUCK IN FENCE - PRIORITY 1,MTG701 MFS Mt Gambier Response

Fetch Fido :evil:

11:26:45 25-02-08 MFS: *CFSRES INC032 25/02/08 11:25,RESPOND To,KENSINGTON WAY,BURTON MAP 60 C 12 TG102,BURTON PRIMARY SCHOOL - BOY UP A TREE- C,ANT OR WONT COME DOWN - SAPOL ATTENDING,SLSB19 SAL321   :evil: :-D

more seriously if it is at region then it is the problem that it could never be brought to a job quick enough

I was talking to those using the thermal imaging camera at our last fire we had.
They stated it wasn't really effective on the first night after ignition as the ground was still too hot. The next night was more successful between midnight and day break.

Hair

MFS: INC # 73 - 12/01/08 23:19,RESPOND COMMERCIAL FIRE,CEDUNA CFS,CEDUNA, MAP 0 0 0 ,,END OF JETTY AT FORESHORE HOTEL ON FIRE,CEDU19*CFSRES: CFS Ceduna Response
MFS: CFSRES CEDUNA MORE CREW REQUIRED, SECOND APPLIANCE IS NEEDED ON SCENE 12/01/2008 11:32:49 PM CFS Ceduna Response :? :?

MFS: INC # 70 - 12/12/07 22:15,RESPOND Hazmat Incident,EYRE HWY,PORT AUGUSTA, MAP 0 0 0 ,,BACK UP STIRLING NTH TO TRUCK FIRE POSS HAZMAT,PAU519*CFSRES: MFS Pt Augusta Response

22:27:43 12-12-07 MFS: Hi Rod, notifying you of a truck fire that Pt Augusta MFS are going to about 15kms out of Pt Augusta heading to Ceduna. They are responding as a hazmat appliance. Apparently the truck has explosives onboard (run for your life) ..Matty 12/12/2007 10:27:32 PM MFS

CFS: *CFSRES: HELITAK 537 RESPOND ADELAIDE AIRPORT WEST HELI-PAD. TRANSPORT LINEN TO KINGSCOTE AIRPORT - SARC CANT > 11/12/2007 18:31:39 CFS Air Ops Heliair Response

Obviously a blanket attack :lol: :-D

17:18:33 11-12-07 MFS: INC # 48 - 11/12/07 17:18,RESPOND To,AVENUE RD,STIRLING, MAP 145 B 14 ,,CHILD WITH HEAD STUCK IN FENCE - STEAM ROLLER PARK,STRL19*CFSRES: CFS Stirling Response

Hope this clarifies things.

The MFS BOMS system will be updated over then next few days to include a pager message to the State Air Desk (located within the CFS State Coordination Centre) for all rural incident types. 

        Incident Types in BOMS are;
        GB Grass Fire Ban Day
        GF Grass Fire Danger Season
        GO Grass Outside Fire Danger
        RW Rubbish/Waste
        SA Smoke in area
        TF Tree Fire

Note if incident type TO is used for a despatch and the incident is believed to be rural please make sure that SAIR55 is attached to the response.

The State Air Desk will be a recommended response for all of the above incident types statewide, we have not allocated zones just incident types. 

Under no circumstances will this resource be removed from a rural despatch, if the incident is not relevant to the State Air Desk it will be ignored by the State Air Desk.

Appliance Name for State Air Desk is SAIR55.

SAIR55 will be displayed as a resource despatched on pagers and MDT messages state wide for the above mentioned incident types.

Note: This does not mean that aircraft will be attending

Upon receiving the pager message the State Coordination Centre Support Officers working in the State Air Desk, assess if the incident is occurring within the primary response zone.  If incident is within primary response zone, then State Coordination Support Officers will responds aircraft via pager, included on pager message will be a distance and bearing from the allocated airbase to the incident.

State Coordination Centre Support Officers will then allocate the aircraft to incidents within CRIIMSON

2007-2008 Fire Danger Season dates
majority of districts commencing on
15 October 2007 with the exceptions of:
• Kangaroo island – 1 November 2007
• Upper South East – 1 November 2007

Hair