Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging

[6739264]

I had started to notice last night that there were a huge number of dual responses to typical "SES only" incidents, and even fire service only turnouts to tree downs and the like.

As you asked Jaff, at what point do the SES throw their hands in the air and request things go back to the old nearest/most appropriate?

[Zippy]

12:10:13   01-02-09   ALL MANAGERS & TEAM LEADERS ARE TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS WORK SAFELY IN HOT CONDITIONS AND CONTINUE TO HYDRATE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER ANY JOBS. WATCH YOU MATES AND IF YOU ARE FEELING UNWELL TELL SOMEONE. PIETER SCOTT SDO SES State Duty Officer

Ok this is getting annoying to read..

should just send out Scheduled pages every 2 hours saying  "keep using common sense, thanks".

[6739264]

Hydration isn't necessarily common sense. You as a firefighter are taught the value of hydration, pre hydration, etc, yet many other people still just drink when they are thirsty.

[chook]

Common sense is different to different people if it was that simple I would be unemployed. Also its a part of an employers duty of care.
Knowing Pieter personally - he's only doing his job as the senior on duty manager.
You guys use alerts to highlight stuff you already know?
Industry (mining for example) use "Red Alerts" to remind workers even though it's already covered in induction.
Since its not your pager going off, whats the prob?

[6739264]

Since its not your pager going off, whats the prob?

It's apparently interrupting his pager feed of extremely useful information :roll:

[chook]

Ok now I understand - sorry! :wink:

[Zippy]

;)

im just pissed that SES/Health/Government/telstra woke me and a LOT of people at 10-11pm last night!

[CFS_Firey]

Not wanting to make this personal, but I can think of quite a few times you've sent me messages much later than that Zippy :P

[Alan (Big Al)]

Didn't realise you had one of those 1900 numbers CFS Firey :-P

[misterteddy]

12:10:13   01-02-09   ALL MANAGERS & TEAM LEADERS ARE TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS WORK SAFELY IN HOT CONDITIONS AND CONTINUE TO HYDRATE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER ANY JOBS. WATCH YOU MATES AND IF YOU ARE FEELING UNWELL TELL SOMEONE. PIETER SCOTT SDO SES State Duty Officer

Ok this is getting annoying to read..

should just send out Scheduled pages every 2 hours saying  "keep using common sense, thanks".

yep....bit like Red Flag Warnings for falling trees....yep no scheiße, there's been a fire, trees fall down, it's hot outside and your wearing overalls that have no cooling features at all.....so drink heaps......not commmon  sense, but should indicate suitable training and management by team leaders

[Zippy]

Not wanting to make this personal, but I can think of quite a few times you've sent me messages much later than that Zippy :P

pfft ;)

[CFS_Firey]

Didn't realise you had one of those 1900 numbers CFS Firey :-P

It all looks the same when you're drunk... :P

[chook]

Interesting that SES were consistently paged out to Task xx and not Inc xx during the early hours of this morning, was this just an individual operator thing?
How many jobs do SES let stack before they default to another agency and will the new agreement "closest most appropriate" allow this to continue?

Not sure if many of you guys remember February 1983 - I do (first time I faced death - caused by a backburn your CFA friends started without checking we were all clear).
This is all starting to look very familiar! (filtered I hope I'm wrong!!!).
As the current situation represents an extreme fire risk, as an emergency manager wouldn't you want to try & rest your primary wildfire strike force? I would. Considering that most of the jobs are not P1 or really life threatening.
I know that it feels really good to be the centre of attention all of the time, but sometimes you just have to take a back seat for the greater good! :evil:
I have a horrible feeling thst your turns coming in a big way - just hope you are ready!
Stay cool, be cool & have a quiet day! :-D
cheers

[Bagyassfirey]

could be this afternoon with lightning strikes starting to build dover LEP and EEP

[Robert-Robert34]

I have a uneasy feeling that we'll be seeing another super nova heatwave very shortly most likely in the 2nd or 4th week of this month  :|

[jaff]

I have a uneasy feeling that we'll be seeing another super nova heatwave very shortly most likely in the 2nd or 4th week of this month  :|

Another Kevin Irvine? :-D

[Robert-Robert34]

Very funny jaff maybe we just need to listen to the mighty all seeing/knowing chook  :lol:

[Alan (Big Al)]

1909100 18:08:31 01-02-09 MFS: *CFSRES INC124 01/02/09 18:09,RESPOND GRASS FIRE,DUTTON RD,ST KITTS MAP MR2 E 2 TG100,NEAR NOACK RD,SAIR55 TRUR00 NTPA19 TAND00 ANGN00 CFS Angaston Group Officers Response

Didn't realise they could refer to the main road maps out of the UBD?

[chook]

Jeez, don't put that label on me Robert! :-D
I'm just a simple ses worker :wink:
looks like it is starting

[Master of Disaster]

KP81 WHO EVER HAS THE AMBULANCE COULD YOU PLEASE RETURN IT TO THE STATION AS ITS WHEREABOUTS ARE NOT KNOWN
SAAS Unit Kapunda

Um that is serious stuff :-o

[Robert-Robert34]

Jeez, don't put that label on me Robert! :-D
I'm just a simple ses worker :wink:
looks like it is starting

Its all quiet down here in the South East which is good but its best not to be placed into a flase sense of security as such yet  :-)

[Bagyassfirey]

Jeez, don't put that label on me Robert! :-D
I'm just a simple ses worker :wink:
looks like it is starting

Its all quiet down here in the South East which is good but its best not to be placed into a flase sense of security as such yet  :-)

More rain than fire in the mid north atm.... :wink:

[chook]

lightning - nil rain  :-( good news it has dropped the temp to a cool 38!

[Robert-Robert34]

nil lightning and rain down here  :roll:

[Bagyassfirey]

i see the CFA pager site is goin nuts with fires from lightning