CFS Station most in need or repair/replacement

[samfs]

I was told there is a ten year list of who is getting a station has anyone seen this???

yes apparently cfs stations ln chaffey group should be next so i have heard from adelaide

[backburn]

[/quote]yes apparently cfs stations ln chaffey group should be next so i have heard from adelaide
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Thanks for that info Hope it come up soon there is a few stations in need of repair or replace

[HV_RKO007]

As to what Sa Firey Said. To many CFS Stations even ones that have been upgraded in the last 10 - 15 years are still not up to specs with current Trucks etc etc. I find at many stations they have trouble being able to fit Trucks, PPE, Etc Etc Due to space restrictions and Half assed Contruction in the first place where Stations wern't built as long or as tall as they should have been.

[uniden]

This could do with replacement. Brigade (Compton) does over 50 calls a year and is EMA support to Mt Gambier MFS. Station doesnt even have toilets.

[Hicksflat14]

Holy filtered!! over 50 calls a year and EMA?!?!
They deserve a three bay station AND the Dennis once SEAFORD are finished with it.

PS technically "EMA" doesn't exist anymore.

[uniden]

Well this brigde did 30 calls last year...

[rescue5271]

And the point being?? Kingston brigade is in a area that in the south east is seeing large amounts of housing taking place at cape jaffa/robe and right along the coastline.This brigade will become more busy in years to come.There station is co- located with ses and I would hope that sooner or later the brigade would get a 34p due to a number of booster systems that will be in stalled in the area in the next year.

[safireservice]

.This brigade will become more busy in years to come.

Can hear the cries now: "MFS must go in, danger to the community!" 

[uniden]

Well where do you draw the line as to who gets a new station and who doesnt then??

[Ashes]

I just want a station to put our Pumper in,,  and a loo would be handy I suppose.  Do they still do them with firemans poles?

[bittenyakka]

well the birds can get into our station and i wouldn't use our loo if i wasn't male

[country kid]

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.   

[bittenyakka]

About new stations i was told that if a brigade self funded or for the same price as the CFS standard station their own design they wouldn't be allowed to build it?

can someone confirm this and if it's true Why? one of the most proud things in CFS is custom stations and trucks especially when people get to see what they have made working well on the fireground

[rescue5271]

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....

[country kid]

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?!

[rescue5271]

I guess CFS where not happy that a brigade could fund and build a station cheaper than than what it cost them??? Not sure but i will find out..I think if a brigade can fund and build their onw station they should be able to charge rent to the CFS for the use of the station for housing a fire appliance...

[Alan J]

About new stations i was told that if a brigade self funded or for the same price as the CFS standard station their own design they wouldn't be allowed to build it?

can someone confirm this and if it's true Why? one of the most proud things in CFS is custom stations and trucks especially when people get to see what they have made working well on the fireground

To paraphrase a SAFECom staffer at Goop meeting the other night, it is most often because everything anyone does to building or vehicle has to be assessed for health & safety, & neither CFS nor SAFECom have the resources to do that for every custom proposal. So rather than the RC or whoever taking a risk, it is (career) safer to say "no" if there is an 'approved' alternative like a standard-design building. 

He also indicated there are sometimes other external factors.  He gave an example of a brigade that wanted to refurbish & extend, but hadn't been told that highways wants their land for road widening. They'll get a 'new' station elsewhere in a year or three rather than an extension now.
 
There was also some muttering about unknown work quality, & preferring to deal with registered providers on commercial terms so that there is legal & warranty come-back if all is not tickety-boo. Not pretty for SAFECom to be sueing a volunteer to make good a defective building.... risk of career-limiting horrific PR. 

This is the modern politicised public service - fear over-rides risk.
Out-sourcing is paying someone else to take the blame.

[bittenyakka]

that OHS&W is just anoying we can go into burning buildings but can't look after ourselves in a station??

I did mean that all the individual brigade would do is design the building the actual construction would be outsourced.

[Sarge]

I had the oportunity to spend some time in hamely bridge CFS,  In my opinon they are doing it hard.  They need to move things around to squeeze in the trucks. Toilet  i feel they should have a new station.

Does anybody else think they deserve a new station additions??? 

I feel this could be a positive way to support some of our poorer cousins. 

anybody think of any others???

They are getting one soon, They already have the block of land picked out

[Sarge]

I vote Basket Range Pip

Closely followed by
Hamley Bridge
Tarlee
Manoora
Farrel Flat

Balaklava are 1st the n Hamley Bdg

[Sarge]

Red Truck, I have to agree with you that Hamely need a new station, they have approxiametly 25 females in their brigade- cadets and firefighters. Balakavia are "supposedly" getting a new station, a head of Hamely, yet they have facilities for both males and females, and they have locker space. At Hamely they are crammened in their little shed, one toliet, no wear to change, those are just the beginings of the complants that I know the members of Hamely have about their station.
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Balak has only one unisex toilet and are ahead of hamley because they are group base and more importantly being eaten out by white ants. As for Hamley their main problems are location and lack of space

[probie_boy]

judging from the CFS promo site salt creek R3 could do with a paint job

[rescue5271]

They need new members before a paint job..........

[Zippy]

they are in for new appliances over the next year or 2..offer has been a Light Rural and 14 appliance.   went down there way to show them a Canter 14 earlier this year.

[rescue5271]

So they will only have one appliances??? the i4 would be good for the sand....