2007/2008 Fire Season Summer Crew Jobs

[Robert-Robert34]

I went into the office on Friday and the lady who i spoke to on the phone Thursday was really impressed with my resume and such it turns out im the 3rd person to put their name down

So now i have to wait till they draw up their roster for the 2007/2008 fire season and find a place for the casual call ins to be included on it  :-) 

[SA Firey]

I went into the office on Friday and the lady who i spoke to on the phone Thursday was really impressed with my resume and such it turns out im the 3rd person to put their name down

So now i have to wait till they draw up their roster for the 2007/2008 fire season and find a place for the casual call ins to be included on it  :-) 

Sounds like people are'nt beating the door down to work there then, but Rob this could be your lucky day :-D

[rescue5271]

If they bring back PHAR LAP they better bring back my grand father who rode him...

[Robert-Robert34]

I went into the office on Friday and the lady who i spoke to on the phone Thursday was really impressed with my resume and such it turns out im the 3rd person to put their name down

So now i have to wait till they draw up their roster for the 2007/2008 fire season and find a place for the casual call ins to be included on it  :-) 

Sounds like people are'nt beating the door down to work there then, but Rob this could be your lucky day :-D

Bearing in mind ITC are just like Timbercorp they employ contractors to do all their harvesting,fire cover and so on but have those extra positions for 'seasonal' casuals to fill just for the duration of the fire season

The casual ITC firies are only called up when theres a fire in ITC plantations outside of the contracted staff rostered days/hours this includes weekends so hopefully i am one of the lucky ones to be pick although i've gotta do BFF1 again but thats not a problem to me  :-)

Plus ITC were impressed when they seen that im a CAMS Fire & Rescue Official for SEAC i've told them that the officiating duties wont affect my ability to respond to call outs and that im more than willing to respond at any time day or night     

[bajdas]

G'day peeps now i know that were still another month or two away from when  summer crew work positions open....

If the following pager message is anything to go by they might want people earlier.

13:15:37 28-08-07 R1HQ: FOR INFO (2 SCREEN PAGE) GO'S, DGO'S, DO'S: - POSSIBLE TFB IN MLR AND OTHER PARTS OF STATE FOR THURSDAY 30/08/07. LIKELY TEMPS LOW 30'S, WIND 60KPH GUSTING UPWARD, NEGATIVE DEW PTS, CHANGE IN AFTERNOON, EARLY EVENING. MORE ADVICE.

It would seem from other messages that Friday's meeting is when the decision will be made.

Do country based people believe this is the end of winter or do you believe more rain to come ?

I trust farmers local knowledge of the seasons better than BoM.

[rescue5271]

summer is not that far way....

[RescueHazmat]

I'm still waiting for winter.. !  :|

[alphaone]

I'm still waiting for winter.. !  :|

RescueHazmat, winter is a figmant of our imaginations these days, the seasons go; summer, autumn, spring- or alternatively, wet and dry, like the territory. (Not that we get much rain anyway).

summer is not that far way....

Rescue5271, summer will be here before we know it.

Do country based people believe this is the end of winter or do you believe more rain to come ?

I trust farmers local knowledge of the seasons better than BoM.

Bajdas, I am from the metro area, but I can tell you the seasons are changing. The sooner everyone in Australia, from the farmers, to city dwellers, realise this, the better we will be able to prepare. Our whole climate has change dramactically. I am only tweenty years old, but I have noticed that over the past three years there has been a very large change in our climate and weather. I think we are going to have to expect summer to only get hotter and longer. We will have to preparer for summer now.

My opinion only.

[filtered]

RescueHazmat, winter is a figmant of our imaginations these days, the seasons go; summer, autumn, spring- or alternatively, wet and dry, like the territory. (Not that we get much rain anyway).

Perhaps it should be the Dry and the Drier Season?  :wink:

[alphaone]

RescueHazmat, winter is a figmant of our imaginations these days, the seasons go; summer, autumn, spring- or alternatively, wet and dry, like the territory. (Not that we get much rain anyway).

Perhaps it should be the Dry and the Drier Season?  :wink:

Hmm, you could be right there.

[probie_boy]

Im applying for seasonal with DEH again this year, and ForestrySA too when they come up. I think this year im in better stead for getting the job because I have WAY more fire experience, my job that I had for the first half of this year gave me a Cert 1 in horticulture, I've done heaps of construction/restoration work and I have been working on my fitness, the thing that cost me last year. So, hopefully I will do alright.


Good luck again Robert, may one of us actually get a job this Summer!

Dezza, your a nut mate, they wont let ya take time off for study straight up! :-D

[Robert-Robert34]

Probie i have both certs in conservation and land management but it really comes down to if you are fit enough  :-)

[Zippy]

Dezza, your a nut mate :-D

thanks mate,  i have acutally other success with other job avenues not involving fire   :-D

[CFS_Firey]

Dezza, your a nut mate :-D

thanks mate,  i have acutally other success with other job avenues not involving fire   :-D

I hope they don't involve grammar either :P

[Zippy]

mate,  grammar + the amount of callouts this week = filtered.

Coles and a web design gig  wooo

[CFS_Firey]

mate,  grammar + the amount of callouts this week = filtered.

That's fair enough...

Coles and a web design gig  wooo

Congratulations :)

[probie_boy]

Coles and a web design gig  wooo

Congratulations :)
[/quote]

those jobs would sound like a familiar combination, ay mel??? :lol:

[CFS_Firey]

those jobs would sound like a familiar combination, ay mel??? :lol:

Somewhat :P

[probie_boy]

well, i suffered a case of famous last words.

I have been knocked back from DEH. I got a thanks for coming letter earlier this week. Its pretty disappointing considering I really thought I had a chance this time around. Turns out I didn't even get an interview. However, i do have an interview with ForestrySA for one of their summer positions on the 2nd. hopefully some good will come of that.

[Robert-Robert34]

I've applied for 2 summer crew jobs and will be putting my name down for the fire tower contracts this week as well with abit of luck i'll get one of the 3 hopefully :-)   

[Pipster]

For anyone interested in a summer job with DEH, they have just received some further funding to employ more maintenance / fire -fighting crew.

The ads should be out very soon, for jobs commencing in the beginning of February.   

Anyone interested should have a keep a look out in the employment pages / websites

Pip

[mack]

theres an advertisement up on the web at the moment... few positions around the state. 3 month contracts.

[Robert-Robert34]

Way ahead i submitted my new resume and application letter online Christmas Eve  :-)