Quiet year...

[Pipster]

Won't having a function like that guarantee a fire call?   

We had our first call in almost two months on the weekend.... and we have had less than two thirds of our average annual call rate ... 

Pip

[Alan (Big Al)]

Been quiet down here too pip, wont even crack a hundred unless something drastic happends.

[chook]

Same here, wont crack a ton in a month and a half. Used to get over 300 a year!
However I keep reminding myself & the crew quiet is good!
cheers

[bittenyakka]

first half of the year was up and since Christmas nothing much at all.

[Bagyassfirey]

i think we have had 4 calls since last june lol...although one call was the second biggest fire in the state the day KI went up

[Alan J]

We had our first call in almost two months on the weekend.... and we have had less than two thirds of our average annual call rate ... 
Pip

G'day Pip
We're tracking about average - high twenties.
Given that during the last really hot season 10 or so years ago we had over 70 calls, I would have expected it to have been a few more.
About 30 calls that year were arson in one form or another.
I guess SAPol are having some successes.
And maybe the idiot factor took a brief holiday...
cheers

[rescue5271]

Its been very quite down here pip, we are up to 110 calls and we have only gone over the border a few times,farmers are still burning off and there have been some large burn offs up bordertown way that have burnt hot .Not much rain and if this keeps up I think next year we will be worse off as there will be no run of rain into dams and water points .....

[car31]

our rate has gone up again, we are up by about 30-40 calls, have just gone over the 400 for the year.

[Zippy]

my brigades about 40-50 above the average for us being usually 80-120...around the 150 mark now.

[RescueHazmat]

On target.. Might hit 300 if lucky..

[bajdas]

On target.. Might hit 300 if lucky..

If lucky.... poor buggers that you need to turn-out to..

[RescueHazmat]

Wasn't applying lucky as it was a good thing.. - Was implying that call rates were slow, so it would be "lucky" if it got to 300.. - Not meaning it like "with any luck we will hit 300"..

Bit more faith please Mr. Macmichael..

[ltdan]

Pip

Up by about 15 calls this year so far to last years total.  Seems MVA is down, Wildfire type incidents about the same.  But private alarms have had a dramatic increase from the last year.

[Cameron Yelland]

Pip

Up by about 15 calls this year so far to last years total.  Seems MVA is down, Wildfire type incidents about the same.  But private alarms have had a dramatic increase from the last year.

Did Bunnings build a store near you as well? 

[David]

After looking at the paging site I think we should all be careful what we wish for.  Lots of lost burn-offs and rekindles many requiring more than one brigade, obviously not out of the grass fire season just yet.
However if BOM are correct that should alter with up to 30mm rain forcast.

[bajdas]

After looking at the paging site I think we should all be careful what we wish for.  Lots of lost burn-offs and rekindles many requiring more than one brigade, obviously not out of the grass fire season just yet.
However if BOM are correct that should alter with up to 30mm rain forcast.

Oh no....'blocked house gutters with saggy ceilings' & 'minor road flooding as council drains block up' type taskings to come....yuk

[Zippy]

After looking at the paging site I think we should all be careful what we wish for.  Lots of lost burn-offs and rekindles many requiring more than one brigade, obviously not out of the grass fire season just yet.
However if BOM are correct that should alter with up to 30mm rain forcast. rolleyes

Mmmm...im not particularly fond of the "oh its not going to go anywhere" saying...If its unattended, unplanned and no one knows why it is burning....then put it out.

[Pipster]

So,  what is your legal authority to extinguish those types of burns?

Pip

[Zippy]

Id be getting SAPOL there firstly then do what they think is necessary to do.

Only recently been to a job where a neighbouring property owner called it in...she had no understanding why there the fire was occuring....nothing much in it so no action taken, but i believe if a neighbouring property owner is concerned about a burn occuring near her property..then he/she has all the right to call it in...particularly if he/she can not contact/find the land holder of the where the fire is located.

Anyway...Back to the normal programming

[RescueHazmat]

So,  what is your legal authority to extinguish those types of burns?

Pip

Depends if I think it poses a 'danger'...

[Zippy]

ah also...id also like a quiet nights sleep...rather than be called out to the same location.

But i guess we could always flag that location with adelaide fire

[Alan J]

So,  what is your legal authority to extinguish those types of burns?

Pip

I seem to remember reading something like
"...a person shall be in attendance at all times whilst the fire is alight, with
the capability & equipment to extinguish it should need arise." 

Might have been in an Act or Regulation or some other trivial bumph.   
Would that be adequate authority ?
cheers

[CFS_Firey]

So,  what is your legal authority to extinguish those types of burns?

Pip

I seem to remember reading something like
"...a person shall be in attendance at all times whilst the fire is alight, with
the capability & equipment to extinguish it should need arise." 

Might have been in an Act or Regulation or some other trivial bumph.  
Would that be adequate authority ?
cheers

I believe that is only during the fire danger season.

[RescueHazmat]

If it poses a threat to public safety, you would be within your grounds to extinguish / request that it is extinguished (non FDS).. If you have any trouble, call the Boys/Gurls in Blue..

Most people tend not to argue when a fire truck or two and a police car are sitting out the front with blues and reds blazing..

[Red Message]

Most people tend not to argue when a fire truck or two and a police car are sitting out the front with blues and reds blazing..

HA! You're no doubt in the good end of town. Most of the time it seems to goad them on to make more of a stand.

If they're breaking the law, then by all means put it out, but from some of the comments here it seems like there is a bit of legislative misunderstanding that is then interpreted as "Its a fire, put it out!"