I was under the understanding that Piccadilly did not want to respond to the
When it comes down to it, when Stirling and Aldgate both have a bad day with crewing, The Stirling-Tunnels section of the freeway is Piccadilly's area.
Piccadilly's response for the freeway is that we go if the pager goes and don;t if it doesn't. Sometimes we get the gig and other times it is Aldgate and know one knows why. 
From my understanding with the group response plan and I can be corrected if I am wrong is that Aldgate are responded to the freeway to assist Stirling in "Rescue Operations" as R1 approved the SFEC variation for Aldgate to do RCR with Rapid Intervention. This variation was approved a long time prior to me joining this group from region 3.
I have mixed feelings about this also but if it has been approved well then it is approved.
Got an example !!
Ok, Capt. Crankypants, have a look at nearly *ANY* of Mt. Lofty groups working structure fires over the past few years. A large number of them have turned into a truck parking lot on the road outside the fire. This is usually only caused by Brigades self responding every truck they can, when there is no need to.
No need to go blowing up about it, I'm not having a go at anyone, just trying to suggest to people that we can do things better and in a more professional manner. Next time you go to that MVA up the road with your 12, does the 24 really need to come to?
I do agree with you, for a person who came from a different region who is trying to grasp why we need 8 appliances to attend a tree fire on a cold wet night is crazy. But trying to argue the point with the group which I have done has not caused change.
The biggest problem in this group is "EGO". So from this I can't control what the group does but can only control what my brigade does.
Any yes a 2 MVA in Upper Sturt if available both my appliances will be responded from my brigade , don't know for you but for a 2 lane road which travels 8563 cars over it daily seems to me to be a big risk. Especially when one SAPOL car with 1 officer will be on scene and ask for assistance in Traffic Control as he is the only patrol on in the area.
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