Interesting first post, did someone say Troll...
Lets see what happens with SACAD when it kicks off, I've been told there is no more Mutual Aid, Enhanced Mutual Aid or Dual Response - it's just the closest truck going.
So in some single appliance responses there wont be a truck from each service going, just the closest regardless of who's area it is (I still don't believe that MFS will allow a CFS appliance that is closest to respond alone - but that is what I was told last week) apparently the boundaries are just 'administration' boundaries.
As for the larger busy brigades, you can't close them because in many cases they make up a fair chunk of the strike team responses for Groups and Regions, they are normally big brigades that can still function effectively with one truck away for long periods and plenty of crew to keep rotating through the deployments. Financially there is not a lot to save by not responding them locally if they are legitimately closer to an incident.
Plus, as stated these brigades also do a fair chunk of work for MFS, including Change of Quarters and responding on upgrades.
There may some merit in not responding to every bin fire or MVA spill, but ultimately you will always have these brigades so you might as well use them.
On a lot of occasions MFS have come and gone when the CFS brigade arrives lights and sirens.
If this is happening it's probably because the MFS appliance didn't come up on the CFS talkgroup and communicate a sitrep or stop message. Any OIC that continues Priority One after being asked to downgrade deserves a kick up the backside.
Who really wants to chase red trucks around every call getting there second every time? Do nothing, go home then repeat the process sometimes 3, 4 or 5 times in a day
Doesn't the same thing happen in some CFS Groups, except chasing Group Officers around all day ?
Anyway enough feeding of the Trolls.
