Ammusing pager message.

[medevac]

23:58:10 26-02-06 CFSRES

Thats gotta scheiße ya

[medevac]

MFS: RESPOND To 27/02/06 20:34,SARGENT PDE,BELLEVUE HEIGHTS, MAP 154 C 10 ,,ASSIST PUBLIC,4624*CFSRES:

believe it or not.. this response from MFS Comms was to extricate (im trying to make it sound more important) a kite from a tree for a memebr of public...

so this means next time im out flying a kite (bear with me..) and it gets stuck in a tree.. i ring triple zero and ask for the fire service?

mmm well if id been in charge of that truck and been told i was "extricating" a kite from a tree when i came up on air.. then i would have refused to respond. mis-usee of the service...

be interested if someone with some more background on this call could enter into this..?

[Steveg]

Member of public was a young boy, maybe 10 or 12, with his mother. we arrived, and after a quick look it was decided to use the ladder and a ceiling hook to remove the  kite from the tree, about 7 or 8 meters up.

only took 15 minutes, and, in my opinion, it was good Public Relations for the service.

[medevac]

thanks for the insight steve..

but what was the general opinion of all the crew? complete misuse of the fire service and fire service equipment IMO...
anybody else got an opinion on "special service" calls like this?

[fire03rescue]

Have you completed the CFS Kite rescue course :-D

[medevac]

hah lol^^^

[PF_]

Id like to know whythey called 000 for a kite?  Sure it is good PR work, but what went through their head that made them call 000 :? 

Was reading an article from SAMFS pdf magazine about a MFS crew that repeatedly got called to rescue the same cat from the same lady from the same roof top.  It was holding them up from their roast (poor fella's :-P) so one bloke told the old lady that her cat was a very special breed of climbing cat that is bred to climb up there.  It worked and they got home to their roast.  anyway enough of my rambling, out.

[CFS_Firey]

Id like to know whythey called 000 for a kite? Sure it is good PR work, but what went through their head that made them call 000 :?

Often people don't know who to call, so they ring 000 for advice. The 000 operators don't know who to call either, so they respond the fire service.
We once got called to an old lady who was worried that the rising salt damp was going to short out her light switch... :|

[PF_]

Id like to know whythey called 000 for a kite? Sure it is good PR work, but what went through their head that made them call 000 :?

Often people don't know who to call, so they ring 000 for advice. The 000 operators don't know who to call either, so they respond the fire service.
We once got called to an old lady who was worried that the rising salt damp was going to short out her light switch... :|

How about calling across to the street to borrow a neighbours ladder :-)

[PF_]

Definetely not ammusing pager message...

SHQ: SONIA FOR INFO CONCORDIA, WILLIAMSTOWN, LYDNOCH & MFS X 2 AT MVA, BALMORAL RD, CONCORDIA. 3 CARS INVOLVED. CONFIRMED ENTRAPMENT. < 28/02/2006 21:51:31

DOes that mean there are 2 MFS appliances?  Tohught Gawler only had 1.

[CFS_Firey]

DOes that mean there are 2 MFS appliances? Tohught Gawler only had 1.

Gawler (station 35) only has one appliance, (359), however its possible they responded further MFS appliances for extra equipment, or because they were bored.. :P

[PF_]

DOes that mean there are 2 MFS appliances? Tohught Gawler only had 1.

Gawler (station 35) only has one appliance, (359), however its possible they responded further MFS appliances for extra equipment, or because they were bored.. :P

Doubt they would have needed another appliance, had 3 CFS and their pumper is a rescue also.  COuldnt hav responded Elizabeth cause they would ahve been doing a COQ for a rubbish fire near Gawler.  UNless Gawler do have 2, got 2 bays.

[medevac]

isnt it your brigade PF? (concordia) do some asking..

but from what i know i believe SOCC would have meant 2x MFS appliances. yea 35 only has the pump rescue, but could have ahd attendance by one of 33s as well, or perhaps MFS requested 204 if it was confirmed entrapment and they felt it was required.

[24P]

Gawler 359 and Elizabeth 331 responded

[PF_]

Training tonight, can find out then.  Interesting Elizabeth responded.

[Alan (Big Al)]

MFS:RESPOND TO 02/03/06 07:34 WATTLE TREE RD BRIDGEWATER, Map146 K16, SAME PUSSY UP SAME TREE YOU HAD TWO WEEKS AGO.

Sound like this cat needs a bullet... :evil:

[strikeathird]

1919086 14:00:59 02-03-06 wallxxxs:CFS have upgraded preparedness level to Red due to increasing FDI in SA

1908990 14:43:56 02-03-06 LOFT: FYI: State preparedness level now at RED / FDI=60 at Strath / no major incs in R1 / DGO Chris. 02/03/2006

1928673 13:38:20 02-03-06 R1HQ: R1HQ ALL STAFF: REGION ONE IS NOW ALSO AT CODE RED. FDI AT STRATHALBYN IS 60. RDO PATTEN 2/03/2006 1:37:58 PM


WTF..  When state and Region are both at Code Red, isnt manning of group bases and alerts meant to take place??

Unless my pager for some reason hasnt got any of these messages..?  Im SURE members would like to know this info !!


Lucky for the paging site.. !!   :-(

[PF_]

Whats code Red and FDI?

[PF_]

SHQ: *CFSRES: VIRGINIA RESPOND CROP FIRE, CURTIS ROAD, MUNNO PARA. ASSIST DALKEITH > 2/03/2006 02:29:50 CFS - Para Group

Vriginia have a crop fire :roll:  Must be a crop of.......tomatoes....... :-P

[strikeathird]

Could be wheat, corn.. ? Who knows..

Code red is level of prepardness.. eg...  How many staff are in the SOCC centre, *group bases being manned :roll:* all that kind of stuff.. MEans the conditions are bad..

FDI is Fire Danger Index..  Which is mathematically calculated..

Over 50 means Total Fire ban is declared.. TFB.

[TillerMan]

PRELIMINARY NOTICE FOR PBIPPE FITTING FRIDAY 17/3/06 AT 19.30 HRS AT THE BLAIR FIRE STATION - FROM SGO

Would that be Sturt group getting PBI........I didn't think they wanted it??

[PF_]

Could be wheat, corn.. ? Who knows..

Just bein' a smart arse

[medevac]

mayb they got told? i have no idea what happended

[oz fire]

Well - just maybe the group management looked out and saw that it would be better for the fire fighters protection. After all as the Group who dragged CFS out of overalls and calf length boots, I'm sure their culture (underlying and at brigade level) is to ensure the fire fighters have the best!

Don't tarnish many, many great fire fighters by the actions of a few at Group Level!

Whoops - forgot - this is becoming a bash others posting forum now though isn't it??? :? :?

[Darius]

Code red is level of prepardness.. eg...  How many staff are in the SOCC centre, *group bases being manned :roll:* all that kind of stuff.. MEans the conditions are bad..

from where do you get that group bases are to be manned?
(not saying you're wrong, would just like to read the SOP/COSO that says that)