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mengcfs:
Should the training organisations of MFS, CFS & SES be combined under SAFECOM to avoid duplication in standards and delivery of courses to volunteers ? I would envisage this would include training facilities being combined.

Not only are SAFECOM looking at such things as duplication of training etc, they are also looking at duplication of services, ie; CFS and SES in the same town.

PS: I have no problem with being trained by a different entity, if it's Nationally recognised training it shouldn't matter who delivers the training.

medevac:
PF:

have had BA training through the mets cage complex in wakefield st. good stuff... plus that way you can play in there fake house, and the tower, its awesome...

have also had a play with one of there pumpers, and when i was a cadet we went to St Marys station, played with 401, 409 and also 205 was brought there to give us a ride/lift...

was absoloutely awesome going right up in the bucket.

all ya need is connections in the right places... in our case it was a station officer being in the brigade

oz fire:
We (the fire service) do have the same training!
Compartment Fire Fighting - written by CFS, adapted by MFS, Hazmat, RCR, CABA, flammable liquids/gases, CBRR - all co exist, both services have shared info, deliver the same training, to the same standard - CFS may be a little tougher in the long run as it requires re-accreditation!

Both CFS and MFS are registered to deliver at a National level to national competencies.

SES however I'm not sure about - I know they don't share the RCR course and don't know about their training, although I believe they are (with other states) going to deliver the Cert II and CertIII and Cert IV in Public Safety - maybe someone from SES could fill us in on their standard of training and adaption of the national standards

If your interested in what each service is registered to deliver go to:
CFS: http://www.ntis.gov.au/cgi-bin/waxhtml/~ntis2/org.wxh?page=65&inputRef=8470
MFS: http://www.ntis.gov.au/cgi-bin/waxhtml/~ntis2/org.wxh?page=65&inputRef=1625

And having seen many MFS instructors training with CFS instructors at Brukunga - I would have no problem - likewise having seen SES instructors in vertical rescue - no problem!

At the end of the day we are all here to provide a service, lets do it as easily as possible - forget the BS about uniform colours coz it's time to be "Getting on with the job"

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