Mt Gambier MFS going full time

[Big Yellow Gongbeater]

The joys of forums, multiple accounts to single users and hilariously outlandish discussion...


Maybe we could get back to the Mt. Gambier MFS topic..?

  Everyone step into my cone of silence because i'll say this only once, I am not, have not, never been anyone other than BYGB, i'm not a multiple account single user, my comments are attributed to me and only me, i'm more than happy to offend everyone under the one username.  :-)

Yeah and lets get back to K99's question........ :lol:

[medevac]

The joys of forums, multiple accounts to single users and hilariously outlandish discussion...


Maybe we could get back to the Mt. Gambier MFS topic..?

lol but it keeps us amused...

[K99]

I am the one and only as well and as my user name suggests, I am fully involved.

Step into my world and i will show you a place of professionalism and courage.

I am one but still do the work of ten men.

I am not a firefighter I am the firefighter.

Step back and be prepared to be burned.
Step up and prepare to learn.

[medevac]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA AHAHA ahahah AHAHA ahhaha...


Aaaaahhhh ba-jesus...

[Big Yellow Gongbeater]

I am the one and only as well and as my user name suggests, I am fully involved.

Step into my world and i will show you a place of professionalism and courage.

I am one but still do the work of ten men.

I am not a firefighter I am the firefighter.

Step back and be prepared to be burned.
Step up and prepare to learn.

  OMG now i'm inspired !!!!!!!!! :-D

[pumprescue]

You guys must be quiet on C shift!!!

[F.B.R.T]

Man....There has been some activity here since I was last on!!!

I will clear one thing up though!

I passed the "beep test" first time running 9.7 before they stopped me and I am still working on a higher mark.(highest I made it was 10.3 in training)

This subject is a sensitive one among the crew, as many unfortunately didn't "make the cut"

You also re-run the test in the drill squad around 3 more times of which we have done it again once and I passed again.

If you didn't pass it again, you would have a chance to achieve it again, otherwise your out of the squad.(that's what we were told anyway)

Anyhow, we have just finished week 5, so we have 9 weeks to go!

Have been doing BA rotation for the last 2 weeks with the new Auer airsets with the new Telemetry reporting systems and finish it tomorrow before moving on to pumps.

Anyhow, I will disappear for a while,

Cheers Mat.

[Mike]

Thanks Mat...... keep up the hard work ;)

[Tone7]

so when is lincoln going full time with all its false calls

[Alan (Big Al)]

In line behind port augusta, whyalla, murray bridge.

[Ports]

Linc24p, I am wondering what you are basing your comments on when you refer to Port Lincoln MFS's so called false calls?

Also, most of the major regional MFS stations will be looked at in the near future for day crewing as per Mt Gambier but I would expect this will be done progressively over the next 3,4,5 to 10 years.

[Scania_1]

 Re: Mt Gambier MFS going full time
« Reply #133 on: October 31, 2006, 11:05:40 PM »   

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so when is lincoln going full time with all its false calls

Since the invention of fire alarms in 18??  we have been going to false alarms you know. Doesnt mean we dont need fire services.

[RescueHazmat]

One of the largest incidents I have attended to date came through as a fire alarm...

[5271rescue]

Well it wont be long that the full timers will be on shift,hope mat can provide a update soon once he has a free min....TONE 7 mate you need to get a life,there is no such thing as a false fix alarm.they are caused for a reason and if you and any idea you would look into the whole set up of alarm system rather than sit in here and attack the system. mat you would have to be the most negative person in this site,do you ever say anything nice or are you just a brown stirrer......

[K99]

One of the largest incidents I have attended to date came through as a fire alarm...

No sh!t Sherlock... A lot of jobs come through as fire alarms. Why do you think buildings etc have alarms fitted!!

[Big Yellow Gongbeater]

 I've been to heaps of false alarms, earlier this morning, I went for my morning constitutional.  False alarm, got comfy with the paper, seat all warm, and that was it, big loud smelly noise and nothing else. :lol:

[RescueHazmat]

One of the largest incidents I have attended to date came through as a fire alarm...

No sh!t Sherlock... A lot of jobs come through as fire alarms. Why do you think buildings etc have alarms fitted!!

I was reinforcing the fact that alarms shouldn't be taken with any less apt or professionalism... Now, can we grow up a little and leave the snarly and sarcastic posts in the gutter where they belong?

[Big Yellow Gongbeater]

Now, can we grow up a little and leave the snarly and sarcastic posts in the gutter where they belong?

  That hurt, I want my moderator rep to take action on this  :x

[RescueHazmat]

 :-)


On the topic of Mt Gambier, will both shifts be training with each other? - I would be assuming so? But just wondering how it works, and if it would be like a Pt Pirie setup?

[Camo]

Mt Gambier is only going to be a day shift 8am - 4pm. Mon - Fri.

Fires dont happen outside those hours  :-D

[24P]

Mt Gambier is only going to be a day shift 8am - 4pm. Mon - Fri.

Fires dont happen outside those hours  :-D

Isnt it the other way 'round? All the alarms happen 8-4 and the real stuff after?

[Camo]

Well that is a valid point!

I guess they know what they are doing but i have always wondered whether taking 5 highly qualified fire fighters out of the equation was the right thing to do.

Majority of large fires in Mt Gambier (and probaly everywhere else) happens at night.  Therefore im guessing these full time FF's will not be able to respond to.  And although the rest of the station are still qualified it does leave them a bit short staffed.

Until 1 appliance goes completely full time there will be issues but i can only presume these will be sorted out as they happen.

[Scania_1]

Dont know what will be happenning with training yet. The full timers will be doing most/all of their training during the day. Will see what the new SO will want to do when he starts. Our station will be nothing like Pirie (hopefully) with only day staffing at this stage.

[Alan (Big Al)]

What's that full time crew get paged and then the retained get a page 4 minutes later saying "FIRE CALL ATTEND STATION" :|

[Alan (Big Al)]

  Well i'm proud to say, I passed my beep test on the first go, don't have a problem sayin it loud and sayin it proud  :-)
  Oh and by the way, the privacy act will only prevent the release of the individuals name or any method of identifying them, not the fact that the process was altered.