Cafe Fire Mt Gambier

[probie_boy]

i've just spent the last 10 minutes trying to work out what S.O. stood for. It finally just clicked. good observation that its the driver on the hoseline too!

[PF_]

Oh yeah, just noticed the helmet in front of the steering wheel.

[PF_]

Actually, If S.O was the pump op. shouldnt he be on the other side so he and the crew can see each other.

[strikeathird]

No controls on the other side PF..


And yea, S.O.  - Station Officer..  :-)

[PF_]

Are they just outlets?

If thats the case then Mt Gambier (maybe we should just blame the driver for all the mistakes :-P) have loads of cock-ups from just one photo.

[strikeathird]

Yep...  Dont believe there are pump panel controls on the RH side..

[medevac]

outlets and inlets on both side, however pump control would only be on the passenger side of the vehicle, standard on all appliances.

[probie_boy]

ha, someones been on my link. hard to believe that one photo has so many wrong/odd things happening!

whoo! 100th post baby, now i'm in the big leagues!

[rescue5271]

Hey we can all pick the faults in those photos but have you ever had a close look at some CFS photos and just see what people are wearing (not)????

[medevac]

Hey we can all pick the faults in those photos but have you ever had a close look at some CFS photos and just see what people are wearing (not)????

we all know there are mingers in both services... its just fun to pick faults...

[strikeathird]

yeeees blinky... have noticed many a faults in both CFS and MFS photos..!

[oz fire]

at the end of the day we all do a professional job - regardless of pay, just unfortunately here and there some ..... with a camera takes photos of our omissions and challenges :-D

[probie_boy]

hahaha, damn them all!

[medevac]

i always like the pictures of group officers just wandering around with jacket and helmet... no turnout pants, and officers with wither no jacket or jacket unzipped are pretty common.... mind you officers arent the only offenders, but def. the ones who should know better and set an example.

[strikeathird]

ha.. like the officers who get to the scene, jump out, first zip up their boots, get their jacket on, helmet, then get the radio...


lol.. Seen that MANY a times..


:evil:

[rescue5271]

I did hear a story not so long ago about a brigade that where at a shed fire,regional officer turned up and asked that the pump person be removed from the fire ground as she had pink slippers on.........  :lol:

[probie_boy]

haha, wheres a camera when you need one? oh i know where, taking photos of the rest of us screwing up!

[medevac]

hmmm well i had my boots taken away from me at a job once...

[rescue5271]

who knows??? they're a bit different down south! (strums banjo accordingly)

Probie boy how can you say we down south are different and strum banjos???? if we where to look at your name does that refelct your enjoyment of probe.....sure we do things different so do you guys.

[F.B.R.T]

Surprising the judgements that can be made by one photo! :-(

Well, here are some facts from someone there at this fire.

The moment before this shot was taken, the firefighter without the helmet had his pump setup and supplied with mains water.
He was then asked to run the line he is on, and put water on the job for a short period before being relieved by another firefighter.
Some pump operators don't wear helmets at the pump, but he should of used one where he was at the time - lesson learned on his behalf!

The "screw" or Station Officer made a quick adjustment to throttle whilst passing the pump.(The particular S/O in the picture has been in the job 46 years so yes, he does know how to use it!)

The CFS member in the picture was one of a few who were either in the cafe or cinema when the fire broke out and volunteered their services and were gratefully accepted. (we had 9 personnel and 2 appliances in attendance)

The end result was that a historic, stone and timber (a lot of timber)
building valued at $1.5 million + was saved with only around $15-20,000 damage occurring. :-)

So I would say that this was a good save, and job well done by the MFS and CFS guys in attendance and like every job, you always have a debrief and discuss what you could improve on next time.
(after all, were not all perfect!)

Regards, Mat

[Alan (Big Al)]

It's always good when you have a good save.... Well done.

[Alan (Big Al)]

Sorry about off topic here but what is a ROSA pump, just curious because Berri MFS requested one from Renmark for a sinking houseboat???

[rescue5271]

These are the mfs 14 units(regional operations support appliances) I think that is what they stand for nice looking unit with a very big pump on it..

[PF_]

Curious as to why the appliance is parked the way it is, shouldnt it be facing the other way so the pump controls and the pump operator can be seen by the nozzle-man

[Firefrog]

Nope.. The direction of travel from the station probably had them arrive this way. It would take too long to get to work if you messed around doing a U-turn in a busy street.

This is the reason outlets are available from the drivers side.