Busiest brigades

[medevac]

conducting burn off's for people (?)

that would be entered on an "other activity form" P F

as was stated good intent call, is purely a false alarm that was called inwith "good intentions..."

[PF_]

okay doke, thought it meant doing something nice (good intentions towards the community)

[rescue5271]

If you look at some of the figures some brigades go to more tree downs than anyting else,may be they could become tree rescue brigade's :lol: But really how many brigade's do you send to a tree down?? I have looked over the years at some figure's and have seen up to 4 brigade's go to tree downs as it is on there brigade boundary, What a waste of time and mann power if one or two brigade's are going is there any need to send two more just because its on the boundary????

[medevac]

maybe the brigades arent able to handle it by themselves...

you see the same thing everywhere for all sorts of jobs.

[rescue5271]

or they just want to get there call numbers up,more calls more money....

[medevac]

ahh dear...
im not quite sure what you mean, as its early and ive had a long night so ill cover both bases;
as a member from a brigade that puts in a report for every adress attended during 'storm nights', i would say they are covering there asses and providing evidence that the fire service actually attended.
re; multiple brigades attending, whats wrong with that? some brigades get ansty about jobs in there area going to the wrong brigade... i dont see an issue if everyone is happy to attend, although it can seem a bit ridiculous...
"im on scene at this tree down... strike out a third alarm."

[strikeathird]

Crank  :-D



Third alarm tree down.. That would be hillarious !!


(and a heap of chainsaws  :evil: )

[CFS_Firey]

Completely off topic, but in the CFS do we say "strike out a third alarm" or "upgrade to a third alarm"?  people seem to say 'strike out' a lot here, but I've never heard it over the radio... :?

[PF_]

Dunno but I think "strike out a third alarm" is being taken from when Jonny Travolta says it in Ladder 49.

[Heavy Rescue]

Completely off topic, but in the CFS do we say "strike out a third alarm" or "upgrade to a third alarm"?  people seem to say 'strike out' a lot here, but I've never heard it over the radio...

Generally CFS use "Upgrade to a second alarm". MFS and the crankier CFS brigades like to use "Transmit second alarm" and the real cranks use "Transmit the box".

"Strike out a third alarm" would be from the FDNY - I challenge someone to use that one on the GRN.

[strikeathird]

Challenge accepted.  Come give me a third alarm and I will use it.






(Note. I do not condone you or any other person starting a third alarm fire for this challenge.)    :-P

[medevac]

"Transmit the box".

hmmm that wouldnt work out too well in the CFS...

[strikeathird]

Transmit the Panel...


lol..

Yea, unlike the states we dont have 'Box' assignments....

[Benji]

04-05 Statistics for "busiest brigades"

Mount Barker Statistics for 2004-05 - 339 Responses     

Water / Ice Related Rescue 1 

Anyone know what this job was about? There isnt much water in the Mt Barker area, unless someone fell into the septic ponds  :evil:

[Mike]

dont forget the lake near the cinemas....

no idea though.....

[medevac]

Completely off topic, but in the CFS do we say "strike out a third alarm" or "upgrade to a third alarm"?  people seem to say 'strike out' a lot here, but I've never heard it over the radio... :?

i was just ripping off striker's thing...

[medevac]

04-05 Statistics for "busiest brigades"

Mount Barker Statistics for 2004-05 - 339 Responses     

Water / Ice Related Rescue 1 

Anyone know what this job was about? There isnt much water in the Mt Barker area, unless someone fell into the septic ponds  :evil:

could be anything really...

[strikeathird]

Note my signature and username :)

[Camo]

My bet is if we said "Upgrade to a second alarm" most people would be like wuh?

Its more like "we need more trucks now!"

[medevac]

mmm well second/third alarm responses are defined by SOPs so shouldnt be a prob...

rural - 2 more appliances
TFB day rural - 4 more appliance, go/dgo/gdo
structure - 2 more appliances (1 CABA)
rescue - 1 more fire, 1 more rescue, go/dgo/gdo
hazmat - 2 more fire, 1 more hazmat, state hazmat, hazmat/cbr officer
vehicle fire  - 2 more appliance (1 CABA)


i reckon ive posted that somewhere else before....

[Toast]

Yeah, everyone should know what the alarm upgrades are...

Mind you, its lucky we only go Inital/1st/2nd/3rd/4th alarm. The poor yanks just keep going

[medevac]

hah - imagine trying to coordinate something like that... rip your hair out quickly...

would be interesting to see how the upgrades work though, meaning the additional appliances for alarms...

[rescue5271]

Me like CFA system better,make pumper or make tankers 4,its easy and simple and so much faster as you ask for what you want...

[Toast]

But how is, "Upgrade, 2nd Alarm" *not* easy? It gets all appropriate rescources responded as necessary. Plus, everything can use the alarm system. Hazmats, RCR, fires, they can all use the upgrading.

[Alan (Big Al)]

A recent fire in melbourne a MFB OIC stated that the fire was a 7th alarm, what the???