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[Toast]

We (CFS) stop at 4th alarm, others do not. More alarms, more trucks. Somewhere I heard that the 99th/100th alarm was struck for the Twin towers in NY, but I'm not 110% sure thats the truth.

[Mike]

I was always under the impression we had 6 alarms...

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Send Help Its Terrible, and Send Help Its Frightfully Terrible...... (read the acronyms) ;) :-D

[PF_]

That was a huge fire though.  Chemical factory inferno, 100 firefighters battling it and there was a tank of flammable liquid in a precerious position.

[rescue5271]

MFB in melb goes up to a 9th alarm,which is a state responce has been used a few times over the past 10 years for large chemical fire's

[Robert-Robert34]

Didnt NSWRFS use a 4th alarm during the NSW bushfires as CFS went over to assist or is there another alarm beyond 4 alarms  :?

[strikeathird]

We (CFS) stop at 4th alarm, others do not. More alarms, more trucks. Somewhere I heard that the 99th/100th alarm was struck for the Twin towers in NY, but I'm not 110% sure thats the truth.

No.

Each tower went 5th alarm... *EACH*

Effectively having a 10th alarm response.

[Toast]

We (CFS) stop at 4th alarm, others do not. More alarms, more trucks. Somewhere I heard that the 99th/100th alarm was struck for the Twin towers in NY, but I'm not 110% sure thats the truth.

No.

Each tower went 5th alarm... *EACH*

Effectively having a 10th alarm response.

Yeah, suspected that was more like it. Good old silly news reports.

[medevac]

anyone know how the4  MFS alarm system works???

i know the mitcham shopping centere was a 4A... and know the basics of 1A and 2A;s but would be interesting to see an actual document, that specified responses for A, B and C class multipel alarm responses...

[strikeathird]

anyone know how the4  MFS alarm system works???

i know the mitcham shopping centere was a 4A... and know the basics of 1A and 2A;s but would be interesting to see an actual document, that specified responses for A, B and C class multipel alarm responses...

Yea, i think that is the crucial thing, the document / set risk and alarm response..  Every risk in the MFS area is given a set response, confirmed fire response, and upgrade response, so it would come down to the individual building as to what the upgrade would consist of..

Im not sure if this information is accessable.. I would presume, and hope, that its not open to the public.

[CFS_Firey]

Why would you hope its not open to the public?

[PF_]

Cause fire horny arsonists might find out and try and get the most flashing lights they can.

[CFS_Firey]

If they want more flashy lights, they just light a bigger fire.... I doubt they would go to the effort of researching what building gets the highest response....  Lets face it, arsonists aren't that smart are they? :P

[PF_]

you calling me dumb, i mean of course they are! :-P

JOKE

[medevac]

"fire horny" eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuwww.......

i hear theres a cream for that.

[Camo]

A 4A response in Adelaide is almost the whole Adelaide Fleet isnt it?

[strikeathird]

A 4 Alarm response to a multistory high rise would be nearly the whole of SAMFS for the metro areas....

Including CFS response, and CFS COQ...


And to answer the Q cfs_firery... If you know who is coming, and from where.. Wouldn't you plan to light somethign in or around that area at the same time to reduce resources??


You are kidding yourself if you think some of these sick bast ards aren't smart !

[Camo]

If i remember correctly the Response for Kimberley Clark Australia @ Millicent is

1A = Millicent, Tantanoola & SAMFS (Mt Gambier) (Millicent have a Type 2 Pumper)
2A = Wattle Range Group Response - Mt Burr, Glencoe, Penola (maybe one or two more) (Penola have a 24P)
3A = Strike Teams From Gambier & Naracoorte Groups (Naracoorte have a Pumper)
4A = Regional Response (Robe & Lucindale have 24P's)


Just thought i would share a response plan from outside the city.

[Toast]

DONT POST AT STUPID O'CLOCK

[rescue5271]

camo,have never seen the mfs paged there as its always group first then strike team....

[medevac]

Are the letters not just showing the risk class? Eg: 1st alarm, B risk fire would be 1B. Etc? All response pages for the MFS, only state the alarm number, not any letters.

when we are saying A here i personally was just abbreviating alarm...

but yes, the responses to upgrading alarms of differant class would be differant...

[medevac]

A 4 Alarm response to a multistory high rise would be nearly the whole of SAMFS for the metro areas....

Including CFS response, and CFS COQ...


And to answer the Q cfs_firery... If you know who is coming, and from where.. Wouldn't you plan to light somethign in or around that area at the same time to reduce resources??


You are kidding yourself if you think some of these sick bast ards aren't smart !

when you think about it, MFS rely very heavily on CFS to be there should the scheiße hit the fan...

they seem to me to be a very undermanned and undergunned fire service...

never the less id love to be a MEt...

[Camo]

camo,have never seen the mfs paged there as its always group first then strike team....

Whether they do or not im not sure...but was shown the response plan at my level 3 last year and they were on the 1st alarm list.

Camo

[PF_]

geez medevac you filtered MFS wannabe!  :x

Only joking people, dont go nuts!!!!! :-P

[Robert-Robert34]

Bear in mind Camo Kimberley Clark Australia's emergency response team would be first to respond followed by Millicent,Tantanoola,SAMFS if requried brigades from Gambier,Wattle Range,Naracoorte and Lucindale groups

[Alan (Big Al)]

They are probably like the response team at the old Pt Stanvac oil refinery they are there for OH&S but can't really do much...