Delays between MFS calling out CFS

medevac · October 07, 2006, 12:12:41 PM

Its MFS area, therefore its there problem if it turns to cra p

Camo · October 07, 2006, 12:14:16 PM

Sounds like a bit of Same service favouritism. But i have have heard other stories about the riverland & CFS vs MFS stuff.

backburn · October 08, 2006, 12:37:56 PM

can you post any good stories here or not?

Camo · October 08, 2006, 01:09:22 PM

Quote from: backburn on October 08, 2006, 12:37:56 PM
can you post any good stories here or not?

I cant remember the complete stories so rather then quote incorrect info id rather not say anything at all

fire fighter kiki · October 10, 2006, 10:03:14 PM

I dont come from kiki nor do I come from KI sorry to burst your bubble :-D Like I said where I come from is for me to know and no one else to know hehe :mrgreen:

CFS_Firey · October 10, 2006, 10:07:35 PM

Are you sure your friends and fellow brigade members don't know as well? :-o

rusty · October 13, 2006, 03:42:00 AM

Quote from: oz fire on October 06, 2006, 10:33:52 AM
10:16:05 06-10-06 PRIMARY ALARM, I1: FIP, RENMARK HOTEL, MURRAY AVE, RENMARK
10:29:09 06-10-06 MFS: RESPOND Private Alarm 06/10/06 10:28,RENMARK TOWN,RENMARK, MAP 0 0 0 ,,BACK UP RENMARK TO FIRE ALARM AT THE RENMARK HOTEL,609*CFSRES:

Intersting anomaly - with a CFS brigade 3 km away, who would you respond and in what time frame?????
PS - Renmark to Berri approx 20km

You guys should all know better... the agreement between MFS and CFS is, and has been for a long long time, that CFS do not respond to Fire Alarms or Private Alarms in MFS area, except where Mutual Aid (as opposed to Enhanced MA) is under effect, unless local agreements state otherwise. This is not a "waa waa we didn't get called" situation. Build a bridge.

oz fire · October 13, 2006, 08:37:14 AM

You guys should all know better... the agreement between MFS and CFS is, and has been for a long long time, that CFS do not respond to Fire Alarms or Private Alarms in MFS area, except where Mutual Aid (as opposed to Enhanced MA) is under effect, unless local agreements state otherwise. This is not a "waa waa we didn't get called" situation. Build a bridge.
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True rusty - but the grass is always green on the other side!

Imagine your union and the general comment by crews on station, if a CFS brigade adjacent to the urban fringe took that time to respond to a fixed alarm - and didn't call an MFS station 3 km away!

It's all about service to the community and this goes to show - no one is perfect, despite what they may think!

rusty · October 13, 2006, 01:58:57 PM

An alarm call doesn't worry me so much, esp during working hours, but reports of fire is another matter entirely. BTW the request for CFS not to go to alarms in MFS area came from our CFS management, not from the MFS.

5271rescue · October 21, 2006, 06:27:52 AM

I did hear of a 19 min delay the other day where SAAS/SAPOL where on scene and a person was well and truly trapped before CFS rescue was paged... i would like to know what would have happended if that person was to die and his family found out about the delay who would be taken to court????

oz fire · October 26, 2006, 08:22:30 AM

Quote from: rusty on October 13, 2006, 01:58:57 PM
An alarm call doesn't worry me so much, esp during working hours, but reports of fire is another matter entirely. BTW the request for CFS not to go to alarms in MFS area came from our CFS management, not from the MFS.

Well and truely aware that the request came form CFS, and rightly so when a large % of MFS work is instilations - the issue here though, is the time delay and anyone can se that in this instance lack of action was negligent!