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bajdas:
Also to debunk a myth that I think still exists regards to Flooding response. Since before & after Virginia Floods several extras in the PREVENTION measures have been actioned by SES.

Hopefully this means we ALL will be more worried about evacuations & flood rescue rather than filling sandbags during the next flood event.

The initiatives include:
* flood maps of metropolitan council areas created.
* weather stations with internet output via computer, installed in some SES LHQ's. Work continues with BoM on more automated stations.
* councils to have pallets of filled sand-bags has a constant stock-on-hand, with agreement for them to be delivered by council whenever the needs arises. For example, City of Holdfast Bay agreed after Glenelg flooding & discussions have been held with Pt Pirie. I believe SES Metro South also have a filled bags stock-on-hand.
* flat-bed truck with tailgate lifter delivered to Northern Districts SES. I believe more are planned.
* high volume flood pumps have been delivered to metro Units.
* operations control on AIIMS lines being delivered by CFS to SES personnel. Seminars have already been held for officers.

Hopefully this means the days of sandbag filling are smaller.

Benji:

--- Quote from: bittenyakka on September 26, 2006, 05:47:20 PM ---Keep it ontopic

Do any members of the SES find themselvs responding to clean up treas on houses of people who are not responsible enough to keep their houses in proper condition? ie being a free garden clean up service.

--- End quote ---

With the new CAD system these types of calls are slowing getting weeded out. The odd one still gets to us. Normally what my unit it does if we get there and its a gardening service job is give them a list of numbers of people to call that will do the job, and leave.

bajdas:

--- Quote from: Toast on September 26, 2006, 06:57:26 PM ---How is it possible that the SES get turned out from MFS for a P1/P2 (both lights and sirens I have been led to believe) response, yet the may not be out the door for some time?

Do they have a specified default time like CFS does? Not just for RCR but for all jobs?

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Respond to pager within 4 minutes or you default to next resource. Then the Unit agrees to abide by the 'standard of emergency response' for that type of incident.

The dual response with MFS and CFS is recognition that within metro area SES will not be quicker than MFS. So dual respond so that quickest resource is at the incident.

SES carry extra equipment for shoring, rescue tools, cuting tools, USAR, vertical, lighting, etc in each truck that MFS/CFS do not carry. Thus we are the extra equipment & people if the job is long & complicated in a 'heavy or specialised rescue' incident.

So I would want the truck on lights & sirens if I was trapped at long plains silo or the trench cave-in which are recent rescues involving SES.

Yes some people are getting annoyed with the stop calls & response downgrades, but Units will improve response times. In the meantime, if you are first responder & OIC, then give a good sitrep to following crews no matter what organisation they are from. We all use the GRN radio 8-)

Hanging Around:
One question. What is the Dropmaster course? Sounds like some paratrooper qualification, but that seems unlikely, unless the SES are closely related to the SAS just like someone else has suggested.

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