CFS website

[ksj]

Hi All,

CFS Public Affairs has been working on a new website with a different look and enhanced capabilities for the last few months.

A design was circulated earlier in the year to various stakeholders including government agencies, volunteers and the community for consultation.

Using the feedback received through that process and based on research from our existing site, the following design has been developed.

The website will require a minimal number of clicks to obtain information and will provide information from CRIIMSON as part of a 'current incident table'.

The banner (which currently says join today) will be used to support different campaigns/messages to the community whether they be promotional (i.e. during the fire danger season or national volunteer week etc) or more general messages such as the recruiting banner currently in place.

The primary focus is on the provision of public information. However one stage of the website's development involves the creation of a sealed area for volunteers to access information.

The website has been developed in accordance with guidelines set down by the SA Government and will be launched at the beginning of December.

In the live website, the large image of the volunteer will rotate through a selection of CFS images, and the smaller images under fire prevention and current incidents are only there as examples at this stage, and will be adjusted. We have been conscious to ensure that the website will be quick to load allowing for those users on dial up.

Please take this opportunity to provide comment on this new design, particularly if you believe there are significant deficiencies.

Feel free to email me directly at stjohn.krista@cfs.org.au

Comments are required by Friday 10 November.

Warm regards

Krista St John
A/Manager Public Affairs
SA Country Fire Service

[Camo]

Looks great....

Well done to the media team

[CaptCom]

looks good from here... :-D

[24P]

When will it be available to use?

[Pixie]

will be launched at the beginning of December.

looks heaps better than the current one!!

[Darius]

yeah seconded. I think the CFS has been long behind the eight ball with not having up to the minute current incidents as per the CFA/RFS/others websites.  Please make sure you test it works with firefox Krista!

[CFS_Firey]

Please make sure you test it works with firefox Krista!

Yes, please do... If the web developers are unable to code in standards compliant code, (ie, works in browsers other than Internet Explorer), then they aren't worth hiring! :)

Looks great! If I was being really picky, I'd say the heading section is too big, (the "SA Country Fire Service" title), but that is just nitpicking...

[5271rescue]

Looks great,how will the incident page be updated?? this will bring CFS into the new age....

[medevac]

im relatively sure the incident page will be kept up to date by CRIIMSON... the online system CFS is currently using for incident logging, resource tracking, sitreps, etc...

would probably be linked, but not show logs, resources, etc

[2090]

Looks 110% better than the current one. Only comments would be that its a little busy if anything.

[TillerMan]

Oh can't wait, hurry up Krista i'm losing sleep over it.  :mrgreen:

[ksj]

Hi there,

Thanks for the comments so far.

Just to give some info re a couple of them.

The incident table will have information from CRIIMSON and will refresh every couple of minutes. It will provide a general indication of activity outlining time of call, location of incident, what type of incident and the status of the incident.

Darius, I've been advised that the site should work just fine with firefox.

The site will be up in early December, so you've got a few more sleeps to go yet Tillerman.  :-)

Smiles
K

[Ryan]

Should put the scanner on a live feed in it.

[Chirp / Vibrate]

Oh can't wait, hurry up Krista i'm losing sleep over it.  :mrgreen:

Are you talking about the website or do you have some other issue, which needs to be resolved Mr Tiller Man...  :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[TillerMan]

What are you trying to say.........

[Pixie]

I cant see the Proper (old, crusty) CFS Logo anywhere on it...only the Taxi Logo

Which in my opinion is a good thing, but others always seem to beg to differ

[Chirp / Vibrate]

What are you trying to say.........

Well I cant see how you could loose sleep just waiting for the website to go on line, I don't know really, Im not Dr. Phill.

Looks like you should be OK by next month anyway.

No malice intended my friend.

Tiller On...

[SA Firey]

A couple of suggestions Krista,will there be a members login section, and the CFS STAR logo would look better on the top left next to the main heading :wink:

I agree that it does look a bit busy,ie crowded.

I think the quick links should be incorporated in the links section as it is doubling up and congesting the Home page

Cheers :-D

[5271rescue]

The VFBA website has a members log in section just use your CFS member number......

[Ryan]

The VFBA website has a members log in section just use your CFS member number......

I dont have one of them.

Whats is a members section anyway?

[5271rescue]

Gives you access to information that is only for CFS members such as legal information or reports from meetings look log into the site and follow the link that way you will get ya member number or contact your captain and get your number of teh TAS sheet....

[SA Firey]

Krista where are you hiding we await your feedback after posting our comments :-D

[Pipster]

Probably stuck in a media scrum somewhere, or on the media line, or talking to radio stations about all the CFS activity in the last few weeks.....    :-)

Pip

[5271rescue]

I would say they are busy and now that ragless is working for the VFBA they would also be a man down unless MATT B is helping them out.....

[Camo]

I heard a rumour Raggy had run off to Queensland?