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Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: fire03rescue on April 10, 2005, 10:02:58 AM

On the pager on Saturday the message from region 1 was that the fire ban day had been downgraded to Orange (something like that)

What is Orange (yes it is a colour)
Is this something new the CFS has made up again?
In my opinion it is a fire ban or not

Red stand by
Orange half stands by! wtf
Green goes home

Have I got this all wrong, did I miss the downgrade or code orange document.

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: Good times on April 10, 2005, 12:10:22 PM

I have seen this on the decoder before, I think region 1 sent it to the wrong address, its an internal thing by the looks of it, means nothing to us vollys.

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: Firefrog on April 11, 2005, 09:10:02 AM

This is discussed in the Ops guidelines section 15.

a link to it is here http://www.safirefighter.com/Resources.htm

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: mengcfs on April 11, 2005, 11:24:34 AM

As the guidelines state it is a code for level of preparedness. Each Region assesses their area and submits their level. This info is used by Regional staff and the State co-ordination centre and dictates the amount or what people are needed for standby at Region and/or SOC.. probably did go to the wrong pager address.

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: FF_Rayner on April 11, 2005, 02:22:49 PM

QuoteSOC.. probably did go to the wrong pager address.

Like the other day when the whole state got a page to respond to a MVA, Kangarilla or something like that

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: Mike on April 11, 2005, 02:57:11 PM

Well you cant say they would have been short on crew!!!! :D hehe
Everyone makes mistakes occasionally..... SOC are no different, they're only human.

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: mengcfs on April 11, 2005, 04:15:45 PM

Everyone makes mistakes occasionally..... SOC are no different, they're only human.

And they do a great job under pressure!!!

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: Good times on April 11, 2005, 05:33:56 PM

Yes, considering what they have to work with, compared to other commcen's I have been to its about 50 years behind the times.

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: CFS_Firey on April 28, 2005, 11:09:41 AM

If it was an error, they just made it again with the 'Code Red' message...
Maybe its a new idea someone has had, to let the vollies know that region one cares about us?... :?

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: Mike on April 28, 2005, 12:37:54 PM

hmmmm interesting.....

Speaking of letting people know about things..... whats the deal with the sign on the freeway. Thought it was ment to be open on Fire Ban days? Cos it certainly wasnt when i went past this morning!!.....

Title: Downgraded to Orange
Post by: strikeathird on April 28, 2005, 02:15:40 PM

Latest i have heard, Region 1 still at Code Red, Region 1 HQ have resource tracking...

Fires contained at Wangary... (CFS media Release)

Fires burning on K.I - with additional strike team being deployed tonight.

There were a few fires throughout the Adelaide Hills... All contained / mopped up (CFS media release)

SA Firefighter

General Discussion => Incident Operations => Topic started by: fire03rescue on April 10, 2005, 10:02:58 AM