I was just having a look at the CFS annual report for 2006-2007, available here (http://www.cfs.org.au/about/pdf%5Cannual-report%5Ccfs_final_report_2007.pdf), and noticed that the number of active firefighters is reported as 10,908, but the number of GRN pagers is only reported as 1,300. Does this mean there are 9,608 firefighters without pagers? (and no Auxiliary members have them?)
I think there is a zero missing in the number of pagers.
I hope so...
I would like to see some stats for "Active Firefighters" vs. "People who actually turnout" vs. "People who are competent firefighters"
;)
"members vs pagers"
hmmmm
so far this financial year I think the score is: members- 12, pagers- nil.
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"Active Firefighters" vs. "People who actually turnout" vs. "People who are competent firefighters"
that sounds like a bigger can of worms than Wangary !
Strewth and you guys reckon I know how to open a can of worms, well I reckon this one is ten times bigger than the one I tried to open :-D
Here are some stats for you as at 2007/08
15,500 Volunteers
434 brigades
33 Hazmat Brigades
66 RCR Brigades
6 Regions
55 Groups
11,245 Firefighters
3,350 Operations Support members
990 Cadets
109 Staff and seasonal staff
95 Urban Applainces
515 Rural appliances
95 Command vehicles
2 Hazmat
8 Rescue
23 Bulk Water Carriers
75 Miscellaneous transport vehicles
1900 GRN mobile radios
1,450 GRN portables
12,000 GRN pagers
2,100 VHF Radios