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SA Firefighter General / Re: Open letter to the SES
« on: August 01, 2010, 01:12:51 AM »
"31-07-10 20:57:52 SCC: *CFSRES: TASK NO 14, RESPOND TREE DOWN, LOT 3 VIRGO RD MURRAY BRIDGE, ON ROAD WITH POWER LINES ETSA CONTACTED, TIFFANY, P1, MRB"

local knowledge goes a long way.... like its a back street.... dirt road.... edge of town... NO HUGE life threat....

obviousally use ur noggin...
people have brains for a reason.

Not bagging SES nor sticking up for just think that common sense goes a long way.

BTW this job was NOT treated as a P1 by the MRB guys they drove under normal aussie road rules......

 :-)

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: February 08, 2010, 10:03:24 AM »
they all mean the same thing in the long run.
last night was a bad night for the whole country for those jobs.
Lets just hope that everyone has a safe year!

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Interesting Fire and Emergency Related Paging
« on: February 08, 2010, 09:14:54 AM »
not trying to sound cold but how else are you ment to say it!

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Driving requirements
« on: February 07, 2010, 07:10:40 PM »
There is also the restriction on getting a truck licence by DETI.

The only thing that really irritates me about some P plate drivers is how no much the law says stick to 100km/h untill untill your on you full liscence.
you can be driving down the freeway at 110 and they scream past at atleast 120 more like 140.....
I just wish some of them got booked and lost their licences/cars so we didnt have to scrape them up later......

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Driving requirements
« on: February 07, 2010, 06:16:19 PM »
Not as such an issue just a suspicion?
Personaly hate the stuff... have seen too many people hurt directly and indirectly from drug use..... And have been at enough incidents to know what it does to people and there families.
Wouldn't you want to know how others have delt with issues like this?

And for the other post i have known of P platers under safecom driving vehicles, in both CFS and SES but they have been under "driver training" and have had permission from there captain/unit manager/group officer or region staff....

 :-)

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Driving requirements
« on: February 07, 2010, 10:10:00 AM »
thnx for that Pip  :-)

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: February 07, 2010, 10:07:50 AM »
ok they were busy but still a nice thing to put on the paging website!

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Driving requirements
« on: February 06, 2010, 11:58:31 PM »
Most definitely! We never want anyone out there under the influence that is just asking for filtered trouble but some people are sneaky too!!!!

Anyone know if SAFECOM have a policy for random or any drug and alcohol testing?

 :-D

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SA Fire Fighter Events / Re: CFS youth summit 2008 @ hahndorf
« on: February 06, 2010, 11:54:40 PM »
yeah was just cleaning out some stuff the other day and found all the info from that weekend. thought i should ask since so many people volunteered there thoughts and time that weekend best not forget about it.
Was a great interactive weekend tho! :mrgreen:

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SA Fire Fighter Events / CFS youth summit 2008 @ hahndorf
« on: February 06, 2010, 11:39:54 PM »
Hey
I know this isn't a upcoming event but it seems to fit in here!

Anyone from here attend the CFS youth summit in 08.
Just wondering if anything has gone any further with things that were discussed that weekend? Other than things the attendees were notifed about....

Cheers :-D

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Driving requirements
« on: February 06, 2010, 10:36:58 PM »
But what can you do with the people that dont fess up to it???

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: February 06, 2010, 09:36:44 PM »
1931040 22:21:18 06-02-10 MFS: BOUT TIME YOU GUYS DID SOME WORK...STRUGGLE TOWN TODAY TRON MFS Seaford 469

gotta love those days...espesh from a paid servce!!!

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: February 06, 2010, 09:34:25 PM »
ROLF gotta love those messages :-D

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Driving requirements
« on: February 06, 2010, 09:32:53 PM »
Quote from: Andrew K on February 06, 2010, 09:17:54 PM
For our unit people with p1 or p2 licenses can't drive unit vehicles, other drivers have to be approved by the unit manager after you go for a drive with him. One of our trucks even though it is technically a car license can only be driven by someone with a truck license

Unfortunately we don't get extra driver training through the ses although there is supposedly a course in the works, some of us have done defensive driving outside of the ses. Really all drivers that drive p1 or p2 jobs should have extra driver training , but they don't seem to think we need it so its up to units to do what they can.

As for drugs and alcohol we work on a policy that if you've had a drink or taken something don't turn up if you do and its discovered if there is an accident for example it would like be dismissable

Yeah thnx for that. We go by the method of that the boss must take the person for driver training. Then is allowed to drive with a senior until they are approved to drive by themselves.

With the drugs and alcohol what you said is very sensible and what most people would follow. But what can you do for those that rebel from the rules?
Anyone know what the go is with drugs and alcohol policy wise from safecom? And if so what level drug and alcohol testing can be requested?

There is a fine line and when there is a suspicion how can it be delt with "easily" and by the books so no one gets sued. LOL :-D

 :-)

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SA Firefighter General / Driving requirements
« on: February 06, 2010, 08:45:02 PM »
Hey guys,

Just asking what you have in place at brigade/unit level for driving vehicles?
What your thoughts on defensive driving courses being offered to new drivers in your brigade/unit?

If you have P plate drivers P1 or P2 what is your restriction on them?

Whats your policy on drug and alcohol use, of course its always zero tolerance but would like to hear stratigies that have been used?

 :-)

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SASES / Re: Murray bridge SES
« on: February 06, 2010, 10:01:05 AM »
Quote from: 2468 on February 05, 2010, 09:38:48 PM
Well holy filtered! Seems that the death by a thousand cuts by people on hearsay and rumours doesn't do shite to the MBSES... filtered good show guys! Keep up the good work :D

Btw Sorry for your loss :|

Thanks for the great comment mate.  :-D

Were here to stay! :wink:

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SASES / Re: Murray bridge SES
« on: February 04, 2010, 08:02:28 PM »
Hey Guys,

Hope you are you all? traveing well?
Im from the Murray Bridge SES, despite all the rumors we have not closed down and will not be. We had a sudden death of one of our unit members causing us to need to defult to MFS for a few days over the funeral.
We also had one of our "main" team members off due to an injury for three months.
As i hope you guys know "scheiße happens" we just have had a bad few weeks. But everything is going well now and the member that was off injured is now back to full duty which have made things easier.


Keep up ur good wrk guys

 :-)

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