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SA Firefighter General / Re: Soil Dryness Index
« on: February 01, 2007, 06:04:35 AM »
The Mount Soil Dryness Index (SDI) is calculated using the 24 hour rainfall and maximum temperature to 9 am each day and is an indicator of the amount of rainfall (in mm) required to saturate the top layer of soil within a forested area.

The Mount SDI value varies, depending on what type of forest canopy is assumed. For locations in the Mount Lofty Ranges and Lower South East districts, the Mount SDI is representative of a pine plantation (indicated by the darker green shading in the table above). For the remaining locations (olive green shading), the calculated Mount SDI is representative of an open eucalypt forest.

For full details, see the paper by A. B. Mount, "The derivation and testing of a soil dryness index using run-off data", published as Bulletin Number 4 by the Forestry and Timber Bureau, Canberra, August 1967.

The Drought Factor (DF) calculation is based on the rainfall record over the past 20 days and the current Mount SDI.

For full details, see the paper by D. Griffiths, "Improved Formula for the Drought Factor in McArthur's Forest Fire Danger Meter" published in the Australian Foresty Journal, Vol 62, No 2, pp 202-206 (1999).

Drought Factor.
This is a broad measure of fuel avalilability as determined by drought index and recent rainfall. Where the effect of one reain peios is superimosed on another, use the lowest drought factor.

You did ask...

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: January 05, 2007, 09:06:58 AM »
10:29:38 05-01-07 AS10 THOUGHT YOU WERE CHILLING YOU JOCKS IN THE FREEZER

Hmmm, it MUST be hot.

Chirps

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: January 05, 2007, 09:05:51 AM »
MFS: RESPOND Flooding/Salvage 05/01/07 10:25,2 BANGALLA RD,SEAVIEW DOWNS, MAP 152 P 15 ,,30000 LT WOODEN SWIMMING POOL WITH LINER ABOUT TO LET GO, P1,DAILY INC. NO. 29,72820 421*CFSRES:

Priority 1 to the pool! At least it's hot weather - there are worse places to be. Don't like the chances of getting it refilled, though!

Chirpy

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: December 04, 2006, 05:05:09 PM »
SHQ: *CFSRES: AVON PORT WAKEFIELD NANTAWARRA & BALAKLAVA RESPOND GRASS FIRE ALONG RAILWAY LINE. BETWEEN BOWMANS AND NANTAWARRA. > 04/12/2006 15:20:05

and

MFS: RESPOND GRASS FIRE 04/12/06 15:18,NAIRNE TOWN,NAIRNE, MAP 0 0 0 ,,ON TRAINLINE. 3KM STH OF NAIRNE TOWARD WARRA,12642 1298 1268*CFSRES:

Warra? Would that be on the "Nairne-to-Warra" road ;)

Heysen crews didn't find anything. Wakefield Group responded lots of brigades by the look.

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: November 28, 2006, 09:55:21 PM »
Paging site appears to be working again now...

 HAPPY VALLEY *STOP CALL* ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO CHRISTIES CREEK A SUCCESS ONCE AGAIN. - H/V STATION
 
They had responded to a grass fire, glad to hear it went well!

Chirpy

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Trivia
« on: November 21, 2006, 12:59:50 AM »
Quote from: boy of probation on November 20, 2006, 03:12:59 PM
how many gas prop instructors are there statwide?

(hint: i know 4 of them) :wink:
Do you mean Level 3 Gas Prop operators? Or Hot Fire Pad Instructors - and of those, for Brukunga or for Region 5? They are all different qual's.

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: November 11, 2006, 09:04:05 AM »
 Situation:KOALA SEEMS RELAXED BUT NEEDS REMOVAL AS NEAR MAIN ROAD

looks like the koala isn't worrying yet either!

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: November 11, 2006, 09:00:11 AM »
FYI - BOM LIGHTNING SITE SHOWING ACTIVITY OVER FLINDERS CHASE. NO INCIDENTS REPORTED AT THIS STAGE. ENJOY YOUR BREAKFAST :) < 11/11/2006 10:09:54
I guess theres no need to worry yet then...

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SAMFS / Re: Pumper Tankers
« on: November 11, 2006, 07:15:40 AM »
Thats it, it may look a little strange, but if you can't get a 6wd RFW where you want water, what will you get...


It's a beaut..

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OFF Topic / Re: New 000 logo
« on: November 10, 2006, 09:43:19 AM »
Quote from: Mike on November 10, 2006, 08:58:10 AM
Hate to throw a spanner in the works... but isnt the version CFS is using red???

The one one the new CFS website posted by Krista is Blue.

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OFF Topic / Re: New 000 logo
« on: November 10, 2006, 07:30:41 AM »
Just lucky I guess...

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Country Fire Service / Re: GRN FUNCTIONS.
« on: November 09, 2006, 05:03:58 PM »
Quote from: bajdas on November 09, 2006, 04:54:20 PM
Quote from: pipster on November 09, 2006, 12:06:11 PM
Jeepers...a two day course     :-o      The old GRN course was only a 3 hour course !!!!

What is involved in the two days?

Pip

History, communication alternatives to radio (good and bad), detail MCS2000, practice, detail MTS2000, GRN pagers, simple fault finding (incl busy signal, out of range, aerial, batteries, etc), emergency button, talkgroups, practice, message form, communications log, radio private call, radio private page, radio ID, practice, phonetic alphabet, radio procedure (incl prowords), practice and then a pratical competency test.


Hey Baj, you forgot to mention you squeeze in a little practice on the course.  :wink:

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OFF Topic / Re: New 000 logo
« on: November 09, 2006, 03:34:05 PM »
Quote from: mengcfs on November 09, 2006, 03:18:12 PM
Thanks Bill,
But i am actually after a jpeg or similar to throw on a website.

There is a small one here: http://www.police.qld.gov.au/tripleZero.htm

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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS website
« on: November 09, 2006, 02:46:14 PM »
Quote from: TillerMan on November 09, 2006, 02:33:03 PM
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...

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SAMFS / Re: Pumper Tankers
« on: November 09, 2006, 02:27:27 PM »
Quote from: oz fire on November 09, 2006, 02:23:39 PM
Quote from: TillerMan on October 26, 2006, 03:53:11 PM
I don't think they would be on a 4x4, i think they were looking at the Isuzu 1400 the same as lofty tanker so i don't know what they would be called, probably pumper tanker would be easiest and most descriptive.

Maybe they could put portable pumps on them and make them as rude and agricultural as the lofty tanker

Have you seen Charleston tanker?

Yank out the banjos folks...

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Hypotheticals / Re: Awesome new hypothetical
« on: November 09, 2006, 02:22:37 PM »
Quote from: 5271rescue on November 09, 2006, 02:11:56 PM
little hard if your pack up brigade is 20 or 30 mins away....

Get em on the Rd, rather be 30 minutes away than 50 by the time you get there and them call them because you need assistance.


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SA Firefighter General / Re: Ammusing pager message.
« on: November 09, 2006, 12:37:33 PM »
Hey Robert, here's something you don't see everyday.

13:36:33 09-11-06 PF81 HE HAS NOW TRIED TO CUT HIS TESTES OFF,
         ?MUTILATTION, RANG SAPOL   
 
13:39:12 09-11-06 G81 HE HAS MUTILATED HIS GROIN

 :-o

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All Equipment discussion / Re: What do you carry in your PPC?
« on: November 09, 2006, 11:42:40 AM »
I never go anywhere without MR Green  :mrgreen:  in my PPC.

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Hypotheticals / Re: Awesome new hypothetical
« on: November 09, 2006, 11:39:46 AM »
Simple, you ALWAYS ensure you have a FIRE & RESCUE appliance mobile, whether it be from one brigade or two...

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Country Fire Service / Re: CFS website
« on: November 09, 2006, 11:28:59 AM »
Quote from: TillerMan on November 08, 2006, 03:26:37 PM
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:

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Incident Operations / Re: Wail sirens dogs starts dogs howling
« on: November 09, 2006, 11:17:16 AM »
Quote from: Camo on November 06, 2006, 06:20:57 PM
Quote from: CFS_Firey on November 06, 2006, 01:51:03 PM
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Glen Osmond MFS have a button for the cross roads, port rush & mt barker rd intersection.

Are you sure? Last I heard they had to ring up to get them changed... I believe SAMFS Comcen can change lights in the metro area too...

The button was there when i had a tour back in 2002.

O'Halloran Hill MFS/SAAS had a button last time I was there..

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Country Fire Service / Re: GRN FUNCTIONS.
« on: November 06, 2006, 04:43:00 PM »
Quote from: Camo on November 06, 2006, 01:00:07 PM
Quote from: Chirp / Vibrate on November 06, 2006, 09:07:02 AM

All EMA brigades were issued with 2 GRN radio's per Appliance so they could communicate with MFS and CFS at the same time...

Must of been very selective then cos our brigade didnt and we are EMA.

Sorry, all EMA Brigades in Region One and Two which undertake Dual Response with MFS. Don't ask me to explain the whole EMA, MA, Dual Response thing it will take too long and probably create world war 3...

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Country Fire Service / Re: GRN FUNCTIONS.
« on: November 06, 2006, 09:07:02 AM »
Quote from: Firey9119 on November 05, 2006, 08:46:47 AM
some one said that some para group station have 2 grns per appliance??

yes salisbury was issued with 2 grns per appliance plus capt

BUT 2 out of 3 have 1 as the lt have them and the third has NONE as the  lt haved them.

All EMA brigades were issued with 2 GRN radio's per Appliance so they could communicate with MFS and CFS at the same time...

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SA Firefighter General / Re: Trivia
« on: November 04, 2006, 07:14:47 PM »
The first organised fire fighting unit in this state was Wirrabara. According to the plaque in the township at the entrance to the forest.


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SA Firefighter General / Re: MFS #1
« on: November 04, 2006, 06:52:57 PM »
As far as RCR comps go. The SA MFS ream are mostly CFS members anyway...  :wink:

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