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My Grandfather was a founding member of the brigade. Father was a member, Uncles etc. My son is here,. Brigade been going 50 yrs, I have been here for 32 yrs.. Just in the blood I guess

Port Elliot EFS/CFS is celebrating it's 50th year on Feb 23 & 24 2008. Are you a past member of this brigade. Contact me ASAP with your details so we may include you on the invitation list. Anybody is welcome to attend. Just let me know you are going. Contact me using my email. (allan@sa.chariot.net.au)

1905665 10:45:20 25-01-07 MFS: RESPOND GRASS FIRE 25/01/07 10:44,WATTLE DR,MCCRACKEN, MAP 309 Q 7 ,,NEAR RAILWAY LINE AND BUS STOP 3,DAILY INC. NO. 33,719*CFSRES:

 1908891 10:34:33 25-01-07 SHQ: CFSRES: GOOLWA YOU ARE RESPONDING TO SLEEPERS ALIGHT ON RAILWAY LINE. < 25/01/2007 10:34:22

1908891 10:33:20 25-01-07 SHQ: CFSRES: GOOLWA RESPOND VICTOR HARBOR - GOOLWA RD, BITUMAN CROSSING AT MIDDLETON 50-60 MTR OUT TOWARDS GOOLWA. < 25/01/2007 10:33:07

 1908891 10:24:08 25-01-07 SHQ: CFSRES: PT ELLIOT & MIDDLETON RESPOND GRASS FIRE NEXT TO RAILRAY LINE - OUT OF PT ELLIOTT, NEAR CARAVAN PARK, BETWEEN BASHAM BEACH - PT
ELLIOT - ON RIGHT HAND SIDE (SEA SIDE) < 25/01/2007 10:23:56

Gotta hate it when steam ranger loses hot stuff and starts about 30+ fires in sleepers between Goolwa and Victor Harbour

All 3 brigades would all be primary responses to. We had 22 of them here. Should have listed it as 22 calls..Boost the stats.

I took out 72mm here. the 1st 3 hrs was drizzle so that helped. No real flooding here.

StopCallKing  We have been lucky for night shift work. We have worked from dusk till dawn everytime we go out. It is a long night but certainly goes quick when you are busy.

5271rescue We had to task without a strike team leader. So I filled out a T-Card for our appliance to be told that the T-Card was no good. It had to be a task force T-Card. They didnt even know that the 4 appliances from our group were going to be there, and they called us. They even indicated that a command vehicle was not required. We ended up selecting a leader from the appliances, then spent another hour finding a spare command vehicle at Kangarilla.
 

I hear what you are saying Darius. To the 1st part of your answer thats what we do. We hardly ever stop.

So, who has not been to Mt Bold yet.

Just wanted to let you all know that we have received our certificate for traffic marshalling. Only 7 weeks after we did the course. You guys had me worried that they would not come thru.

Yep, We (Pt Elliot) sat at station fully crewed and was not called, neither to cox scrub nor to Goolwa station. We could have put a crew at Goolwa and saved outside appliances manning an un-familiar station or area.
I understand about not going to cox scrub. There were no appliances in Victor area either, so we were watching their area as well, but well still could have crewed at Goolwa and at Pt Elliot.
Communications is only a word in the dictionary...noboby knows what it means.

There was a command vehicle at Waikerie that had a copy of each region CFS map book. Cant remember which one.. You would think that each Group could afford at least 1 set each...Oh well

I am looking at making a layflat hose real for the appliances.
Anyone got any ideas about a layflat hose winder for appliances. We tend to throw them onto the deck when in a hurry, then it becomes an OH7S situation.

Or is there a layflat hose reel that is already available from a supplier

Log everything, Report Everything. We need to justify ourselves down here. No reports going in...no need to have a CFS.

We nearly lost a brigade about 10 yrs ago due to them not doing reports. The Group had to fight haed to justify them being here

It may be different for brigades closer to the city, i dont know.

Everytime we have an incident I will post it here.

Cox Scrub, Ashbourne,Rd