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Baggy calling it like it is!........just one question, does a cranks year equate to a normal persons calendar year?

In the end Teddy, we are all just firefighters! :wink:

Fair points, but unless you engage with those in a position to make change, change will never occur!

The current touch points we have in the organisation, that can easily put up and push the need for change are  your CFSVA reps and Group Officers.

The CFSVA reps in most groups are inneffective, perhaps because the CFSVA doesn't attract the dynamic people it needs to push effectively their points!

Group Officer role is the other touch point, and yes the combative way of some Group Officers may seem to put their group at risk of  the wrath of region and state, but I cannot think of anytimes this has occurred.

Both of these positions have a direct path for change within the organisation, with the Group Officers ability to push change through their RVMC meetings onto COAC, where their delegate has a vote and the ear of the CO, and your CFSVA reps ability to drive ideas through their committees onto COAC where the CFSVA also has a vote.
The youth delegates? Role in COAC is still a little uncertain, but they also have a vote and the ear of the chief.

Without volunteers putting forward the need for change, change will always be constrained by $$$ and the lack of perceived need to spend them.

Some of you will/have called for a new way to deal with these problems that are currentley confronting us, that may happen over time, but the way it will happen is through the current avenues for change we already have in place, again now is the time for volunteers to stand for positions that can effectively make/drive change within the organisation.

To point out the obvious, you are not achieving anything pissing and moaning on here, its election time coming up in some brigades/groups, step up and make a difference at a management level!.
There is NO doubt some office holders are oxygen thieves, but they will continue to steal our services future unless motivated people step up, now is the time!!!

Quote from: Zippy on May 10, 2012, 06:40:45 PM
18:58:10   10-05-12   FYI, our 34 has been seconded to Wirrabara for upto 3 days, no Greenhill crew are on this deployment, I did not agree with this, capt - CFS Greenhill Info

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Good on him. Stations with 2x heavy trucks were completely overlooked for the cross-crew strategy.

Where's the coverage policy. Where's the regional strike team appliances policy. Where's any strategy at all?

Pretty sure East Torrens has a strategy!

What the xxxx is wrong with some xxxxing people, in some cases we are instructed to not use pagers for sensitive information and some twats can't even achieve that, drop kicks!!!

Is the current Stirling station.......issue a case in point?

If the decision is made to "invest" further monies into this site, is it a case of throwing good after bad or is it a wise investment?, and what will that impact upon across the region/state.

Requests should they be granted upon a needs basis or the squeakiest wheel basis?

This post is not about having a go at any one brigade, but a reflection upon the varying expectations of brigades and groups throughout the state and how their "needs/desires" impact upon the rest of the service, monetarily, public perception wise and service moral wise!

Quote from: pumprescue on February 28, 2012, 07:47:16 PM
Must be in East Torrens Group  :wink:

Must be :wink:

Quote from: CFS_Firey on February 28, 2012, 09:52:48 AM

Quote from: safireservice on February 27, 2012, 02:31:11 PM
Yep, still got the liner as well.

Likewise.

Ditto!

Quote from: SA Firey on February 21, 2012, 02:23:43 PM
CFS is a joke why would anyone work for the pittance they pay, no wonder everyone leaves and goes to other services where they PAY real money.

To many with agendas at bullshit castle. :evil:

Dont be shy...do tell, what are the agendas?

What would you be doing, faced with the same budgetery and legislative constraints?

Bueller....Bueller?

A dollar will only ever be a dollar! and sometimes you need to use a different lure!
:wink:

Its starting to look like there might be some inter group response protocols, that we may not be aware of.......but maybe I'm wrong?

Quote from: pumprescue on October 21, 2011, 02:13:40 PM
So with word of industrial action from SAAS and the old group tribalism alive and well (we can't possibly send the nearest most appropriate rescourse because that would mean asking for the next group to help or god forbid the MFS) in the safecom version, it seems the mega millions has been wasted. So me thinks SACAD won't fix it.....

NNNOOOOOOOOOO.......Don't say that.....Don't ever say that...SACAD will fix  everything....All Hail SACAD!!  :-D

Correct!

Apparentley things are still to be finalised, with some big questions still to be asked and answered!
If you ask the same question to senior officers and staff you get different answers, but dont worry SACAD is the answer.....Im not sure what the question is though!

Must be a full moon!

J square, Help me's english is normally pretty good, but clearly he finds it difficult to do two things with his hands at the same time!

John, DENR & SA WATER dont have crews on 24/7 so the fires in the middle of the night might be a problem! at least until a recall is undertaken.

SAMFS need to sink a standpipe....Good luck with that through a lot of the urban interface, as there is no reticulated water!

I pity the C.O or political party that tries to close one of these long standing volunteer stations, they might just as well shoot Bambi!

Help Me, some of what you say has some truth to it, but closing volunteers stations would give volunteers a rally point and a cause, thereby uniting the service and all politicians understand that is not desirable, we are best kept fractured and unempowered!

So go on C.O or Politicians, I dare you.....in fact,  I double dare you!!

Probably the same brigades that do change of quarters!
Probably the same brigades that are appalled that MFS don't have VHF radios in their appliances!

Just saying is all :wink:

I have recently seen it, stopped it and am dealing with it!.....and yeh, I reckon I care!

Quote from: pumprescue on August 22, 2011, 06:14:07 PM
PID exists, but who does anything about it.....Also be nice if they enforced some rules with everyone, not just the odd person!

Gold.......Or maybe we could try all the rules with everyone....but Im also up for picking on odd people! :evil:

Wheelchair friendly command cars for all those crusty, out of touch, GO's is a great initiative and will keep them firmly in control of the leaderless inept rabble they rule over with an iron fist! :evil: The future is secure dont panic :-D

The answer to your question is no one!.............maybe they are meant to but, clearly they do not!

Believe he is attending a function in East Torrens group soon.

Is it time for a disruptive media visible, fire appliances protest in front of parliment house yet? :evil: