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I didn't say I agreed with them but that was the arguement they put to me

Quote from: misterteddy on May 12, 2011, 02:07:40 PM

Quote from: KDOO_BTO on May 12, 2011, 12:36:53 PM
Hi Guys,
Just after your thoughts.  TFS are starting to do a similar thing, as part of their drill they are taking firelighters, fuel cans, chainsaws etc off the truck and placing them away from the truck.  If possible the truck is to be placed so that the front of the truck is facing towards where the fire is coming from.  I'm not saying I agree or disagree with either just curious about every ones thoughts, the TFS boys are divided on it. But if these are good ideas it could help improve the CFS drill

Their idea is that the front windscreen is the toughest window in the truck and is less likely to break when hit with the fire.
you mean the front of the truck.....the part with the glass and rubber and plastic in it....where the people are kept?.....as opposed to the back of the truck, where the bits of crap that can be replaced live, the back....thats as far away from the front, where the people are kept? If we get down to worrying about the 1L of 1:25 mix in the chainsaw.....shits are really trumps. Spend the time more usefully fighting for a piece of the single crew protection blanket the CFS kindly provides that magically isnt affected by the division between front and back seats. Maybe the Tas boys should try thinking with the other head....they seem to have too tight a grip on the current one

Hi Guys,
Just after your thoughts.  TFS are starting to do a similar thing, as part of their drill they are taking firelighters, fuel cans, chainsaws etc off the truck and placing them away from the truck.  If possible the truck is to be placed so that the front of the truck is facing towards where the fire is coming from.  I'm not saying I agree or disagree with either just curious about every ones thoughts, the TFS boys are divided on it. But if these are good ideas it could help improve the CFS drill

Quote from: misterteddy on September 26, 2010, 09:43:42 AM
while we're talking fantasies.....why have two services...lets have one and be done with innefective duplication, wasted effort and public confusion...

if you're gonna dare to dream.....dream big

It works in Tasmania, some brigades are full time professionals, others are volunteer brigades with retained personel and others are just straight Volunteer brigades.and most importantly no one cares which one your in as long as the wet stuff gets put on the red stuff before it turns into black stuff.

If it follows to form....then the TFS head must be heading here :)
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Don't you mean heads?????????

Quote from: dudley on December 23, 2009, 12:52:25 PM

Quote from: Alex on December 23, 2009, 12:36:14 PM

Quote from: KDOO_BTO on December 23, 2009, 12:03:52 PM

Quote from: Alex on December 23, 2009, 06:59:32 AM
snore

I'm with you Alex. Keep snoring peoples

May have to retract my snore... fire at lincoln sounds particularly nasty.

Still snoring in the SE

Any word? Skycrane just flew over my place en route according to the paging site...

Quote from: Alex on December 23, 2009, 06:59:32 AM
snore

I'm with you Alex. Keep snoring peoples

Quote from: Robert-Robert34 on November 25, 2009, 08:16:16 PM
I know this is abit off the topic but having recently assisted DEH with mop up/patrol of a fire last week they are very thorough when to comes to mopping up and blacking out hotspots so while its fun to have a lil dig at them for one thing we must bear in mind they do a good job   

I was at the same fire and they seemed to be doing more driving, looking and talking then actually fighting the fire.  I'd even say you did more than them and your main job was looking in the tank at the water level LMGDFAO

Quote from: Zippy on August 18, 2009, 11:21:04 AM
Has anyone had any marvelous Training nights/ideas that manages to get all involved in the past few years???  Let us all know your stories.

Have a callout happen at the same time as training. Its amazing how many people who are usually busy in front of the idiot actually turn up

Quote from: Chinny on May 30, 2009, 06:05:27 PM
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Personal attack I think :?
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No just a mere comment if I was going to make it a personal attack I'd name names. I call a spade a filtered spade not a shovel.

Quote from: RescueHazmat on May 30, 2009, 06:45:06 PM

Quote from: KDOO_BTO on May 30, 2009, 11:18:29 AM
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For someone who makes it so clear on who they are, I would watch the level at which you publically slander other people.

I never said who I was talking about, I didn't even mention what brigade or group they where from.  I bet if the CFS sent some one around every brigade in the state there would be a number of members who would fit into the '6%" catergory who don't attend training and who's compedidence is somewhat lacking

Moderated*Think about what you say, before your fingers do the talking*
-RescueHazmat.

What a fantastic topic this one is. I wish I'd found it much earlier. As a Brigade Training Officer from a brigade who's captain doesn't beleive in training I find my self severely frustrated on a regular basis.  The sooner the CFS introduce a skills maintenance program that is required to be conducted on a yearly basis the better.

Quote from: SA Firey on February 06, 2009, 08:30:57 AM
What will be interesting is how many times the "Emergency Call" button will be activated on the new GRN radios when the rollout is completed.Not exactly the best spot for it :?

keep the 0.5's away from the radios and everything should be ok

Quote from: Robert-Robert34 on January 30, 2009, 09:30:27 PM
We got out the door this time

1909366 22:04:00 30-01-09 MFS: *CFSRES INC146 30/01/09 22:05,RESPOND Tree Down,KALANGADOO ,KALANGADOO MAP 0 0 0 TG231,SOUTHERN END OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE ROAD NEAR, WEPAR RD,KALA00 CFS Kalangadoo Response

All we used was an axe to cut the tree off the road and had the incident completed very quickly  :-D

whoopie poxy little tree with a crew of 4.5. If I hadn't been driving I probably would of slept thru it on the back. Some people got excited though

Quote from: Bill Corcoran on February 05, 2009, 05:50:47 PM
So how many GRN radios do briagdes have in their appliances,down here its only main grn radio and one grn handheld, One main VHF and 3 handheld VHF..

gee your privlidged to get that many billy.

Quote from: SA Firey on November 26, 2008, 12:55:56 PM
MFS paging currently not available.

Hope everyone has a backup plan/town siren etc.

Which begs the question how many stations still have one and use it, and how many dont?

The Doo has a siren which we manually set off if we require extra crew and also every wednesday night at 1900 Hrs for testing purposes

Quote from: SA Firey on November 26, 2008, 11:37:45 AM
I dont know why this is an issue as apart from a predetermined Rally response, RCR is defined by the RCRD Green Book.

With two RCR brigades attending, if you were the one trapped in the vehicle you would'nt care who showed up to cut you out :wink:

Don't bet on it. I don't mean to be racist but if I crashed south of home in another groups area I'd be asking for either Penola or Millicent to be responded not a certain other emergency service

B&S stickers are always good for a laugh-
Buckjumpers B&S  I come for the ride but rode till I came.
Stonerollers B&S I found moisture and broke the drought.
Stumpjumpers B&S  Got full as a boot, worked the ute and scratched up a root.

:-D :-P :lol:

If you can't drive a manual you should have a filtered licence.

Quote from: Alan J on October 30, 2008, 11:32:30 AM

Quote from: Cameron Yelland on October 30, 2008, 03:40:02 AM
Sounds like a workable idea.  well done.

As FDI of 50+ rarely occurs around Adelaide Hills,
it wouldn't occur so often as to become mere background 'noise'.

Hey Dude it might pay for you to check with the BOM and see what their stastistics say.  And then comw back and let us know the exact figure

Quote from: Bill Corcoran on September 29, 2008, 05:49:27 AM
Danny,do you mean private forest company units or farm units???

Farm units Bill.  I know one little patch on the highway between Millicent and Mt Gambier where there where about 8 of them in about a 5km radius at one stage but due to some properties being brought by pines and others changing hands its down to 3 farm units.But they know they're not trained for forest fires so are glad to stay out in the grass and help hit the fire once it gets there and once the fire is in the grassland work well with the local brigades. Much to the disgust of some officers.

Quote from: littlejohn on September 28, 2008, 02:52:02 PM

Quote from: 2468 on September 28, 2008, 10:40:40 AM
who handles that? the group of state?

State obviously handles vehicle registration, but they'd only care about it's clasification as a MR/HR vehicle, not whether it's a fire truck.

It would be up to the group as to whether or not they 'register' farm units. Some groups apparently do this before the fire season. Our group doesn't pay too much attention to farm units - farmers just rock up to a fire if they live near the incident.

I know of several occasions where private units in the WRG have been first on the scene and had fires not only contained but extingused before the CFS crews arrive. Groups need to recognise private units, as they can be a great help.

Quote from: bajdas on September 15, 2008, 08:02:16 AM
One day it could be a combined stand with SES, CFS & MFS at the one location. I understand they do this at Field Days but have not progressed the concept to the RA&HS Adelaide Show yet.

Actually the Mount Gambier show has the emergency services tent. CFS, Mets, SAAS, St John, SAPOL and SES are all in there.

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Quote from: Katrina on September 13, 2008, 10:13:04 PM
Hmm, the height of thrills down here in the South East, sitting at computer, tired as all but can't get to sleep. 1 sheep, 2 sheep, damn where did those sheep get to????

Leave the poor sheep alone Katrina!  Your obviously hanging with the wrong crowd cause we're getting full as a boot, working the ute and scratching up a filtered :-D :evil:

What do you mean poor sheep! Katrina pays them well

No thats the cattle she pays well