SA Firefighter

Quote from: Zippy on April 28, 2009, 06:40:03 PM
It would depend on the information given, and its credibility ;)

How credible is someone saying: "There are no entrapments and no rescue is required.."

First question to check would be:  "is there anyone still in the vehicle"

As for when SAPOL or SAAS pass the job on to Fire Service...too much chance for chinese whispers, keep rescue on the response.

Technically the incident should have been a responded as an other assistance job as the call was to conduct traffic control on a blind corner as a car had broken down. As to how credible the caller was? It was a CFS RO that called it in on the way home... Cant rely on the pager feed for the facts zippyboy!   :wink:

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Are all those trucks really needed in some groups like Mt Lofty group, i mean they can't all be crewed and they aren't all that crash hot, no offence to Stirling but that rescue is just no good. A few $$$$ could be saved by actually reveiwing trucks around the joint.

How do Oakbank have SES, do they have a truck?


Why would you ever go unavailable anyway, would it not be better to just get the page and use your local knowledge to respond the next best brigade??? That would only take 30 seconds.

Been reading the forums for a while and thought i better start an account. I am in both services and have been for nearly 6 years now. Thought i would start letting you know my ideas etc.