Author Topic: This years call rates (Read 20515 times)

car31 · « **on:** May 14, 2007, 10:24:11 AM »

Well with about 45 days left in the yearly call stats tally how are different brigades numbers looking? I think my brigade is going to be about 65-80 calls higher than last years total, what about other brigades? I think morphett vale are going to be very high also.

Alan (Big Al) · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:04:53 AM »

Well as at the end of january we were looking like killing last years numbers but we've come to a screaming halt, only just scraped up level with last year so far i think around the 110 mark so far.

Mike · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:42:48 AM »

Been a little while since i looked at the book, but im pretty sure we would be up by at least 20 or so by now..... MVA's still keeping us busy unfortunatly...

24P · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2007, 12:42:40 PM »

I beleive Morphett Vale are up over 400 now?

car31 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2007, 12:46:47 PM »

going by their website they are 408, as of the 9/5 and would of had a few more jobs since then.

Think Salisbury may of just cracked the 400 also.

Camo · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2007, 01:13:41 PM »

we are about the same as last year 43 so far...last year we finished on 52..

24P · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2007, 04:34:38 PM »

Quote from: Camo on May 14, 2007, 01:13:41 PM

we are about the same as last year 43 so far...last year we finished on 52..

Better get those mets down there to start calling you more.

Camo · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2007, 05:26:18 PM »

They havent really had any big jobs either though...

Been quite hectic the last month...been as busy as it normally is in summer.

Pipster · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2007, 06:06:54 PM »

We have been way too quiet... probably the quietest year for the last 8 or so.....was looking really busy up until January, and then it just stopped...

Pip

wilma · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2007, 06:10:23 PM »

I agree pip its gone way to quite to quick for my likings

Pixie · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2007, 06:20:51 PM »

morphies call rates are only so high because they are dual response with seaford.

bittenyakka · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2007, 06:35:11 PM »

Well we are about 10 behind last years 55 kinda had nothing after Jan.

Is it just me or does every one have this similar pattern of nothing much in 07?

24P · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2007, 06:39:07 PM »

Quote from: bittenyakka on May 14, 2007, 06:35:11 PM

Is it just me or does every one have this similar pattern of nothing much in 07?

Negative - quite the opposite

Alan (Big Al) · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2007, 06:41:06 PM »

I think the only ones around us that have kept going would be strathalbyn, but that has mainly been MVA's like mike said, it's like people get near strath and just lose the plot, either that or they think why not do it here they're a good mob

Yes 24P but i could be wrong but you are from the northern suburbs??? It doesn't matter up there half the population are arsonists anyhow

littlejohn · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:05:14 PM »

G D you monkey, you jinxed us.

We've been pretty quiet for the last couple of months. Almost ready to conduct the ancient PPE resurection ceremony. No sooner had the gear been crucified on a barbed wire fence, hose at the ready, when the pager went off.

Two jobs today. Not sure of the tally as yet though.

alphaone · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:50:58 PM »

Quote from: Mundcfs on May 14, 2007, 06:41:06 PM

Yes 24P but i could be wrong but you are from the northern suburbs??? It doesn't matter up there half the population are arsonists anyhow

Mund, I do not think comments like that are appropriate on a public forum such as this. Fair enough if that is your view of people from the northern suburbs. However, it is an unsubstantiated, sterotypical comment that people like myself, who are from the Northern Suburbs and are well adjusted members of society, like MOST people in my area, may take offence to.
End rant.

Just to keep in line with the thread, my brigade is about even with our call rates for this time of year compared to previous years.

Alan (Big Al) · « **Reply #16 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:29:04 AM »

alphaone I was having a bit of a dig and a joke i apologise if i offended you

alphaone · « **Reply #17 on:** May 15, 2007, 12:49:36 PM »

No personal offence taken by me mund, I was just making a point that some people who may visit this forum, may be offended. I know the reputation that the northern suburbs has, I have to live with it everyday cause I live there. But I also know that those that cause the trouble are only a minority, and we as a community do not like those people in our area. We are not the only area to suffer this propblem, but because of demographics, it is more noticeable by the wider public, due to media attention.

5271rescue · « **Reply #18 on:** May 15, 2007, 02:49:20 PM »

Naracoorte is sitting on 123 as of today

fireblade · « **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2007, 01:50:13 AM »

Wow its interesting to hear how many jobs brigades have gone to my station is on about 230. I know brigades like Morphett Vale do dual response for Seaford and Salisbury for Virginia. They hit up around the 400 mark but when does it become to much.

Seriously I'm like you all and love what i do in the service, but you have to ask the question of how much the CFS can bleed out of individuals. Money lost in petrol costs, wages, time away from family it would be staggering if you added it up over the years.

I take my hat off to the guys in those really busy brigades. Must be a huge juggling act for them.

alphaone · « **Reply #20 on:** May 16, 2007, 10:23:47 AM »

My brigade is sitting on 281 as of last night, and there is a group of us that are at nearly every job, and I know we are getting tired, due to the constant juggling act to find time for day to day stuff. Yet we still respond to the station when the pager goes cause we love what we do and we want to serve our community to the best of our abilities.

I could not imagine doing 400+ calls a year like some other brigades do, I too take my hat of to them.

bittenyakka · « **Reply #21 on:** May 16, 2007, 02:40:36 PM »

I admire them as well

do you guys in really busy brigades have a unsuccessful method of getting everyone to do there share of calls? yes sometimes you just can't get there but my brigade has the same core group of people to pretty much everything. although it isn't a problem for us i could see 400 plus callouts REALLY need the entire team working together.

5271rescue · « **Reply #22 on:** May 16, 2007, 06:05:20 PM »

Well those brigade's that do lots of calls 200+ would not be able to do these calls with out the help of members who are shift workers,who have family and bosses that allow them to go to call outs. as for petrol and costing well that should not come into it,we do our job to serve and provide a community and state service to the people of SA and those other place's that we love to visit.Now and then we get a free holiday from CFS....Sorry that is a working holiday.

probie_boy · « **Reply #23 on:** May 16, 2007, 07:56:33 PM »

we're on 49 i think, a pretty regular year for us.

yeah from my brigades point of view i cant fathom attending 400 calls a year.

bittenyakka · « **Reply #24 on:** May 16, 2007, 08:17:25 PM »

that's very true isn't it. If a brigade does over 400 CPY they would understand that and have mechanisms in place to make it as easy as possible. Mind you they still do a brilliant job

Author Topic: This years call rates (Read 20515 times)

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