CFS July.Indd 1 4/12/07 4:42:19 PM Aluminium Replacement for Isuzu, Hino and Safety Panels Mitsubishi Canter Trucks
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Volume 117 December 2007 Print Post Approved - 535347/00018 CFS July.indd 1 4/12/07 4:42:19 PM Aluminium Replacement For Isuzu, Hino and Safety Panels Mitsubishi Canter trucks Front door quarter panel Vent FSS 550 101 LEFT FSS 550 801 LEFT FSS 550 102 RIGHT FSS 550 802 RIGHT Fender Blister FSS 550 601 LEFT FSS 550 602 RIGHT Door Blister Indicator Blanking Panel Corner FSS 550 501 LEFT FSS 550 400 FSS 550 502 RIGHT Panel FSS 550 301 LEFT FSS 550 302 RIGHT Mud Guard FSS 550 901 LEFT FSS 550 902 RIGHT Mud Guard Extension FSS 550 901X LEFT FSS 550 902X RIGHT Step Panel FSS 550 401 LEFT FSS 550 402 RIGHT Rear Door Plate For Dual Cab Front Door Plate FSS 550 701/R LEFT - FSS 550 702/R RIGHT FSS 550 701 LEFT - FSS 550 702 RIGHT Why install aluminium replacement safety panels ? In extreme conditions such as attending bushfires, plastic panels are simply not adequate. Newlans Coachbuilders have addressed this problem by designing and manufacturing aluminium replacement panels that will not rust or warp and can often be repaired after accident damage unlike plastic panels making them a one time investment and a long term budget saver. Newlans panels are easy to install and available pre-painted in fleet colours. Already widely used around Australia and New Zealand by most rural fire service orginisations Newlans aluminium replacement safety panels are a potentially life saving appliance upgrade. Tel: (08) 9444 1777 Fax: (08) 9444 1866 [email protected] 47 Gordon Road (East) coachbuilders Osborne Park 6017 Western Australia www.newlanscoachbuilders.com.au CFS July.indd 2 4/12/07 4:42:22 PM [ CONTENTS ] WELCOMES – 4 With messages from the Chief Officer, Minister for Emergency Services, CFSVA President and Public Affairs. NEWS & UPDATES – 8 Featuring the 2007 CFS AFSM recipients, a farewell 3 message to the CFS Operations Centre Officers, SACAD information, CFS State Competition results, VOLUNTEER Fire Danger Season news and much more. TRAINING – 34 - CONTENTS Meet some of the staff of the State Training Centre and the Road Accident Rescue Training Officers and more. WEATHER & BUSHFIRE BEHAVIOUR INFORMATION & POSTER – 41 STATEWIDE – 48 Includes a wrap up of regional news on incidents, events and training. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY – 70 Includes articles on the recommendations for action from Mount Bryan and the importance of a safety culture for CFS. CADETS – 72 The CFS cadet focus group to assist in research, cadet leader training and more. EQUIPMENT - 74 Features an article on standardised fire hose coupling for Australian fire agencies. PHAMOUS PHOTOS - 76 Includes updated conditions of entry. FACES IN THE CROWD – 77 Get to know one of the many dedicated CFS volunteers. OBITUARIES - 78 THANK YOU AND CONTACT DETAILS – 82 Letters of thanks and praise recognising CFS volunteers. Front cover image taken by Colin Jenke of Eudunda CFS at the Freeling hayshed fire on 16 January 2007. CFS Volunteers Thank You, page 47. Images taken by (from top right, down): Ashley Hosking, Basket Range CFS, Bridgewater fire on the 21 March 2007; Murray Dolan, Littlehampton CFS, Harrogate fire in January 2007; Emmanuel Cusack, Littlehampton CFS, Mount Bold on the 10 January 2007; Kay Richardson, Compton CFS, Gum Lagoon on the 27 November 2006 Managing Editor: Melanie Hunter Editors: Heidi Geytenbeek, Andy Warner and Kate Husband Tel 08 8463 4206 (CFS Media Line). If you would like to contribute to Volunteer… Send your photos and stories to: The Editor, Volunteer Magazine, GPO Box 2468, Adelaide SA 5001 or email: [email protected] Don’t forget to include your name, address, brigade and a contact phone number. Photographs can be supplied digitally, via email or disc, in the largest file size possible or as original prints. Text can be supplied as hard copy or elec- tronically, via email or disc, as a Microsoft Word document. Volunteer is published by Boylen Publishing. Comments and opinions expressed in Volunteer do not necessarily represent the views of the CFS. Volunteer is free to all CFS volunteers. We make every effort to credit the photographers and the authors of articles published in Volunteer. Articles and photos are published at the discretion of the editorial team. CFS July.indd 3 6/12/07 10:50:32 AM [ CHIEF OFFICER Euan Ferguson ecently there have been Over the last 12 months, CFS has I hope that the new arrangements concerns expressed over a moved to restructure the processes for consultation in CFS work better Rnumber of changes occurring for volunteer involvement in CFS and strike a practical balance so in the emergency services sector. decision making on those matters that volunteers feel informed, but not 4 We have seen changes from the that affect volunteers and how overburdened with information. VOLUNTEER Wangary fire and the Coronial service is delivered to the community. As I move around the state from Port Inquest; from recent accident We have established the Chief Lincoln to Ardrossan and to Paringa, investigations; and from a more Officer’s Advisory Council (COAC), at Happy Valley and at Clare, at - WELCOMES integrated service delivery approach which is comprised of senior CFS Gladstone, in the Mid Murray Group, within the emergency services sector. volunteers and staff from each at Salisbury and at Naracoorte: I see Changes are also occurring because Region and the CFS VA executive. committed, proud and motivated of greater accountability required with COAC considers matters of people who are striving to make the the expenditure of community funds. interest to volunteers and makes community a safer place to be. “Change management” is one of recommendations, or expresses views. Thank you so much for your the most important challenges facing This then enables me, as the Chief dedication, professionalism CFS and the emergency services Officer, to make a fully informed and commitment. sector generally. decision or, where appropriate, to Change occurs for a variety of better inform the SAFECOM Board. reasons, some external (such as COAC has a number of functional demographic, industry and land Advisory Committees (for training, use changes) and some internal vehicles and equipment and (often driven by funding, legal or telecommunications) that, in turn, environmental issues). advise COAC. I recognise that change needs to Each region also has a Regional be very carefully managed in a Volunteer Management Committee volunteer organisation. (RVMC) that can refer matters Change in CFS must reflect the to COAC, or comment on matters fact that CFS is a community based referred to it from COAC. volunteer organisation. CFS is also developing processes The cornerstone of CFS are our to communicate more quickly with volunteers, who are drawn from the volunteers on matters that require a community to selflessly serve in rapid decision. times of need. Thus, teleconferences, the use of Change management is a shared email and the web site are all tools responsibility between CFS, our that CFS will use more in the future. volunteers, the CFS VA and others Obviously, we rely on our volunteer involved in the change process. leaders, especially at Group and Communication about change, Brigade level to ensure that and consultation and involvement reasonable communication occurs in decision-making must be core on such matters right down to the to maintaining the commitment of members at Brigade level. volunteers to that change. Managing change better is vitally The key objective is that volunteers important to CFS and to me. are given reasonable opportunity There will always be situations to comment on those matters that where we overly consult, or where we directly affect them. do not consult enough. CFS July.indd 4 4/12/07 4:42:27 PM [ MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES Hon. Carmel Zollo can’t say enough how much this their contribution in the community. at the “coalface” and personally thank Government values the commitment On July 1 South Australia moved to as many volunteers as possible for Iand contribution made by the many a single Emergency Services Call, their continued dedication. thousands of South Australians who Receipt and Dispatch system. Beyond the investment in make up the Emergency Services This change has been a number infrastructure and equipment the 5 Volunteer community. of years in the planning and follows Government provides other support to VOLUNTEER In recognition of that contribution, the a great deal of work by the CFS in assist our volunteers. support provided to volunteers comes preparing for the transition. The Chief Officer has implemented in many forms. By moving to a single dispatch many of the recommendations from - WELCOMES In the past five years the CFS has system for 000 calls, we are taking the 2006 CFS Volunteer Summit, and undertaken ambitious programs of advantage of new technology and best a new Chief Officers Advisory Council equipment replacement and station practice in emergency management. made up of CFS staff and volunteer upgrades as we are committed to I am grateful to the work of local representatives provides support and providing the best available equipment brigades and individual volunteers in advice to CFS management and allows and training to volunteers. bringing this project to fruition. CFS volunteers to have a voice in the This budget has seen an expansion Recently I visited the ComCen on running of the agency. of CFS training to the tune of $2.5m Wakefield Street and witnessed At this point I’d like to make it (over four years) with five new training the new arrangements at work and clear that my door is always open; programs to be introduced for more it is pleasing to see the level of volunteers who feel they have an issue than 10,000 volunteers.