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Yeah they'd probably just stick you in the one lecture room. 2 Full days for 2 BFS modules...unless they're wanting to do a demonstration...I'm curious now, I think they covered those 2 modules in the morning session on the Sunday at Mundaring Fire School, followed in the arvo by hand tools, Hydrants and hoses, and comms was some where in all that too I think.
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Hmm you have "SO" in your signiture block but yet you have no idea about the difference between the basic F/F course and the 2.28 & 2.29. Either you have had a bad day mate or you have no idea. Just an observation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tyranus wrote:Yeah they'd probably just stick you in the one lecture room. 2 Full days for 2 BFS modules...unless they're wanting to do a demonstration...I'm curious now, I think they covered those 2 modules in the morning session on the Sunday at Mundaring Fire School, followed in the arvo by hand tools, Hydrants and hoses, and comms was some where in all that too I think.
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I think you'll find he used the full name for the courses, which is what the BFS tend to do...well in my experience anyway, in which case Module 2 of the BFS course is Wildfire Behaviour and Module 3 is Wildfire Suppression or for FRS 1.16 and 1.18 respectively...that is I think where the confusion came in...as soon as it was said 2.28 and 2.29 I knew it was the Advanced courses being talked about.
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To throw a cat amongst the pigeons, the 'modules' and BFS course per-se do not exist anymore. Has been replaced with a common training package for the Volunteer Fire Services.Tyranus wrote:I think you'll find he used the full name for the courses, which is what the BFS tend to do...well in my experience anyway, in which case Module 2 of the BFS course is Wildfire Behaviour and Module 3 is Wildfire Suppression or for FRS 1.16 and 1.18 respectively...that is I think where the confusion came in...as soon as it was said 2.28 and 2.29 I knew it was the Advanced courses being talked about.
Poor choice of title for another job, I suspect.ST_DOC wrote:Correct me if im wrong but i was under the impression to be a station officer you had to be a perm fire fighter? Vollies have capt foreman apps officer and secretary?
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Forgotten about the change.Fastlane wrote:To throw a cat amongst the pigeons, the 'modules' and BFS course per-se do not exist anymore. Has been replaced with a common training package for the Volunteer Fire Services.Tyranus wrote:I think you'll find he used the full name for the courses, which is what the BFS tend to do...well in my experience anyway, in which case Module 2 of the BFS course is Wildfire Behaviour and Module 3 is Wildfire Suppression or for FRS 1.16 and 1.18 respectively...that is I think where the confusion came in...as soon as it was said 2.28 and 2.29 I knew it was the Advanced courses being talked about.
Poor choice of title for another job, I suspect.ST_DOC wrote:Correct me if im wrong but i was under the impression to be a station officer you had to be a perm fire fighter? Vollies have capt foreman apps officer and secretary?
Yeah different job to what a full time SO would normally do, my job is to ensure the station is up to scratch, i.e kept clean and tidy, area outside raked up. Thats what I got told the position was called, don't know what you would call it??
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In certain circumstances a station keeper is justified. Some older stations still have the house next door when keepers were all the rage. Denmark, Goomalling and Merredin are good examples. Changes instigated by the WA Fire Brigades Board phased out the stations with attached houses and, as such, station keepers. FESA have also tried to phase out station keepers as there have been problems because tenancy (rental) agreements have not been sorted out in the past.
I was extremely lucky and honoured to be the station keeper at Merredin. The station was built in 1935 and the house was built at the same time. My role was to keep the station and garden in good order, act as security for the place, as the fire phone had an extension connected at the residence I was automatically part of the group call system and could be dressed in turn-out gear and have the roller-door up (and often have contacted operations) by the time the other volunteers arrived and got dressed.
Merredin is getting a new station and there is no accommodation incorporated with the plans.
I was extremely lucky and honoured to be the station keeper at Merredin. The station was built in 1935 and the house was built at the same time. My role was to keep the station and garden in good order, act as security for the place, as the fire phone had an extension connected at the residence I was automatically part of the group call system and could be dressed in turn-out gear and have the roller-door up (and often have contacted operations) by the time the other volunteers arrived and got dressed.
Merredin is getting a new station and there is no accommodation incorporated with the plans.
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