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I was only taking the mickey, none of the problems had anything to do with the change over :)

Two calls for us on the Sunday. Didn't go very well.

First call we got, truck started, but had no electrics, beacons, sirens, lights indicators haha. Got back and restarted the truck and...

Good luck everyone. Haha.

Haha, yup we were the 2nd alarm turnout. I was driver for 381.

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Got called out to this in the early hours of the morning. Surround and drown pretty much.
Lots of 100 gallon drums around the...

Ah bugger that sucks.
It will be interesting to see this new system you speak of. Looking forward to it..

http://active911.firehouse.co.nz/

Give this link a go. This is how other members of my brigade signed up. You need to use your fire service email otherwise they won't accept it. One way to...

We had iauditor, but have gone back to paper for gear checks.

Tablet is now used for our risk plans.

We have another tablet up front for Active911. It works a treat. Although saying that, the...

And don't forget CIPSS is available if you need anything too....

My current job is dangerious enough. I don't need an unpaid job that is also dangerous.
Good luck finding someone.

Anyway, I think this conversation is getting a little bit off the top of this...

Is it going to be as enjoyable as the stuff I do in the Fire Service though?

We are the first brigade south of the CBD to have volunteers. I enjoy doing it and helping out the same as smidey. Thats why I do it. It's my way of putting back into the community.

If i wanted...

You could call it an unpaid job if you wanted to...

Yup we are a composite station. So we have paid staff 24 hours, who man the Rescue Tender (387), us vollies who man 381 "after hours"...

Well technically it is in $$.....or more like (-$) I've been off work, sick all week so far, and I contribute it to the Saturday night haha

Oh that should be good then..

Haha yeah can't beat the pager.
Active911 didn't work for us for 90% of the calls we got, so out came the map book.

We just got a new generator for our station. Does the radio, limited lights, doors and the traffic lights i think. Didn't end up using it, but how ever. The ambo's came to stay with us as their...

how did everyone fair on Saturday night? We did 12 hours in the truck to a MVA, 2nd alarm house fire and multiple NAT calls....

Haha, last time I went down was for honours for our brigade and Ngongotaha..... didn't make it to town that night......

In other news, passed my ERD course, and doing my consolidation now.
Got my...

You didn't go to Lava Bar did you.....

I get a 30% pay rise each time I rank up or upskill...

When are you looking at doing your SFF? I've had my pre course since April, but been a bit slack...

Yup, did pump course back in April...

Pretty much the same as car licence, if you can remember that far back haha..

General driving in urban and semi rural roads for me (Pukekohe).
Had to reverse for about 15 metres.

Just like...

Talking about driving. Just sat my Class 2 Full, and passed. Now just got to book my ERD..

oh cool. Just checked dated. Flying out to Fiji that weekend, so the partner would be pretty pissed if i cancelled on her haha