Australia & New Zealand Members [Archive] - Firehouse Forums

FireGuard

12-10-2005, 08:35 AM

I initiated some Topics within this Forum to attract a response from Australians or New Zealanders, but the lack of responses indicate that there may not be any Australians or New Zealanders on this Forum?

2andfrom

12-10-2005, 03:59 PM

There's me, Tooandfrom-Flyingkiwi-PattyV-and a few others that escape me. We are around!

NZFSGrunt

01-26-2006, 03:14 AM

Hello some of us have only just joined if no one knows about it how can they reply? Found this site by accident.

FireGuard

01-28-2006, 01:25 AM

Hello New Zealand and welcome.

I guess there would be a fair few of them out fighting Bushfires, especially in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

bratak

01-29-2006, 12:51 AM

Hello all from an aussie were not all out fighting the beast. new to this forum thing. thanks

FireGuard

01-31-2006, 05:32 AM

Hello Bendigo, welcome.

You live in a nice part of the world.

I spent a few days around Maldon and Castlemaine.

Nice country, especially when the Wattle was in bloom.

tektrek

02-13-2006, 09:57 PM

Hi all. I just joined and thought I would let you know another Aussie firefighter has joined you.

lutan1

02-14-2006, 05:05 PM

Hi all- been here for a while now.

In Emergency Management now, not a responder....

manofire2

02-15-2006, 04:03 PM

Great to have representation from down under. It may be a great leap of faith but I suspect there may be the odd rugby fan among you. I played for more years than I care to remember and consider my rugby playing days as golden. I recently received some great news from one of my former team mates who's son was just named to the All-Black under 19 squad for the under 19 World Championships in Dubai. His selection will no doubt result in a New Zealand cheering section here in Canada.

FireGuard

02-16-2006, 08:40 AM

.......I recently received some great news from one of my former team mates who's son was just named to the All-Black under 19 squad for the under 19 World Championships in Dubai. His selection will no doubt result in a New Zealand cheering section here in Canada.

All Black Under 19 Squad!

He must be good.

Go the Wallabies

FireGuard

02-16-2006, 08:44 AM

Welcome Warrandyte CFA.

Welcome Macedon Ranges CFA.

lutan1

02-16-2006, 05:03 PM

Welcome Macedon Ranges CFA.
Sorry, not CFA- EMA Emergency Management Australia (http://www.ema.gov.au)

FireGuard

02-17-2006, 02:34 AM

Sorry, not CFA- EMA Emergency Management Australia (http://www.ema.gov.au)

Oops, sorry mate, checked out your Website, very interesting.

It makes you realise just how an important part Volunteers play in the Emergency Services of Australia.

dou8911

03-26-2006, 05:00 AM

Hi, another Aussie firie her. An ever rarer version- a girl one!

SFDredhat126

04-05-2006, 12:14 PM

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FireBabe

05-04-2006, 03:50 PM

Another Aussie here - and a loooooong term member of Firehouse however I haven't dropped in for a while. I'm also another of the rare breed like dou8911! :D

Glad to be back though :)

BlueMtnsFirey

05-21-2006, 11:36 AM

Good to see that there are some female fireys around. I had the good fortune of meeting the other 3 girls in my region on my Rec Trng Course and we currently have the only station in our zone with 2 girls. I will definately be checking back in here often.

IrishBrigade

05-23-2006, 08:55 AM

Welcome Australia to the Forums.

Although it is now winter Down Under, in the coming summer months may you have a safe and uneventful Bush Fire Season and may your footy team win.

BlueMtnsFirey

06-03-2006, 10:24 PM

Hey guys/gals

Just wondering if there is anyone out there that has switched from Retained to permanent (NSWFB)? I have been retained for a couple of months now and love the job and am considering applying in the next intake for the permo's. Any advice etc?
I am already training to get my fitness up - am not to worried about the strength test as I have already completed them at Rec Trng but the beep test is a bit of a concern.

I have been told that I shouldn't divulge my intention to my station so I figured I'd ask around here.

Thanx

maccaoz

06-22-2006, 07:57 AM

G'day all another one here, fire/ems keeps me realyl busy, just another one from down under

mfbfirie

07-01-2006, 10:27 PM

G'Day all, Matt from the MFB. Looking forward to catching up! Cheers, Matt

Ozzy69FF

07-10-2006, 08:02 AM

Ozzy here, former US firefighter and now in Oz and working on going back to firefighting. There are those of us down under that are here, we just need to promote looking at this forum and website in Oz. When I was with the CFA in Victoria my past experience as a F/F in the US was shunned in my station, so I don't think it would go down well to tell everyone to look at this site, it might promote firefighters to be "too agressive" I think the term was used about myself. It is a good place to lean and see how things are being done around the world.

IrishBrigade

07-12-2006, 07:19 PM

Welcome to the International Forum - Australia & New Zealand.

I am also located in Australia but every time I try to show my location in my profile, I get the message, 'You have entered an invalid birthday.'

Ozzy69FF, there appears to be an increasing number of Americans settling in Oz. Have you made the transition successfully or are you suffering from a culture shock?

It's unfortunate that your previous experience was "shunned" by the Country Fire Authority in Victoria but I have seen it happen before with British Firefighters/Police/Military who have settled in Australia and I think it has a lot to do with how you deliver the message to the Aussies.

They don't take kindly to, "And this is how we do it in America or back in the UK, this is how we do it."

That way you either get classed as a 'Bloody Whinging Pom' or an 'Big Time Over The Top Yank'

jackdatno50

07-13-2006, 06:58 AM

It's unfortunate that your previous experience was "shunned" by the Country Fire Authority in Victoria but I have seen it happen before with British Firefighters/Police/Military who have settled in Australia and I think it has a lot to do with how you deliver the message to the Aussies.

Hi all, been around a bit but only just found this forum..there you go. Irish, mate it seems to be an Australian institution to reinvent the wheel, you won't feel so bad when you know that most fire services won't even recognise training from other Australian ones, yet alone overseas. And don't try and bring an idea from another brigade until it is thoroughly pulled apart and reorganised to "better represent the service" (read changed for changes sake - or at least to stop the copyright lawyers).

Sorry, in pay negotiations at the moment, feeling a bit cynical

IrishBrigade

07-13-2006, 08:21 AM

.......Sorry, in pay negotiations at the moment, feeling a bit cynical.........

Good luck and best wishes.

Damienff

07-20-2006, 04:36 AM

just dropping by to say hey

*waves*

IrishBrigade

07-22-2006, 12:10 PM

just dropping by to say hey

*waves*

Waves back.

What part of Australia are you from?

Damienff

07-22-2006, 12:27 PM

im from vic :)

in a local town of Hamilton in the western district and local member there :)

IrishBrigade

07-24-2006, 12:17 PM

im from vic :)

in a local town of Hamilton in the western district and local member there :)

Ah, out the Western District in The Garden State.

I've been out that way a few times, its a nice part of the world and Hamilton is a nice town.

I suppose you got called out to Halls Gap?

I've also spent a fair bit of time around the Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Glen and Gippsland.

Damienff

07-27-2006, 07:26 AM

i got called to willaura, we could of gone to halls gap but were sent home,we ended up in moyston, my first strike team 2 :D,
the second time, i went to mirranatwa did alot of burning off their.

cfamem

08-02-2006, 11:03 PM

I've also spent a fair bit of time around the Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Glen and Gippsland.

G'day,

Just joined recently - I'm from Lilydale CFA (only 2 brigades away from Yarra Glen). We're fairly close to the Dandenong Ranges, in the Yarra Valley area.

cfamem

IrishBrigade

08-06-2006, 12:29 AM

G'day,

Just joined recently - I'm from Lilydale CFA (only 2 brigades away from Yarra Glen). We're fairly close to the Dandenong Ranges, in the Yarra Valley area.

cfamem

Welcome to the Firehouse Forums cfamem.

I know Lilydale fairly well, but have noticed that it is losing its country town atmosphere and is fast becoming 'just another suburb'

Never the less, it is still a nice part of the world.

stillPSFB

08-26-2006, 07:18 AM

Another one here - down in sunny Melbourne. Unfortunately doing very little these days after going through much the same CFA experiences as Ozzy. Gave up on the tactful approach in the end and tried the blunt approach but that failed also. A mate from another fire service in Oz who knows the CFA pretty well summed it up beautifully -
"Every fire service in the world will tell you that they have world's best practice - the problem with the CFA is that they F'ing well believe it!".

wombat

08-28-2006, 07:45 PM

Well I used to be but I moved North.
Do not assume that all CFA brigades are the same although they all have a very strong and unique Vol/Perm culture.
It is a very large organisation and some members are better than others with fire fighting skills or people management skills.
Being one of the largest firefighting organisations in the world things sometimes do go wrong. When they do then fixes are identified and applied across the whole organisation. eg Ash Wednesday , Linton etc.
The organisation and commitment during the campaign fires of 2003 averted a major disiaster from occuring.

aussieGT

11-02-2007, 05:43 AM

and another here from country Victoria, Hi!

Landy01

11-05-2007, 01:23 AM

G'day pommie expat here, serving as an auxiliary and vollie with QFRS. live about 45mins south of brisbane

BlueMtnsFirey

11-24-2007, 04:37 AM

volfirie

12-16-2007, 06:46 AM

Just posting coz there hasn't been one for so long!

Another urban fringe vol in the CFA. And too close to Lilydale to say that I'm in Mooroolbark. Oops...