Firemen could be sacked for sleeping in wrong place...
Im sure the inspection team are only taking it this far to justify their jobs 
31 May 2007, 02:56 PM
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Are they meant to sleep on nightshift? It sounds as if they aren't, hence the special chairs to 'rest in'....
Where's firesorter when you need him?? ....... probably asleep on some floor
Where's firesorter when you need him?? ....... probably asleep on some floor
31 May 2007, 05:22 PM
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I am so glad our council tax goes to pay for all this. All those inspectors, the people who wrote the health and safety manual, the cost of the manual, and now all the legal begals taking this thing further. So nice to see we have so much spare cash...
31 May 2007, 05:22 PM
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Beggars belief that they get paid for sleeping at all 
Their pay should be on a call out basis and the fee variant on the type of call out they go to...
So an 8 hour shift could be:
3 hours sleeping £0.00
1 hour to get to and save cat up tree £6.00
1 hour installing smoke alarms in old peoples houses £5.85
3 hours attending warehouse fire, lots of explosive gas bottles, mad members of the public trying to get in to save the company budgie £100...
Vote for me... Andy Gilchrist wouldnt know what had hit him... Existing firecrew strike at the sound of Abdabz proposals, Abdabz sacks them and employs from the waiting lists of thousands! Sorted...
Their pay should be on a call out basis and the fee variant on the type of call out they go to...So an 8 hour shift could be:
3 hours sleeping £0.00
1 hour to get to and save cat up tree £6.00
1 hour installing smoke alarms in old peoples houses £5.85
3 hours attending warehouse fire, lots of explosive gas bottles, mad members of the public trying to get in to save the company budgie £100...
Vote for me... Andy Gilchrist wouldnt know what had hit him... Existing firecrew strike at the sound of Abdabz proposals, Abdabz sacks them and employs from the waiting lists of thousands! Sorted...
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31 May 2007, 05:30 PM
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I agree that when they actually DO something they should get paid a good rate for doing it.
All the hours upon hours upon hours where they do nothing except run their other businesses is paid for by US and I, for one, am truly pissed off with their moaning about it!!
All the hours upon hours upon hours where they do nothing except run their other businesses is paid for by US and I, for one, am truly pissed off with their moaning about it!!
31 May 2007, 06:00 PM
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These people work a 15-hour night shift and they are entitled to take rest periods."
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31 May 2007, 06:16 PM
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I was gonna give a sensible reply but I don't think I'll bother other than to say I and most of my colleagues on my watch don't have secondary employment and anyone who believes that we sit on our ***** all day waiting for a shout is living on another planet.
31 May 2007, 06:59 PM
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More than a British Army Private who has just returned from working 18 hour days for 6 months straight on an operational tour, only to be told that their leave is cancelled because a bunch of socialist, bone-idle, supposed public servants are too frigging lazy to do their job.
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31 May 2007, 07:16 PM
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i dont know why firemen get so much stick on here.
I know i wouldn’t run a burning house to save any of your kid's/wifes/GF's. **** em.
And yet these guys are willing to do it for what?? 20K a year??
I know i wouldn’t run a burning house to save any of your kid's/wifes/GF's. **** em.
And yet these guys are willing to do it for what?? 20K a year??
31 May 2007, 07:20 PM
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I would and I don't get paid by the Government either
and if you were female, had nice ****, blonde hair and pert **** I'd carry you out first
31 May 2007, 07:26 PM
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The reasons they are not liked are:-
1. Overpaid - WE pay them a staggering amount per hour they do anything
2. Have 2nd and 3rd buisnesses
3. Sit around playing pool and PS2 games
4. Attend FETEs and play with their dooodaaaaas WHILST WE ARE PAYING THEM!
5. **** all happens ....... EVER! Their main job is to visit old grannies telling them where to put smoke detectors - good worthwhile job, but ANYONE can do that for £6 an hour!
I have 2 mates who are Firemen, 1 is retained, 1 is full time ...... they have a right laugh. Have they attended any big stuff? Well, yes, the Ufton Nervet train crash and hats off to them. But, I have known them for 20 years + and thats the only call-out of note!
1. Overpaid - WE pay them a staggering amount per hour they do anything
2. Have 2nd and 3rd buisnesses
3. Sit around playing pool and PS2 games
4. Attend FETEs and play with their dooodaaaaas WHILST WE ARE PAYING THEM!
5. **** all happens ....... EVER! Their main job is to visit old grannies telling them where to put smoke detectors - good worthwhile job, but ANYONE can do that for £6 an hour!
I have 2 mates who are Firemen, 1 is retained, 1 is full time ...... they have a right laugh. Have they attended any big stuff? Well, yes, the Ufton Nervet train crash and hats off to them. But, I have known them for 20 years + and thats the only call-out of note!
31 May 2007, 07:28 PM
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More than a British Army Private who has just returned from working 18 hour days for 6 months straight on an operational tour, only to be told that their leave is cancelled because a bunch of socialist, bone-idle, supposed public servants are too frigging lazy to do their job.
31 May 2007, 07:57 PM
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Starting salary for a trainee firefighter is £19,918. On achieving full competence, the rate for a firefighter is £26,548. There is also a London weighting allowance of £4,592 (salary data collected Sept 06).
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Thats it now. There will be a complete method statement/ safe systems of work required for when working with sept ladders.
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