One thing about working for the Fire Service is that you never know what your day will bring particularly when you are on call.

Looking at my calendar in the morning and it looked like it was going to be a normal sort of day with a lot of meetings finishing up with the AGM for my volunteer Fire Brigade in the night.

The first obstacle for the day was getting to work. It used to be that it would take about 20-25 minutes to travel the 12 kms to work but with weather, roadworks and an almost endless stream of vehicles it is now taking up to an hour.

I have been trying alternative routes to see if I can get in quicker – the one today didnt seem too bad. 🙂

First meeting for the day was the State Bushfire Coordination Committee. About an hour in, off goes my pager. It was for a radiation incident at a recycling company. I made a quick couple of calls and organised my #2 to attend in my place. I rang him a couple of hours later when my meeting finished and he was still there 🙁

Time for lunch and a group of us went off to Chinatown for a “#11 with extra chilli” from Singapore Delights.

Time for another meeting – this time with SA Police to discuss road closure procedures for motorsport events in the future.

Some more time back in the office before heading home to spend a couple of minutes with the family and “Molly” before heading back to the city for the Coromandel Valley Country Fire Service AGM. Not sure whether it was worth going home.

This year was an election year and there were some changes with a new Captain and Lieutenant for the Brigade.

After a great meal at Pellegrini Cafe it was back to the station to discuss the future over a few ales – but not for me as I am still on call ….

That’s it for this month.