Keith Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Following on from a comment about those transferring into GMFRS having to get used to not having beds, the question is do you still have beds? We're fortunate enough to still have them and long may it continue. Link to comment
Carl Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Try to keep them as long as you can. As you already know we lost ours 11 years ago and Im sure our health has suffered as a result. Ive been lucky, or unlucky enough to work at busy stations so a night in a bed has never been something I have experienced regular. It was the one hour quality nap between shouts or longer that made you feel better the day after. Quality of sleep over quantity. Those who know me well know I am a night owl anyway, but I miss that hour or two I got, meaning I didn't have to catch up as much after, or between nights. Never mind, only 6 more years to go Link to comment
Ian Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Still have them Keith, thank goodness! Link to comment
ItsNathanHere Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I'm still an outsider to the fire service - what exactly was the justification for removing beds in the first place? I'd have thought removing them just contributes to worse sleep and making bad backs even worse! Link to comment
OscarTango Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Politics. Resting in a horizontal position in a chair when all other work is done is acceptable. Doing so in a bed is the kind of leftie pinko socialist idleness that nearly lost us the war eh what. 1 1 Link to comment
SteelCity Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Still got them in Shropshire. Link to comment
Cardiff_Fire Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Still got them down here in South Wales. New stations and refurbs are being built with indivdual bedrooms, hopefully that's a good sign! Link to comment
Becile Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Still here in Surrey,new builds with individual rooms -good for the snorers amongst us...I got banished from the dorm many years ago when I was a ff??? oics get there own rooms generally Link to comment
Noddy Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 i think our beds were the first to go well over 10 years ago. (WMFS) Link to comment
Carl Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Lost ours back in 2005 Noddy. I think it was our then CFO (Barry Dixon) who was rather upset after the FBU had drawn a picture of his head with a snakes body wrapped around pumps he had taken off the run, under the guise of modernisation. Link to comment
Luminoki Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Still have them in Warks and Hereford and Worcester Link to comment
Noddy Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I'll ask at work mate as I can't remember to be honest its been that long. Its a nonsense when ever since they went, we are still able to 'rest' on nights, but on our own 'platforms' Link to comment
MarkG Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Fold down beds in the bunk room at Falmouth, individual rooms at Tolvaddon and they drag mattresses around during the summer at Newquay. Snorers get banished to offices. Link to comment
Dyson Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Hate to be a bore guys, is this a good topic to discuss on a public forum? Im not sure it is Sorry X Link to comment
Saucepan200 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Those of you that have lost beds are you still on the 2,2,4 shift pattern? 15hr night shifts? We were told it's EU law to have sleeping accommodation for anything over a 12hr night shift. Link to comment
Messyshaw Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Saucepan (?) The working time directive (soon to be added to the useless EU red tape bonfire) says you have the right to 11 hours break between shifts and 24hrs of uninterrupted break each week. So a 09:00 to 18:00 day and 18:00 to 09:00 4 on/4 off system is contrary to the WTD as you only achieve 9hrs break between nights Nothing I can see about supplying Fireman Sam quilts, fluffy pillows, 'platforms', hot water bottles or teddy bears for 12+ shifts Link to comment
Noddy Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 We lost beds and remain on 2,2,4. Days are 8-6, nights 6-8. Link to comment
Carl Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 GMFRS do a 10.5 hour day and a 13.5 hour nigh and have not had beds for 12 years. Im knackered Link to comment
Luminoki Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 On 17/06/2017 at 21:29, MarkG said: they drag mattresses around during the summer at Newquay. I was under the impression Newquay was day crewed? Do they increase the shifts for the summer period? Link to comment
MarkG Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Newquay is 24hr crewed in the summer from June to September, was introduced after Penhallow fire in 2007 Edited July 11, 2017 by MarkG Link to comment
Firefant Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 We have 24 hour shifts. So we have beds and our own rooms. Our chief is sound though and has fought for this. Link to comment
OscarTango Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I have a basic version of one of these bed-chair When I was defence fire service our day crewed station would do occasional standbys if they were doing overnight explosives works. Basic bed surprisingly comfy, especially with a sleeping bag over it. Link to comment
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