[LINK] CFA Mobile website inaccessible

[Richard Archer]

On 4/01/13 7:41 PM, Alex (Maxious) Sadleir wrote:
> The second link in this list is the one that was down earlier today
> but now seems to work again.
>
> There is an alternative "One Source One Message (OSOM)" instance at
> http://osom.dse.vic.gov.au/public/osom/osom_wrapper.html?caller=dse
> which was setup as a result of a recommendation of the Royal
> Commission investigating the causes and responses to the 2009
> Victorian Bush Fires
> "OSOM will update both the DSE and CFA websites simultaneously as well
> as send a standard message to approved email distribution lists."


Thanks Alex and Stephen for the list of alternate URLs.

Did the osom.dse site go down today as well? It seems to share a lot in 
common with the CFA site.

My bushfire plan calls for access to a summary of incidents from my 
mobile. I need to be able to simply and quickly check current status 
while out and about. Some (most?) of these alternate sites are not 
mobile-friendly (including the DSE site). I don't want maps, images etc. 
I want a fast, clear list of incidents and preferably a way to filter by 
CFA region. The CFA_Updates Twitter feed is probably the best backup 
option, although it links back to the flaky osom.cfa site.

I do have backup plans including a scanner radio, the phone and of 
course my nose and common sense.

...Richard.