SA Country Fire Service Station

Athelstone
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Athelstone Station
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Athelstone 34P
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Athelstone QAV
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Athelstone 24P
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Athelstone Tanker
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Athelstone Helitak Support
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Comments On Station New "34P" appliance delivered November 2005

Helitak Support vehicle delivered January 2010

Station Information
Region : Region 1
Group : East Torrens Group
Established: 1961
Contact Information
Physical Location Greenbank Road, Athelstone SA
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CFS Map Book Map: MLR 148D Ref: 898388
UBD Map: 96 Ref: M2
GPS Longitude: 138.700418 Lattitude: -34.870568
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Phone Numbers EMERGENCY 000
Station When Manned (08) 8337 0860
Fax (08) 8365 1116
Postal Address PO Box 1019,
Campbelltown SA 5074
Internet Site Http://www.athelstonecfs.org.au
E-mail Athelstone CFS - athelcfs@chariot.net.au
How To Join
Training Occurs Wednesday 1900 Hrs (7:00pm)
Advice to Recruits Please attend / contact station on a training night
Advice to Cadets
Vehicles & Appliances
Athelstone 24P 4WD, 2000L Light Pumper
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS750Crew
Water Capacity: 2000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 60 Litres
Registration Number: WLO917
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4
Hazmat
Lighting
Chainsaw: 1
GPS
Athelstone 34P 4WD, 3000L Light Pumper
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS750 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 60 Litres
Registration Number: XQB651
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4
RCR Heavy / Light
Rescue Litter
Lighting
Medical Oxygen
Athelstone Helitak Support Logistics Support Vehicle
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Canter
Foam Quantity: 1000 Litres
Registration Number: S567AQA
Equipment: GPS
Athelstone QAV 4WD, 500L Light Rural Appliance
Make and Model: Landrover Defender
Water Capacity: 400 Litres
Registration Number: VQV144
Equipment:
Athelstone Tanker Large Volume Water Tanker
Make and Model: Hino FG
Water Capacity: 6500 Litres
Registration Number: UQW610
Equipment: Floating Collar Dam: 1
GPS
Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Fire Bomber Support - Aircraft Refilling
EMA - Enhanced Mutual Aid
Hazmat - Chemical Spill Decontamination
Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding
Fires - Other - Car, Rubbish and Other fires
Road Crash Rescue - Road Crash Rescue
Fires - Rural - Grass Fires, Bush Fires
Fires - Structure - House / Factory / Shed Fires
 
Specialist Equipment : Breathing Apparatus - 8 sets
Chainsaw - 1 saw(s)
Firefighting Foam - 1160 Litres
GPS - 3 unit(s)
Hazmat Equipment - 1 set
Portable flood lighting - 1 set(s)
Medical Oxygen equipment - 1 set(s)
Floating Collar Dam - 1 dam(s)
RCR Heavy / Light - 1 set(s)
Rescue Litter - 1 litter(s)
 
Response Area Includes : Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
Metropolitan - Major City and Suburban areas
National Parks - National Park areas
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 126 & 127
VHF Radio Channel: 92, 97,104
Incidents Attended Statistics for 2008-09 - 132 Responses
Alarm Operates Due To Power Surge/spike Or Short Circuit 1 0.76% 7 Hrs 0.92%
Alarm System Suspected Malfunction 5 3.79% 17 Hrs 2.23%
As Assist Saas 1 0.76% 11 Hrs 1.44%
Assist Other Agencies 1 0.76% 15 Hrs 1.97%
Assist Police Or Other Gov. Agency 1 0.76% 3 Hrs 0.39%
Bi Building Impacted 1 0.76% 7 Hrs 0.92%
Building Fire 4 3.03% 14 Hrs 1.83%
Building Fire - Structure & Content 1 0.76% 10 Hrs 1.31%
Building Fire - Structure Only 1 0.76% 13 Hrs 1.70%
Combustible / Flammable Leak 2 1.52% 4 Hrs 0.52%
Cover Assignment 1 0.76% 3 Hrs 0.39%
Detector Suspected Malfunction 2 1.52% 7 Hrs 0.92%
Did Not Arrive (stop Call) 14 10.61% 21 Hrs 2.75%
Extrication/rescue(not Vehicle) 1 0.76% 4 Hrs 0.52%
Fip - Normal On Arrival, Line Fault/open Line 2 1.52% 5 Hrs 0.66%
Good Intent Call 1 0.76% 2 Hrs 0.26%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 8 6.06% 153 Hrs 20.05%
Hazardous Material 1 0.76% 78 Hrs 10.22%
Heat Related And Electrical 1 0.76% 2 Hrs 0.26%
Investigation (smoke) 4 3.03% 37 Hrs 4.85%
Minor Fuel Or Oil Spill 3 2.27% 7 Hrs 0.92%
Mobile Property / Vehicle 6 4.55% 35 Hrs 4.59%
Other (outside Fire) 3 2.27% 13 Hrs 1.70%
Other Assistance 2 1.52% 29 Hrs 3.80%
Outside Fire (not Rubbish)/goodwill Bins 1 0.76% 3 Hrs 0.39%
Outside Stationery Compactor Or Compacted Trash Fire 1 0.76% 1 Hrs 0.13%
Power Line Down 1 0.76% 4 Hrs 0.52%
Rr Rescue Road Crash 3 2.27% 6 Hrs 0.79%
Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 3 2.27% 9 Hrs 1.18%
Rw Rubbish/waste 2 1.52% 5 Hrs 0.66%
Scrub And Grass Fire 2 1.52% 5 Hrs 0.66%
Sd Structure Domestic 1 0.76% 2 Hrs 0.26%
Sprinkler Water Pressure Fluctuations/equipment Fault 1 0.76% 4 Hrs 0.52%
Transformer, Power Or Utility, Power Pole 1 0.76% 16 Hrs 2.10%
Tree Down 5 3.79% 22 Hrs 2.88%
Tree Fire 1 0.76% 4 Hrs 0.52%
Va Vehicle Accident 2 1.52% 8 Hrs 1.05%
Vehicle Accident / No Injury 14 10.61% 42 Hrs 5.50%
Vehicle Accident Rescue 10 7.58% 31 Hrs 4.06%
Vehicle Accident With Injuries 17 12.88% 104 Hrs 13.63%
Total Incidents for 2008-09 132 763 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 163 4758 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 172 2104 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 140 2332 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 144 2918 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 136 1595 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 119 2840 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 114 2177 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 99
Total Incidents for 1999-00 85
Total Incidents for 1998-99 101
Total Incidents for 1997-98 80
Non-Incident Activities Statistics for 2008-09
Administration 26 13.98% 137 Hrs 3.34%
Maintenance Equipment 48 25.81% 216 Hrs 5.27%
Maintenance General 7 3.76% 21 Hrs 0.51%
Maintenance Station 12 6.45% 58 Hrs 1.40%
Meeting Brigade 10 5.38% 189 Hrs 4.61%
Meeting Group 1 0.54% 9 Hrs 0.22%
Meeting Other 13 6.99% 124 Hrs 3.02%
Other Activity 4 2.15% 92 Hrs 2.24%
Promote CFS Image 8 4.30% 78 Hrs 1.90%
Response Planning 1 0.54% 3 Hrs 0.07%
Training 49 26.34% 2,843 Hrs 69.30%
Wildfire Prevention 7 3.76% 333 Hrs 8.12%
Total Activities for 2008-09 186 4,103 Hrs
Total Activities for 2006-07 220 3,711 Hrs
Total Activities for 2005-06 187 3,448 Hrs
Total Activities for 2004-05 1 12 Hrs
Total Activities for 2003-04 23 606 Hrs
Total Activities for 2002-03 71 1,529 Hrs
Total Activities for 2001-02 170 5,066 Hrs
Total Activities for 2000-01 249 5,086 Hrs
Total Activities for 1999-00 215
Total Activities for 1998-99 269
Total Activities for 1997-98 272
Post Codes
In Response Area		 5074 5076
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Athelstone, SA
Campbelltown, SA
Newton, SA
Station History

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