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Balgowan
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Balgowan Station
Balgowan Station
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Balgowan 24
Balgowan 24
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Comments On Station Formerly known as South Kilkerran brigade

Station Information
Region : Region 2
Group : Yorke Valley Group

Contact Information
Physical Location First Street, Balgowan SA
CFS Map Book Map: YPMN 199 Ref: 295990
GPS Longitude: 137.492691 Lattitude: -34.325848
Phone Numbers EMERGENCY 000
Station When Manned (08) 8836 3247
Fax (08) 8836 3164
Postal Address PO Box 285,
Maitland SA 5573

How To Join
Training Occurs First and Third Monday of each month 1930Hrs (7.30pm)
Advice to Recruits Please contact through either station fax or phone numbers.
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Balgowan 24 4WD, 2000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Hino FT
Water Capacity: 2000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 80 Litres
Registration Number: VQE128
Equipment: Lighting
Generator
GPS

Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding
Fires - Other - Car, Rubbish and Other fires
Fires - Rural - Grass Fires, Bush Fires
 
Specialist Equipment : Firefighting Foam - 80 Litres
Portable Generator - 1 unit(s)
GPS - 1 unit(s)
Portable flood lighting - 1 set(s)
 
Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Grasslands - Grasslands
National Parks - National Park areas
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 105 & 085
VHF Radio Channel: 58, 62, 63
UHF CB Radio Channel: 39

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2008-09 - 8 Responses
Did Not Arrive (stop Call) 2 25.00% 2 Hrs 1.80%
Gb Grass Fire Ban Day 1 12.50% 5 Hrs 4.50%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 2 25.00% 14 Hrs 12.61%
Other (outside Fire) 1 12.50% 25 Hrs 22.52%
Scrub And Grass Fire 2 25.00% 65 Hrs 58.56%
Total Incidents for 2008-09 8 111 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 7 149 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 12 183 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 13 412 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 19 150 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 15 135 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 3 30 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 5 49 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 5
Total Incidents for 1999-00 3
Total Incidents for 1998-99 4
Total Incidents for 1997-98 3
Non-Incident Activities Statistics for 2008-09 are not yet available
Total Activities for 2002-03 60 609 Hrs
Total Activities for 2001-02 112 621 Hrs
Total Activities for 2000-01 192 1,020 Hrs
Total Activities for 1999-00 105
Total Activities for 1998-99 31
Total Activities for 1997-98 34

Post Codes
In Response Area
5573
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Balgowan, SA
Point Pearce, SA

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