SA Country Fire Service Station

Black Rock Group
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Black Rock Group base - at Orroroo Station
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Black Rock Car 1
Picture by Danielle Debenham
Comments On Station Based at Orroroo Station
New Car 1 delivered October 2011
Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:
    Black Rock Group
    Carrieton
    Orroroo
    Pekina
    Peterborough
    Yongala and Districts
Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group.
Station Information
Region : Region 4
Contact Information
Physical Location RM Williams Highway (Jamestown Rd), Orroroo SA
(See this station on Google Maps)
CFS Map Book Map: SFR 401 Ref: 766757
GPS Longitude: 138.617809 Lattitude: -32.736003
(See an aerial view of this station using Google Earth (GDA94))
Phone Numbers EMERGENCY 000
Station When Manned (08) 8658 1426
Fax (08) 8658 1423
Postal Address C/- 27 Fifth St,
Orroroo SA 5431
E-mail Black Rock Group - blackrockgroup@internode.on.net
How To Join
Training Occurs
Advice to Recruits
Advice to Cadets
Vehicles & Appliances
Black Rock Car 1 Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero
Registration Number: XQO323
Equipment: GPS
Black Rock Trailer Support Trailer
Make and Model: Brooks
Registration Number: TQP149
Equipment: Quick Fill Pump
Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Specialist Administration - Administration Centre
Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination
Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications
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 - 6 sets
BA Compressor
Chainsaw - 2 saw(s)
Firefighting Foam - 500 Litres
Portable Generator - 2 unit(s)
GPS - 5 unit(s)
Portable flood lighting - 2 set(s)
RCR Heavy / Light - 1 set(s)
Rescue Litter - 1 litter(s)
 
Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area
Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 064 & 047
VHF Radio Channel: 13, 23, 50
UHF CB Radio Channel: 9, 19, 29
Incidents Attended Statistics for 2011-12 - 1 Responses
Flood 1 100.00% 1 Hrs 100.00%
Total Incidents for 2011-12 1 1 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 2 21 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 9 130 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 8 39 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 6 11 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 11 95 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 1 1 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 4
Total Incidents for 1999-00 4
Total Incidents for 1998-99 3
Post Codes
In Response Area		 5422 5430 5431 5432 5440 5493
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Black Rock, SA
Carrieton, SA
Cradock, SA
Eurelia, SA
Hammond, SA
Mingary, SA
Morchard, SA
Nackara, SA
Olary, SA
Orroroo, SA
Pekina, SA
Peterborough, SA
Tarcowie, SA
Walloway, SA
Willowie, SA
Yatina, SA
Yongala, SA

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