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SA Country Fire Service Station

Mount Gambier District Group

Information on this station was last updated on Saturday, March 11, 2023

Gambier Group Base
Gambier Group Base     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Gambier Group Base Vehicle Bays
Gambier Group Base Vehicle Bays     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Gambier BW11
Gambier BW11     -     Picture by Adelaide Emergency Media
Gambier Car 1
Gambier Car 1     -     Picture by Leith Robson
Gambier Group logistics Trailer
Gambier Group logistics Trailer     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Mount Gambier Logistics
Mount Gambier Logistics     -     Picture by Andrew Horwood

Comments On Station Joint Station with SES and Onefortyone Plantations
New Logs delivered November 2021

Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:
    Compton
    Forest Industry
    Green Triangle Forest Products
    Mil Lel
    Moorak
    Mount Gambier CFS Group Operations
    Mount Gambier District Group
    Pleasant Park
    Tarpeena
    Timberlands Pacific CFS Industry
    Wandilo
    Yahl
Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group.

Station Information
Region : Region 5
Established: 1988

Contact Information
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Physical Location 152 Jubilee Highway East, tba SA
CFS Map Book Map: LSE 6, 782142
GPS Latitude: -37.838241 Longitude: 140.806137
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8725 1629
Postal Address tba, tba SA 5290
E-mail Mount Gambier District Group - mountgambieradmin@cfsgroup.org.au

How To Join
Training Occurs
Advice to Recruits
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Gambier BW11 Large Volume Water Tanker
Make and Model: Isuzu FVZ1400
Comments: Based at Mount Gambier Group Base
Water Capacity: 11000 Litres
Registration Number: XQO218
Equipment: Floating Collar Dam: 1
Gambier Car 1 Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero
Registration Number: XQO348
Equipment: GPS
Gambier Group logistics Trailer Support Trailer
Make and Model: Homemade
Equipment: Generator
Mount Gambier Logistics Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max
Registration Number: S124BQB
Equipment:

Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Specialist Administration - Administration Centre
Airport / Airstrip - Aviation Airports and Airstrips
Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination
Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications
EMA - Enhanced Mutual Aid
Specialist Investigation - Fire Cause Investigation
Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding
Fires - Other - Car, Rubbish and Other fires
Fires - Rural - Grass Fires, Bush Fires
Fires - Structure - House / Factory / Shed Fires
 
Specialist Equipment : Breathing Apparatus - 18 sets
Chainsaw
Defibrillator
Firefighting Foam - 500 Litres
Portable Generator - 1 unit(s)
GPS - 10 unit(s)
Hazmat Equipment
Portable flood lighting - 1 set(s)
Floating Collar Dam - 1 dam(s)
Quick Fill Pump - 1 unit(s)
 
Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area
Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Plantation Forest - Commercial Plantations
Grasslands - Grasslands
Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities
Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas
Metropolitan - Major City and Suburban areas
Orchard / Viticulture - Fruit Orchards & Vineyards
National Parks - National Park areas
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 226 & 237
VHF Radio Channel: 23, 98, 35

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2021-22 - 3 Responses
Grass Or Stubble Fire 2 66.67% 136 Hrs 99.27%
Tree Fire 1 33.33% 1 Hrs 0.73%
Total Incidents for 2021-22 3 137 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 3 164 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 1 6 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 1 9 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 1 4 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 24 67 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 118 251 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 127 209 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 32 99 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 58 314 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 116 880 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 131 1354 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 151 1426 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 129 1746 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 133 948 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 109 961 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 120 713 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 157
Total Incidents for 1999-00 113
Total Incidents for 1998-99 133
Total Incidents for 1997-98 12

Post Codes
In Response Area
5277 5290 5291
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Burrungule, SA
Caroline, SA
Compton, SA
Dismal Swamp, SA
Glenburnie, SA
Mil Lel, SA
Mingbool, SA
Moorak, SA
Mount Gambier, SA
O B Flat, SA
Pleasant Park, SA
Square Mile, SA
Suttontown, SA
Tarpeena, SA
Wandilo, SA
Worrolong, SA
Yahl, SA

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