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SA Country Fire Service Station

Mawson Group

Information on this station was last updated on Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Mawson Group base - at Morphett Vale Station
Mawson Group base - at Morphett Vale Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Mawson BW10 CAFS
Mawson BW10 CAFS     -     Picture by Kangarilla CFS
Mawson Car 1
Mawson Car 1     -     Picture by Andrew Horwood
Mawson Car 2
Mawson Car 2     -     Picture by SA Emergency Services Photography
Mawson Car 3
Mawson Car 3     -     Picture by Nicole Viant

Comments On Station Based at Morphett Vale Station.

Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:
    Blewitt Springs
    Clarendon
    Happy Valley
    Kangarilla
    Mawson Group
    Mawson Operations
    McLaren Flat
    Morphett Vale
    Seaford
Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group.

Station Information
Region : Region 1
Established: 1998

Contact Information
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Physical Location Doctors Road, Hackham SA
CFS Map Book Map: MLR 120C, 755090
UBD Map: 186, Q9
GPS Latitude: -35.136682 Longitude: 138.535930
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8382 7758
Postal Address PO Box 1255, McLaren Flat SA 5163

How To Join
Training Occurs
Advice to Recruits
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Mawson BW10 CAFS Large Volume Water Tanker
Make and Model: Isuzu Giga CXZ 240-420 AMT
Water Capacity: 9850 Litres
Foam Quantity: 180 Litres
Registration Number: S016AQU
Equipment:
Mawson Car 1 Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero
Registration Number: XQO316
Equipment: GPS
Mawson Car 2 Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max
Registration Number: S559AQK
Equipment: GPS
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
Mawson Car 3 Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero
Registration Number: XQO317
Equipment:
Mawson Group training resource trailer Support Trailer
Make and Model:
Registration Number: TDB026
Equipment:

Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Specialist Administration - Administration Centre
Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination
Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications
EMA - Enhanced Mutual Aid
Hazmat - Chemical Spill Decontamination
Specialist Investigation - Fire Cause Investigation
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 - 30 sets
BA Compressor - 1 unit(s)
Chainsaw - 11 saw(s)
Defibrillator - 7 unit(s)
Floating Pump - 1 unit(s)
Firefighting Foam - 500 Litres
Portable Generator - 5 unit(s)
GPS - 12 unit(s)
Hazmat Equipment - 1 set
Portable flood lighting - 7 set(s)
Medical Oxygen equipment - 6 set(s)
Floating Collar Dam - 2 dam(s)
Quick Fill Pump - 1 unit(s)
Specialist Equipment - Pad Monitor, reciprocating saw
Rescue Litter
Thermal Imaging Camera
 
Response Area Includes : 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: 134 & 135
VHF Radio Channel: 1, 30, 32

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2022-23 - 2 Responses
Cover Assignment 1 50.00% 179 Hrs 46.37%
Scrub And Grass Fire 1 50.00% 207 Hrs 53.63%
Total Incidents for 2022-23 2 386 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2021-22 1 128 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 7 1667 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 2 687 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 1 4 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 8 717 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 9 2089 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 12 545 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 6 460 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 3 101 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 1 14 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 1 62 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 21 1554 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 4 98 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 3 32 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 1 16 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 1
Total Incidents for 1999-00 1
Total Incidents for 1998-99 2

Post Codes
In Response Area
5157 5159 5161 5162 5163 5165 5167 5168 5169 5170 5171 5201
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Aberfoyle Park, SA
Blewitt Springs, SA
Chandlers Hill, SA
Clarendon, SA
Dorset Vale, SA
Flagstaff Hill, SA
Hackham, SA
Happy Valley, SA
Kangarilla, SA
Kuitpo, SA
Maslin Beach, SA
McLaren Flat, SA
Moana, SA
Morphett Vale, SA
Old Noarlunga, SA
Old Reynella, SA
Onkaparinga Hills, SA
Port Noarlunga, SA
Port Noarlunga South, SA
Reynella, SA
Seaford, SA
Seaford Heights, SA
Seaford Meadows, SA
Seaford Rise, SA
Tatachilla, SA
Woodcroft, SA

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