SA Country Fire Service Station

Western Districts
Information on this station was last updated on Thursday, November 10, 2011
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One of Western Districts Station - at Stokes Bay
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Western Districts station - at Kelly Hill Park
Picture by Steve Schueler

Western Districts 14
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Western Districts 24
Picture by Robin Geytenbeek

Western District Air Operations Trailer
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Comments On Station This brigade formed by the merger of South West and Duncan-Gosse brigades, and protects the Western end of Kangaroo Island
Refurbished 34 appliance delivered March 2008
Station Information
Region : Region 1
Group : Kangaroo Island Group
Established: 2003
Contact Information
Physical Location Various, Kangaroo Island SA
Phone Numbers EMERGENCY 000
Station When Manned (08) 8559 3135
Fax (08) 8559 3135
Postal Address PO Box 48,
Parndana SA 5220
E-mail Western Districts Captain - tkbuck@bigpond.com
How To Join
Training Occurs As arranged
Advice to Recruits Please contact the Captain, Tim Buck
Advice to Cadets
Vehicles & Appliances
Western District 14 4WD, 1000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Canter FG637
Water Capacity: 1000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: WPU926
Equipment: GPS
Western Districts 24 4WD, 2000L Rural Appliance
Make and Model: Hino FT165
Water Capacity: 2000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 80 Litres
Registration Number: VCC208
Equipment: Chainsaw: 1
GPS
Quick Fill Pump
Western Districts 34 4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Hino GT3HHK
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 80 Litres
Registration Number: VQX322
Equipment: GPS
Quick Fill Pump
Western Districts Air Operations Trailer Air Operations Support
Make and Model:
Equipment: Floating Collar Dam: 1
Quick Fill Pump
Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Fire Bomber Support - Aircraft Refilling
Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding
Fires - Other - Car, Rubbish and Other fires
Fires - Rural - Grass Fires, Bush Fires
 
Specialist Equipment : Chainsaw - 1 saw(s)
Firefighting Foam - 120 Litres
GPS - 2 unit(s)
Floating Collar Dam
Quick Fill Pump - 3 unit(s)
 
Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Plantation Forest - Commercial Plantations
Grasslands - Grasslands
Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
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: 130 & 131
VHF Radio Channel: 72, 73, 77
UHF CB Radio Channel: 13
Incidents Attended Statistics for 2011-12 - 14 Responses
Did Not Arrive (stop Call) 1 7.14% N/A
Grass Or Stubble Fire 3 21.43% 35 Hrs 6.73%
Medical Assist 1 7.14% 46 Hrs 8.85%
Scrub And Grass Fire 6 42.86% 427 Hrs 82.12%
Vehicle Accident / No Injury 2 14.29% 5 Hrs 0.96%
Vehicle Accident With Injuries 1 7.14% 7 Hrs 1.35%
Total Incidents for 2011-12 14 520 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 12 1167 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 2 26 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 3 124 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 10 17 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 10 23616 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 8 1080 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 5 112 Hrs
Post Codes
In Response Area		 5220 5223
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Cape Bouguer, SA
Cape du Couedic, SA
Flinders Chase National Park, SA
Gosse, SA
Hanson Bay, SA
Kelly Hill Conservation Park, SA
Stokes Bay, SA
Vivonne Bay, SA

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