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SA Country Fire Service Station

Coorong Group

Information on this station was last updated on Saturday, December 9, 2023

Coorong Group base
Coorong Group base     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Coorong sub base - at Meningie Station
Coorong sub base - at Meningie Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Coorong BW7
Coorong BW7     -     Picture by Dean Norman
Coorong Car 1
Coorong Car 1     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Coorong Car 2
Coorong Car 2     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Coorong Logistics
Coorong Logistics     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit

Comments On Station Group sub base at Meningie
New Car 3 delivered May 2023

Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:
    Colebatch
    Cooke Plains
    Coomandook
    Coombe
    Coonalpyn
    Coorong Group
    Field
    Jabuk
    Meningie
    Narrung
    Netherton
    Peake
    Salt Creek
    Sherlock / Moorlands
    Tintinara
Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group.

Station Information
Region : Region 3

Contact Information
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Physical Location 56 Peake Tce, Coonalpyn SA
CFS Map Book Map: RMM 87, 968492
GPS Latitude: -35.698036 Longitude: 139.859926
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8571 1282
Postal Address Post Office, Coonalpyn SA 5265

How To Join
Training Occurs
Advice to Recruits
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Coorong BW7 Large Volume Water Tanker
Make and Model: Isuzu FTR900 Long
Comments: Based at Coomandook
Water Capacity: 7000 Litres
Registration Number: XQO440
Equipment:
Coorong Car 1 Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero
Registration Number: S857AQB
Equipment: GPS
Coorong Car 2 Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero
Registration Number: S877AQB
Equipment: GPS
Coorong Logistics Logistics Support Vehicle
Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max
Registration Number: S316AQN
Equipment: GPS

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
ZECC - Zone Emergency Coordination Centre
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 - 14 sets
BA Compressor - 2 unit(s)
Chainsaw - 3 saw(s)
Defibrillator - 1 unit(s)
Floating Pump - 1 unit(s)
Firefighting Foam - 1260 Litres
Portable Generator - 2 unit(s)
GPS - 10 unit(s)
Hazmat Equipment - 1 set
Portable flood lighting - 2 set(s)
Medical Oxygen equipment - 1 set(s)
Floating Collar Dam - 1 dam(s)
Quick Fill Pump - 2 unit(s)
Road Crash Rescue - 2 set(s)
Rescue Litter - 1 litter(s)
Thermal Imaging Camera
 
Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area
Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Grasslands - Grasslands
Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities
Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas
National Parks - National Park areas
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub
Silos - Grain Silos
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 201 & 211
VHF Radio Channel: 51, 44, 57
UHF CB Radio Channel: 10

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2022-23 - 2 Responses
Building Fire 1 50.00% 8 Hrs 25.00%
Scrub And Grass Fire 1 50.00% 24 Hrs 75.00%
Total Incidents for 2022-23 2 32 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-21 1
Total Incidents for 2019-20 2 563 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 1 17 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 1 54 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 7 30 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 2 34 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 1 10 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 8
Total Incidents for 1999-00 14
Total Incidents for 1998-99 7

Post Codes
In Response Area
5259 5261 5264 5265 5266 5301
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Ashville,
Colebatch,
Cooke Plains, SA
Coomandook,
Coonalpyn,
Coorong,
Culburra, SA
Deepwater,
Field, SA
Jabuk,
Ki Ki,
Meningie, SA
Meningie East,
Meningie West,
Moorlands,
Narrung, SA
Netherton,
Parrakie,
Peake,
Point McLeay,
Salt Creek, SA
Sherlock,
Tintinara,
Waltowa,
Wilkawatt,
Yumali, SA

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