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SA Country Fire Service Station

Gladstone

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

Gladstone Station
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Gladstone 34
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Comments On Station New 34 appliance delivered May 2021

Station Information
Region : Region 4
Group : Bundaleer Group
Established: 1954

Contact Information
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Physical Location 8 East Tce, Gladstone SA
CFS Map Book Map: SFR 332, 537160
GPS Latitude: -33.266215 Longitude: 138.356518
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8662 2335
Postal Address PO Box 100, Gladstone SA 5473

How To Join
Training Occurs 1st & 3rd & 5th Wednesdays, 6.00 pm
Advice to Recruits Please attend station on training night, or contact the Captain, Hayden Prior 0428457026.
Advice to Cadets Please attend station on training night, or contact the Captain, Hayden Prior, 0428457026. Cadets train Wednesdays, during school term

Vehicles & Appliances
Gladstone 34 4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS 139-260 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 40 Litres
Registration Number: S078BQB
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 2
Chainsaw: 1
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)

Emergency Response Information
Response Types : 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 - 2 sets
Chainsaw
Defibrillator
Firefighting Foam - 80 Litres
GPS - 1 unit(s)
 
Response Area Includes : Grasslands - Grasslands
Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 066 & 049
VHF Radio Channel: 29, 31, 34
UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2022-23 - 30 Responses
Alarm Activation By Outside Tradesman/Occupier Activities - 765 1 3.33% 1 Hrs 0.11%
Alarm Operates Due To Extreme Weather Conditions - 702 1 3.33% 99 Hrs 11.35%
Alarm Sounded No Evidence Of Fire 1 3.33% 5 Hrs 0.57%
Assist Other Agencies 4 13.33% 253 Hrs 29.01%
Building Fire - Structure & Content 1 3.33% 30 Hrs 3.44%
Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 2 6.67% 3 Hrs 0.34%
Good Intent Call 2 6.67% 2 Hrs 0.23%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 7 23.33% 161 Hrs 18.46%
Major Fuel Or Oil Spill 1 3.33% 5 Hrs 0.57%
Medical Assist 1 3.33% 106 Hrs 12.16%
Mobile Property Fire - Road Transport Vehicle 1 3.33% 29 Hrs 3.33%
Other (Outside Fire) 2 6.67% 20 Hrs 2.29%
Rubbish Fire 3 10.00% 131 Hrs 15.02%
Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 1 3.33% 22 Hrs 2.52%
Tree Down 1 3.33% 1 Hrs 0.11%
Vehicle Accident With Injuries 1 3.33% 4 Hrs 0.46%
Total Incidents for 2022-23 30 872 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2021-22 33 428 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-21 39 3268 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 39 3153 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 25 164 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 39 1467 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 53 2065 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 47 3431 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 36 1738 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 53 4466 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 23 1323 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 31 624 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 13 161 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 14 369 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 18 466 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 19 166 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 22 331 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 22 1242 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 23 279 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 16 172 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 31 482 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 31 353 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 20
Total Incidents for 1999-00 26
Total Incidents for 1998-99 14
Total Incidents for 1997-98 11

Post Codes
In Response Area
5473
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Gladstone, SA

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