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SA Country Fire Service Station Gumeracha Group Information on this station was last updated on Thursday, October 5, 2023 Gumeracha Group Base     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Gumeracha BW11     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Gumeracha Car 1     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Gumeracha Compressor Trailer     -     Picture by Emergency Services Adelaide Gumeracha Car 2     -     Picture by Andrew Horwood Gumeracha Logistics     -     Picture by Gumeracha Ops Brigade Comments On Station New Car 2 delivered October 2023 Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:     Birdwood     Cudlee Creek     Forreston     Gumeracha     Gumeracha Group     Gumeracha Operations Brigade     Hermitage     Kersbrook     Mount Torrens     Paracombe Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group. Station Information Region : Region 2 Contact Information Google References Physical Location Victoria Street, Gumeracha SA CFS Map Book Map: MLR 149D, 064443 GPS Latitude: -34.825719 Longitude: 138.883514 Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000 Station When Manned (08) 8189 1087 Postal Address 67 Synbank Rd, Kersbrook SA 5231 E-mail Gumeracha Group - gumerachagroupadmin@bigpond.com How To Join Training Occurs Tuesdays Advice to Recruits Advice to Cadets Vehicles & Appliances Gumeracha BW11 Large Volume Water Tanker Make and Model: Isuzu Giga CXZ Premium Comments: Based at Kersbrook Station Water Capacity: 10800 Litres Registration Number: S067AQS Equipment: Floating Collar Dam: 1 AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Gumeracha Car 1 Command Vehicle Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero Registration Number: XQA341 Equipment: GPS AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Gumeracha Car 2 Command Vehicle Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max Registration Number: S598BQG Equipment: AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Gumeracha Compressor Trailer Support Trailer Make and Model: JR Collins Registration Number: TQO205 Equipment: BA Compressor Gumeracha Logistics Logistics Support Vehicle Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max Registration Number: S409AQG Equipment: AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Thermal Imaging Camera Gumeracha Trailer Support Trailer Make and Model: Kessner Registration Number: YCT854 Equipment: Emergency Response Information Response Types : Specialist Administration - Administration Centre Fire Bomber Support - Aircraft Refilling Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications 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 - 1 unit(s) Chainsaw - 7 saw(s) Defibrillator Firefighting Foam Portable Generator - 7 unit(s) GPS - 13 unit(s) Portable flood lighting - 6 set(s) Quick Fill Pump - 2 unit(s) Road Crash Rescue Thermal Imaging Camera   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 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: 098 & 078 VHF Radio Channel: 58, 62, 63 UHF CB Radio Channel: 9 Incidents Attended Statistics for 2024-25 - 10 Responses Good Intent Call 1 10.00% N/A Grass Or Stubble Fire 5 50.00% 79 Hrs 69.30% Rubbish Fire 1 10.00% 6 Hrs 5.26% Scrub And Grass Fire 3 30.00% 29 Hrs 25.44% Total Incidents for 2024-25 10 114 Hrs Total Incidents for 2023-24 7 532 Hrs Total Incidents for 2022-23 8 3997 Hrs Total Incidents for 2021-22 16 433 Hrs Total Incidents for 2020-21 4 120 Hrs Total Incidents for 2019-20 46 12326 Hrs Total Incidents for 2018-19 12 3974 Hrs Total Incidents for 2017-18 14 346 Hrs Total Incidents for 2016-17 1 2 Hrs Total Incidents for 2015-16 14 7886 Hrs Total Incidents for 2014-15 3 318 Hrs Total Incidents for 2013-14 1 4 Hrs Total Incidents for 2011-12 1 171 Hrs Total Incidents for 2010-11 2 1 Hrs Total Incidents for 2009-10 1 20 Hrs Total Incidents for 1997-98 2 Post Codes In Response Area 5131 5132 5133 5231 5232 5233 5234 5235 5236 5244 5351 Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area Birdwood, SA Chain of Ponds, Cromer, Cudlee Creek, SA Forreston, SA Gumeracha, SA Houghton, SA Inglewood, SA Kenton Valley, SA Kersbrook, SA Lower Hermitage, Millbrook, Mount Crawford, SA Mount Torrens, SA Paracombe, Tungkillo, SA Upper Hermitage, SA