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SA Country Fire Service Station

MacKillop Operations Support

Information on this station was last updated on Thursday, October 3, 2024


Station Information
Region : Region 5
Group : MacKillop Group
Established: 2024

Contact Information
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Physical Location 15 Portland St , Penola SA
CFS Map Book Map: LSE 17, 857631
GPS Latitude: -37.378087 Longitude: 140.839065
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Postal Address 15 Portland St, Penola SA 5277

How To Join
Training Occurs
Advice to Recruits
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances

Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination
Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications
 
Specialist Equipment :
 
Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Grasslands - Grasslands
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
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 223
VHF Radio Channel: 11, 8, 7
UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2024-25 - 30 Responses
Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 2 6.67% 3 Hrs 0.79%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 14 46.67% 213 Hrs 55.91%
Haystack 1 3.33% 84 Hrs 22.05%
Investigation (Smoke) 1 3.33% 4 Hrs 1.05%
Mobile Property / Vehicle 1 3.33% 2 Hrs 0.52%
Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 1 3.33% 1 Hrs 0.26%
Scrub And Grass Fire 1 3.33% 17 Hrs 4.46%
Tree Down 2 6.67% 4 Hrs 1.05%
Tree Fire 1 3.33% 5 Hrs 1.31%
Tree Fire 5 16.67% 46 Hrs 12.07%
Vehicle Accident / No Injury 1 3.33% 2 Hrs 0.52%
Total Incidents for 2024-25 30 381 Hrs

Post Codes
In Response Area
5263 5272 5277 5278 5279 5280
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Coles,
Comaum, SA
Coonawarra,
Glenroy, SA
Kalangadoo, SA
Maaoupe, SA
Moerlong, SA
Monbulla, SA
Nangwarry, SA
Penola, SA
Short, SA
Trihi, SA
Wattle Range, SA
Wattle Range East, SA
Wepar, SA