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Mount Gambier CFS Group Operations

Information on this station was last updated on Saturday, March 11, 2023

Gambier Group Ops Base
Gambier Group Ops Base     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit

Comments On Station A Brigade to assist with communications and logistics in the Mount Gambier Group

Station Information
Region : Region 5
Group : Mount Gambier District Group

Contact Information
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Physical Location 152 Jubilee Highway East, Mount Gambier SA
CFS Map Book Map: LSE 6, 829121
GPS Latitude: -37.837948 Longitude: 140.806427
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8725 1629
Fax (08) 8725 9078
Postal Address PO Box 466,
Mount Gambier SA 5290
E-mail Mount Gambier Group Operations - mgcfsops@internode.on.net

How To Join
Training Occurs Sundays 9.00 a.m.
Advice to Recruits Please contact Administration Officer, Fiona Woolridge on (08) 8738 5201
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 : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area
Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Plantation Forest - Commercial Plantations
Grasslands - Grasslands
Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 226 & 228
UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2021-2022 - 201 Responses
Alarm Activation By Outside Tradesman/Occupier Activities - 765 1 0.50% 3 Hrs 0.10%
Alarm Activation Due To Poor Building Maint-Dust,Cobwebs,Insects - 766 1 0.50% 4 Hrs 0.13%
Alarm Operates Due To Extreme Weather Conditions - 702 1 0.50% 4 Hrs 0.13%
Alarm Operates Due To Power Surge/Spike Or Short Circuit - 707 1 0.50% 5 Hrs 0.16%
Alarm Sounded No Evidence Of Fire 2 1.00% 15 Hrs 0.49%
Alarm System Suspected Malfunction - 739 4 1.99% 13 Hrs 0.42%
Alarm Unintentional - Workmen,Testing 1 0.50% 4 Hrs 0.13%
Animal Rescue 1 0.50% 2 Hrs 0.07%
Arcing, Shorted Electrical Equipment 1 0.50% 4 Hrs 0.13%
Assist Other Agencies 15 7.46% 48 Hrs 1.56%
Barbecue Or Hangi 1 0.50% 3 Hrs 0.10%
Building Fire - Content Only 1 0.50% 30 Hrs 0.98%
Building Fire - Structure & Content 9 4.48% 122 Hrs 3.97%
Building Fire - Structure Only 3 1.49% 17 Hrs 0.55%
Chimney Or Flue Fire 1 0.50% 5 Hrs 0.16%
Detector Suspected Malfunction - 747 2 1.00% 4 Hrs 0.13%
Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 3 1.49% 11 Hrs 0.36%
Fip - Reset Prior To Arrival By Management - 730 1 0.50% 3 Hrs 0.10%
Fixed Alarm (Smoke Detector Malfunction) 1 0.50% 5 Hrs 0.16%
Fixed Alarm Fault 3 1.49% 9 Hrs 0.29%
Food Stuffs Burnt, Confined To Cooking Equipment 1 0.50% 2 Hrs 0.07%
Forest Fire 18 8.96% 911 Hrs 29.65%
Good Intent Call 2 1.00% 9 Hrs 0.29%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 33 16.42% 716 Hrs 23.30%
Haystack 1 0.50% 22 Hrs 0.72%
Hazardous Material 1 0.50% 72 Hrs 2.34%
Heat Related And Electrical 1 0.50% 6 Hrs 0.20%
Malicious False Alarm - Or Mischevious Damage To Mcp Or Det/Spkl - 711 1 0.50% 1 Hrs 0.03%
Medical Assist 1 0.50% 4 Hrs 0.13%
Mobile Property / Vehicle 5 2.49% 25 Hrs 0.81%
Mobile Property Fire - Passenger Vehicle 2 1.00% 20 Hrs 0.65%
Mobile Property Fire - Road Transport Vehicle 1 0.50% 3 Hrs 0.10%
Other (Outside Fire) 2 1.00% 6 Hrs 0.20%
Rubbish Fire 16 7.96% 96 Hrs 3.12%
Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 1 0.50% 4 Hrs 0.13%
Scrub And Grass Fire 2 1.00% 534 Hrs 17.38%
Search 1 0.50% 13 Hrs 0.42%
Tree Down 29 14.43% 103 Hrs 3.35%
Tree Fire 3 1.49% 15 Hrs 0.49%
Vehicle Accident / No Injury 13 6.47% 87 Hrs 2.83%
Vehicle Accident Rescue 1 0.50% 11 Hrs 0.36%
Vehicle Accident With Injuries 13 6.47% 102 Hrs 3.32%
Total Incidents for 2021-2022 201 3,073 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-2021 171 1706 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 224 4608 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 161 2175 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 183 3088 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 181 2332 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 174 2513 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 212 3152 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 150 1145 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 193 1641 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 131 751 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 140 674 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 27 77 Hrs

Post Codes
In Response Area
5277 5291
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