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SACFS

SA Country Fire Service Station

Port MacDonnell

Information on this station was last updated on Monday, December 16, 2019
Port MacDonnell Station
Port MacDonnell Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Port MacDonnell 14
Port MacDonnell 14     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
 Port MacDonnell 34P
Port MacDonnell 34P     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Comments On Station Kingsley Group (formerly Port MacDonnell Group) based at this station
New 14 delivered Oct 2014
New 34P appliance delivered March 2019
Station Information
Region : Region 5
Group : Kingsley Group
Contact Information
Physical Location Elizabeth Street, Port MacDonnell SA
(See this station on Google Maps)
CFS Map Book Map: LSE 2 Ref: 730881
GPS Lattitude: -38.054376 Longitude: 140.692106
(See an aerial view of this station using Google Earth (GDA94))
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8738 2581
Fax (08) 8738 2481
Postal Address PO Box 344,
Port MacDonnell SA 5291
How To Join
Training Occurs Tuesdays, fortnightly, 5.30pm
Advice to Recruits Please contact the Captain, Rodney Virgo
Advice to Cadets First Wednesday each month. Please contact the Captain, Rodney Virgo, or Wade Chant on 0488313225
Vehicles & Appliances
Port Mac 14 4WD, 1000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu NPS300
Water Capacity: 1600 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: XQN147
Equipment:
Port Mac 34P 4WD, 3000L Light Pumper
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS 139-240
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 40 Litres
Registration Number: S081AQS
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4
Lighting
Chainsaw: 1
GPS
Defibrillation Equipment
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 - 4 sets
Chainsaw - 1 saw(s)
Defibrillator - 1 unit(s)
Firefighting Foam - 100 Litres
Portable Generator - 1 unit(s)
GPS - 1 unit(s)
Portable flood lighting
Quick Fill Pump - 1 unit(s)
 
Response Area Includes : Grasslands - Grasslands
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: 228
VHF Radio Channel: 69, 30, 51
Incidents Attended Statistics for 2018-19 - 13 Responses
Alarm sounded no evidence of fire 1 7.69% N/A
Assist police or other gov. agency 1 7.69% 2 Hrs 0.53%
Building fire 3 23.08% 5 Hrs 1.32%
Forest fire 1 7.69% 16 Hrs 4.22%
Grass or stubble fire 3 23.08% 335 Hrs 88.39%
Prescribed burn 1 7.69% 7 Hrs 1.85%
Rubbish fire 1 7.69% 4 Hrs 1.06%
Vehicle accident / no injury 2 15.38% 10 Hrs 2.64%
Total Incidents for 2018-19 13 379 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 21 478 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 12 49 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 26 942 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 19 34 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 10 12 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 37 155 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 16 158 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 20 90 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 20 136 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 35 216 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 28 147 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 33 658 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 33 617 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 30 656 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 20 98 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 21 215 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 15 39 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 31
Total Incidents for 1999-00 14
Total Incidents for 1998-99 9
Total Incidents for 1997-98 14
Post Codes
In Response Area		 5291
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Cape Douglas, SA
Eight Mile Creek, SA
Port Macdonnell, SA
Racecourse Bay, SA
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