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SACFS

SA Country Fire Service Station

Snowtown

Information on this station was last updated on Sunday, June 8, 2025

Snowtown Station
Snowtown Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Snowtown 34
Snowtown 34     -     Picture by Steve Schueler

Station Information
Region : Region 4
Group : Blyth / Snowtown Group

Contact Information
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Physical Location Lumeah Road, Snowtown SA
CFS Map Book Map: YPMN 266, 416576
GPS Latitude: -33.788316 Longitude: 138.211316
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8865 2405
Postal Address 9 Fourth Street, Snowtown SA 5520
E-mail Snowtown CFS - SnowtownCFS@hotmail.com

How To Join
Training Occurs Second and fourth Wednesdays
Advice to Recruits Please attend any training night, or contact the Captain, John Freebairn. All Welcome.
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Snowtown 34 4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS750 crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 40 Litres
Registration Number: XQB706
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 2
GPS
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
Defibrillator
Firefighting Foam
GPS - 1 unit(s)
 
Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Grasslands - Grasslands
Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities
Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Silos - Grain Silos
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 065 & 048
VHF Radio Channel: 83, 84, 87
UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2024-25 - 28 Responses
Alarm System Suspected Malfunction 2 7.14% 1 Hrs 0.09%
Assist Other Agencies 3 10.71% 6 Hrs 0.55%
Building Fire - Structure & Content 1 3.57% 102 Hrs 9.28%
Cooking Fumes (Toast Or Foodstuffs) 2 7.14% 2 Hrs 0.18%
Detector Suspected Malfunction 1 3.57% 1 Hrs 0.09%
Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 2 7.14% 1 Hrs 0.09%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 2 7.14% 14 Hrs 1.27%
Haystack 3 10.71% 415 Hrs 37.76%
Mobile Property Fire - Campervan/Caravan 1 3.57% 7 Hrs 0.64%
Mobile Property Fire - Passenger Vehicle 2 7.14% 167 Hrs 15.20%
Other Assistance 1 3.57% 22 Hrs 2.00%
Scrub And Grass Fire 3 10.71% 65 Hrs 5.91%
Vehicle Accident / No Injury 1 3.57% 3 Hrs 0.27%
Vehicle Accident With Injuries 4 14.29% 293 Hrs 26.66%
Total Incidents for 2024-25 28 1,099 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2023-24 41 450 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2022-23 27 397 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2021-22 21 474 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-21 30 1199 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 26 1216 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 33 2685 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 37 419 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 39 520 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 30 712 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 50 794 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 57 1296 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 37 659 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 42 443 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 31 552 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 22 332 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 28 166 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 26 240 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 33 194 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 24 538 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 22 294 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 24 161 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 23 173 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 29 213 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 26
Total Incidents for 1999-00 26
Total Incidents for 1998-99 18
Total Incidents for 1997-98 21

Post Codes
In Response Area
5464 5520 5555
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Bumbunga, SA
Burnsfield, SA
Condowie, SA
Hope Gap, SA
Lake View, SA
Snowtown, SA