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SA Country Fire Service Station

Watervale

Information on this station was last updated on Sunday, April 27, 2025
Watervale Station
Watervale Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Watervale 34
Watervale 34     -     Picture by Emergency Services Adelaide
 Watervale QRV
Watervale QRV     -     Picture by Watervale CFS
Station Information
Region : Region 2
Group : Horrocks Group
Established: 1946
Contact Information
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Physical Location 7 Quelltaler Road, Watervale SA
CFS Map Book Map: YPMN 235, 824398
GPS Latitude: -33.958701 Longitude: 138.645757
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8843 0110
Postal Address PO Box 141, Watervale SA 5452
E-mail Watervale CFS - watervalecfs@internode.on.net
How To Join
Training Occurs Tuesday 7.00pm
Advice to Recruits Please attend station on training night, or contact the Captain, Brett Schutz
Advice to Cadets
Vehicles & Appliances
Watervale 34 4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS 139-260 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 40 Litres
Registration Number: S690AQX
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 2
Chainsaw: 1
GPS
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
Thermal Imaging Camera
Watervale QRV 4WD, 500L Quick Response Vehicle
Make and Model: Toyota Landcruiser
Water Capacity: 580 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: XQO222
Equipment: Chainsaw: 1
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
Chainsaw - 2 saw(s)
Defibrillator
Firefighting Foam - 80 Litres
GPS
Thermal Imaging Camera
 
Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Grasslands - Grasslands
Orchard / Viticulture - Fruit Orchards & Vineyards
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 099 & 079
VHF Radio Channel: 62, 73, 77
Incidents Attended Statistics for 2024-25 - 14 Responses
Assist Police Or Other Gov. Agency 1 7.14% N/A
Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 5 35.71% 3 Hrs 1.72%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 4 28.57% 7 Hrs 4.02%
Transformer, Power Or Utility, Power Pole 1 7.14% 155 Hrs 89.08%
Tree Down 1 7.14% N/A
Tree Fire 1 7.14% 9 Hrs 5.17%
Vehicle Accident / No Injury 1 7.14% N/A
Total Incidents for 2024-25 14 174 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2023-24 11 84 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2022-23 21 487 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2021-22 19 190 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-21 19 892 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 21 338 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 24 507 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 27 527 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 22 154 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 18 285 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 24 1686 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 11 62 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 26 371 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 11 130 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 18 138 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 23 1326 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 20 377 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 13 77 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 21 211 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 27 615 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 35 328 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 20 151 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 34 336 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 25 204 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 36
Total Incidents for 1999-00 25
Total Incidents for 1998-99 26
Total Incidents for 1997-98 21
Post Codes
In Response Area		 5452
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Leasingham,
Watervale, SA