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SA Country Fire Service Station

Wandilo

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

Wandilo Station
Wandilo Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Wandilo 34P
Wandilo 34P     -     Picture by Matthew Byrne

Comments On Station 34P appliance delivered November 2021

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

Contact Information
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Physical Location 377 Croyle Road, Wandilo SA
CFS Map Book Map: LSE 11, 762214
GPS Latitude: -37.753931 Longitude: 140.730168
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Postal Address tba,
tba SA 5290

How To Join
Training Occurs As arranged
Advice to Recruits Please contact the Captain Matthew Byrne on 0448212700
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Wandilo 34P 4WD, 3000L Light Pumper
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS800 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 40 Litres
Registration Number: S590AQK
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4
Lighting
Chainsaw: 1
GPS
Thermal Imaging Camera

Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Airport / Airstrip - Aviation Airports and Airstrips
EMA - Enhanced Mutual Aid
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
Firefighting Foam - 160 Litres
GPS
Thermal Imaging Camera
 
Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area
Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Plantation Forest - Commercial Plantations
Grasslands - Grasslands
Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas
National Parks - National Park areas
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 226
VHF Radio Channel: 23, 98, 35
UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2021-2022 - 56 Responses
Alarm Activation By Outside Tradesman/Occupier Activities - 765 2 3.57% 8 Hrs 0.74%
Alarm Activation Due To Poor Building Maint-Dust,Cobwebs,Insects - 766 1 1.79% 5 Hrs 0.46%
Assist Other Agencies 1 1.79% 1 Hrs 0.09%
Building Fire - Content Only 1 1.79% N/A
Building Fire - Structure & Content 5 8.93% 82 Hrs 7.59%
Building Fire - Structure Only 1 1.79% 11 Hrs 1.02%
Detector Suspected Malfunction - 747 1 1.79% 2 Hrs 0.19%
Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 3 5.36% 7 Hrs 0.65%
Forest Fire 3 5.36% 72 Hrs 6.67%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 11 19.64% 265 Hrs 24.54%
Heat/Thermal Detector Operated, No Fire, Heat From Source - 752 1 1.79% 2 Hrs 0.19%
Mobile Property / Vehicle 3 5.36% 17 Hrs 1.57%
Mobile Property Fire - Road Transport Vehicle 1 1.79% 7 Hrs 0.65%
Rubbish Fire 5 8.93% 26 Hrs 2.41%
Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 1 1.79% 2 Hrs 0.19%
Scrub And Grass Fire 4 7.14% 182 Hrs 16.85%
Tree Down 5 8.93% 14 Hrs 1.30%
Tree Fire 1 1.79% N/A
Vehicle Accident / No Injury 3 5.36% 278 Hrs 25.74%
Vehicle Accident With Injuries 2 3.57% 97 Hrs 8.98%
Wrong Location 1 1.79% 2 Hrs 0.19%
Total Incidents for 2021-2022 56 1,080 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-2021 35 351 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 62 1984 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 36 311 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 45 526 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 44 350 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 49 1047 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 57 1006 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 47 436 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 43 317 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 26 119 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 19 70 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 16 61 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 16 161 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 26 209 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 26 328 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 22 182 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 23 227 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 14 197 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 18 180 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 19 90 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 22
Total Incidents for 1999-00 27
Total Incidents for 1998-99 33
Total Incidents for 1997-98 23

Post Codes
In Response Area
5277 5291
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Dismal Swamp, SA
Suttontown, SA
Tarpeena, SA
Wandilo, SA

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