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SA Country Fire Service Station Wattle Range Group Information on this station was last updated on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Wattle Range Group base     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Wattle Range BW13     -     Picture by Beth Warwick Wattle Range BW7     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran Wattle Range Car 1     -     Picture by Robert Stewart Wattle Range Car 2     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Wattle Range Logistics 2     -     Picture by Emergency Services Adelaide Comments On Station New BWC delivered March 2009 New Car 3 delivered June 2009 New BWC delivered January 2010 Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:     Argyle     Beachport Town     Comaum     Coonawarra     Furner     Glencoe     Kalangadoo     Maaoupe     Millicent     Monbulla     Mount Burr     Mount Graham     Mount McIntyre     Nangwarry     Penola     Rendelsham     Southend     Tantanoola     Thornlea     Wattle Range Group     Wattle Range Group Operations Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group. Station Information Region : Region 5 Established: 1997 Contact Information Physical Location George St, Millicent SA (See this station on Google Maps) CFS Map Book Map: LSE 9 Ref: 433392 GPS Latitude: -37.593989 Longitude: 140.352503 (See an aerial view of this station using Google Earth (GDA94)) Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000 Station When Manned (08) 8733 2975 Fax (08) 8733 3092 Postal Address PO Box 345, Millicent SA 5280 E-mail Wattle Range Group - safecomwattleran@internode.on.net How To Join Training Occurs Advice to Recruits Advice to Cadets Vehicles & Appliances Wattle Range BW13 Large Volume Water Tanker Make and Model: Isuzu FVZ1400 Water Capacity: 13000 Litres Registration Number: XQN124 Equipment: Wattle Range BW7 Large Volume Water Tanker Make and Model: Ford Cargo 1621 Auto Water Capacity: 6800 Litres Registration Number: S577AQA Equipment: Wattle Range Car 1 Command Vehicle Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero Registration Number: XQO346 Equipment: GPS Wattle Range Car 2 Command Vehicle Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero Registration Number: XQO330 Equipment: Wattle Range Logistics Logistics Support Vehicle Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max Registration Number: S349AQN Equipment: Wattle Range Logistics 2 Logistics Support Vehicle Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max Registration Number: S301AQN Equipment: Emergency Response Information Response Types : Specialist Administration - Administration Centre Airport / Airstrip - Aviation Airports and Airstrips Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications Hazmat - Chemical Spill Decontamination Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding Fires - Other - Car, Rubbish and Other fires Road Crash Rescue - Road Crash Rescue Fires - Rural - Grass Fires, Bush Fires Fires - Structure - House / Factory / Shed Fires   Specialist Equipment : Breathing Apparatus - 26 sets BA Compressor - 1 unit(s) Chainsaw - 14 saw(s) Defibrillator - 3 unit(s) Firefighting Foam - 600 Litres Portable Generator - 2 unit(s) GPS - 8 unit(s) Hazmat Equipment - 2 set Portable flood lighting - 2 set(s) Floating Collar Dam - 1 dam(s) Quick Fill Pump - 7 unit(s) RCR Heavy / Light - 1 set(s)   Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops Plantation Forest - Commercial Plantations Grasslands - Grasslands Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas Orchard / Viticulture - Fruit Orchards & Vineyards National Parks - National Park areas Rural Areas - General Rural environments Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas   Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 231 VHF Radio Channel: 36, 35, 23 Incidents Attended Statistics for 2019-20 - 96 Responses Alarm sounded no evidence of fire 1 1.04% N/A Alarm system suspected malfunction - 739 3 3.13% 4 Hrs 0.03% Animal rescue 1 1.04% N/A Assist other agencies 8 8.33% 6 Hrs 0.05% Building fire 10 10.42% 26 Hrs 0.20% Building fire - content only 1 1.04% N/A Building fire - structure & content 3 3.13% 21 Hrs 0.16% Building fire - structure only 3 3.13% 3 Hrs 0.02% Chimney or flue fire 1 1.04% 1 Hrs 0.01% Combustible / flammable leak 1 1.04% 2 Hrs 0.02% Detector suspected malfunction - 747 1 1.04% 1 Hrs 0.01% Did not arrive (stop call) 2 2.08% 1 Hrs 0.01% Forest fire 2 2.08% 100 Hrs 0.78% Grass or stubble fire 16 16.67% 3,761 Hrs 29.40% Harvesting machinery fire 1 1.04% 6 Hrs 0.05% Investigation (smoke) 1 1.04% 1 Hrs 0.01% Mobile property / vehicle 2 2.08% 1 Hrs 0.01% Mobile property fire - passenger vehicle 1 1.04% 2 Hrs 0.02% Other (outside fire) 1 1.04% 1 Hrs 0.01% Rubbish bin 1 1.04% 1 Hrs 0.01% Scrub and grass fire 5 5.21% 13 Hrs 0.10% Search 1 1.04% 8 Hrs 0.06% Tree down 11 11.46% 16 Hrs 0.13% Tree fire 1 1.04% 1 Hrs 0.01% Tree fire 1 1.04% 1 Hrs 0.01% Vehicle accident / no injury 7 7.29% 8,796 Hrs 68.77% Vehicle accident rescue 1 1.04% 2 Hrs 0.02% Vehicle accident with injuries 9 9.38% 16 Hrs 0.13% Total Incidents for 2019-20 96 12,791 Hrs Total Incidents for 2018-19 59 190 Hrs Total Incidents for 2017-18 77 183 Hrs Total Incidents for 2016-17 87 169 Hrs Total Incidents for 2015-16 135 377 Hrs Total Incidents for 2014-15 85 255 Hrs Total Incidents for 2013-14 75 206 Hrs Total Incidents for 2012-13 94 264 Hrs Total Incidents for 2011-12 106 339 Hrs Total Incidents for 2010-11 35 84 Hrs Total Incidents for 2009-10 22 147 Hrs Total Incidents for 2008-09 8 37 Hrs Total Incidents for 2007-08 131 474 Hrs Total Incidents for 2006-07 198 1413 Hrs Total Incidents for 2005-06 159 775 Hrs Total Incidents for 2004-05 175 715 Hrs Total Incidents for 2003-04 182 820 Hrs Total Incidents for 2002-03 181 929 Hrs Total Incidents for 2001-02 154 571 Hrs Total Incidents for 2000-01 182 Total Incidents for 1999-00 183 Total Incidents for 1998-99 177 Total Incidents for 1997-98 126 Post Codes In Response Area 5263 5272 5277 5278 5279 5280 5291 Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area Beachport, SA Burrungule, SA Canunda, SA Clay Wells, SA Coles, Comaum, SA Coonawarra, SA Furner, SA Glencoe, SA Glencoe West, SA Glenroy, SA Hatherleigh, SA Kalangadoo, SA Koorine, SA Maaoupe, SA Magarey, SA Millicent, SA Moerlong, SA Monbulla, Mount Burr, SA Mount McIntyre, SA Nangwarry, SA Penola, SA Rendelsham, SA Rocky Camp, SA Sebastopol, SA Short, SA Southend, SA Tantanoola, SA Thornlea, SA Trihi, SA Wattle Range, SA Wattle Range East, SA Wepar, SA Update Station Details