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SA Metropolitan Fire Service Station

Mount Gambier (Station 70)

Information on this station was last updated on Friday, April 14, 2023

Mount Gambier Station
Mount Gambier Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Mount Gambier 701
Mount Gambier 701     -     Picture by Matthew Williamson
Mount Gambier 7014
Mount Gambier 7014     -     Picture by SA Emergency Services Photography
Mount Gambier 703
Mount Gambier 703     -     Picture by SA Emergency Services Photography
Mount Gambier 709
Mount Gambier 709     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran

Station Information
Region : Limestone Coast Region
Established: 1922

Contact Information
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Physical Location 20 Crouch St South, Mount Gambier SA
CFS Map Book Map: LSE 6, 810129
GPS Latitude: -37.833249 Longitude: 140.785138
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Postal Address PO Box 8085, Mount Gambier SA 5290

How To Join
Training Occurs Tuesday 7.00 p.m.
Advice to Recruits Has Retained (paid) Firefighters, as well as full time paid staff during weekdays. Vacancies for full time & retained fire-fighters advertised on MFS website, as required.
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Mount Gambier 701 Pumper (1, 11, 2, 21, 31)
Make and Model: Scania
Water Capacity: 1800 Litres
Registration Number: WPW960
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4
Hazmat
Road Crash Rescue
Lighting
Generator
PPV Fan
Thermal Imaging Camera
Mount Gambier 7014 14 - 4wd 1000L Grass Fire Unit
Make and Model: Isuzu
Water Capacity: 1000 Litres
Registration Number: XCV024
Equipment:
Mount Gambier 703 Combination Aerial Pumping Appliance (3, 13)
Make and Model: Scania
Water Capacity: 1800 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: SB63JC
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4
Hazmat
Road Crash Rescue
Rescue Litter
Lighting
Generator
PPV Fan
Thermal Imaging Camera
Mount Gambier 709 Pumper-Rescue (9)
Make and Model: Scania
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 60 Litres
Registration Number: SB53DM
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4
Hazmat
Road Crash Rescue
Rope Rescue
Rescue Litter
Lighting
Chainsaw: 1
PPV Fan
Thermal Imaging Camera

Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Vertical Rescue - Rescue from Heights
Command - Major Incident Coordination
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 - 12 sets
Chainsaw
Firefighting Foam
Portable Generator
Hazmat Equipment - 1 set
Portable flood lighting - 3 set(s)
PPV Fan - 2 fan(s)
Quick Cut Saw
Road Crash Rescue
Rescue Litter - 1 litter(s)
Thermal Imaging Camera
 
Response Area Includes : Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities
Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 195
VHF Radio Channel: 59

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2022-23 - 521 Responses
Alarm Anomolies 98 18.81%
Assistance in / out of MFS area 13 2.50%
Emergency (Note 3) 176 33.78%
Grass / Tree 51 9.79%
Industrial 1 0.19%
Installations 61 11.71%
Justified Calls 64 12.28%
Malicious False Alarm (Note 2) 2 0.38%
Manufacturing 5 0.96%
Mobile Property 7 1.34%
Public Assembly 1 0.19%
Residential 18 3.45%
Salvage 22 4.22%
Special (Note 1) 1 0.19%
Storage 1 0.19%
Total Incidents for 2022-23 521
Note 1. Properties not classified in other categories and mainly outdoors, eg signs, fences, properties under construction or demolition.
Note 2. MFA - Malicious False Alarm or Malicious Intent.
Note 3. Category includes dangerous substances rescues, vehicle accidents, etc.

Total Incidents for 2021-22 473
Total Incidents for 2020-21 497
Total Incidents for 2019-20 447
Total Incidents for 2018-19 478
Total Incidents for 2017-18 460
Total Incidents for 2016-17 453
Total Incidents for 2015-16 450
Total Incidents for 2014-15 515
Total Incidents for 2013-14 437
Total Incidents for 2012-13 462
Total Incidents for 2011-12 503
Total Incidents for 2010-11 548
Total Incidents for 2009-10 509
Total Incidents for 2008-09 610
Total Incidents for 2007-08 647
Total Incidents for 2006-07 582

Post Codes
In Response Area
5290 5291
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Mount Gambier, SA
Suttontown, SA
Worrolong, SA

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