SA Country Fire Service Promotions Unit - History Section
Promoting the Historical foundations of the Service

Balaklava Brigade - 1944 to Present

In 1944, the then Premier of South Australia, Sir Thomas Playford, announced the Civil Defence would be wound down and the equipment from metropolitan civil defence units would be transferred to rural councils for fire protection.

Manned by volunteers, this was the beginning of the Balaklava Fire Brigade. In the following 30 years, the brigade worked hard to raise funds to purchase necessary fire fighting equipment and the townspeople fought to keep the brigade operating.

In 1977, the responsibility for the fire service was transferred to the Emergency Fire Service (EFS) and a new station was built by the volunteer members. It was officially opened on February 28, 1978.

The Country Fire Service (CFS) was commissioned in 1979 and took responsibility for the brigade. In 1993 a new communications room, shower and toilet facilities were added to the station. Without the existence of volunteers the CFS would not exist.

This information has been sourced from the Plains Producer, Posted by Lisa Redpath from the Plains Producer on 20/05/2010

Brigade Stations

May 2011 to Present - 10a Edith Terrace, Balaklava
Photographer, Shaun Silkstone - May 2011
Google Map reference - Longitude 138.412227 Latitude -34.145933

May 2011 to Present - 10a Edith Terrace, Balaklava
Photographer, Shaun Silkstone - May 2011
Google Map reference - Longitude 138.412227 Latitude -34.145933

1944 to May 2011 - 10a Edith Terrace, Balaklava
Photographer, CFS Promotions Unit - January 2010
Google Map reference - Longitude 138.412227 Latitude -34.145933

Captains

Life Members