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SA Country Fire Service Station

Lower Inman Valley

Information on this station was last updated on Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Lower Inman Valley Station
Lower Inman Valley Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Lower Inman 34
Lower Inman 34     -     Picture by Steve Schueler
 Lower Inman 44
Lower Inman 44     -     Picture by SA Emergency Services Photography
Station Information
Region : Region 1
Group : Victor Harbor Group
Established: 1950
Contact Information
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Physical Location 575 Inman Valley Road, Back Valley SA
CFS Map Book Map: MLR 95A, 785657
GPS Latitude: -35.527415 Longitude: 138.557766
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8554 5384
Postal Address 575 Inman Valley Road, Back Valley SA 5211
How To Join
Training Occurs Every Monday from 7 pm (Every second Monday during Winter)
Advice to Recruits Please contact the Captain,
Advice to Cadets Please contact Group Cadet Co-ordinator Emily Pettman on 0431 855 177. Cadet training undertaken on a Group basis
Vehicles & Appliances
Lower Inman Valley 34 4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS800 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: XQB296
Equipment: Chainsaw: 1
GPS
Lower Inman Valley 44 4WD, 4000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS800 Crew
Water Capacity: 4000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 40 Litres
Registration Number: S340AQN
Equipment:
Emergency Response Information
Response Types : Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding
Fires - Other - Car, Rubbish and Other fires
Fires - Rural - Grass Fires, Bush Fires
 
Specialist Equipment : Chainsaw - 2 saw(s)
Firefighting Foam - 180 Litres
GPS - 1 unit(s)
Quick Fill Pump
 
Response Area Includes : Plantation Forest - Commercial Plantations
Grasslands - Grasslands
Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
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: 148 & 149
VHF Radio Channel: 34, 35, 36
Incidents Attended Statistics for 2023-24 - 29 Responses
Building Fire - Structure & Content 1 3.45% 18 Hrs 2.47%
Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 1 3.45% 6 Hrs 0.82%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 8 27.59% 182 Hrs 24.97%
Investigation (Smoke) 2 6.90% 6 Hrs 0.82%
Mobile Property Fire - Passenger Vehicle 1 3.45% 14 Hrs 1.92%
Other (Outside Fire) 2 6.90% 31 Hrs 4.25%
Prescribed Burn 1 3.45% 70 Hrs 9.60%
Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 1 3.45% 15 Hrs 2.06%
Scrub And Grass Fire 1 3.45% 26 Hrs 3.57%
Tree Down 10 34.48% 222 Hrs 30.45%
Vehicle Accident With Injuries 1 3.45% 139 Hrs 19.07%
Total Incidents for 2023-24 29 729 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2022-23 22 454 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2021-22 23 1052 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-21 22 732 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 27 2152 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 23 1708 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 20 454 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 26 271 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 18 434 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 13 313 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 28 435 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2012-13 30 962 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2011-12 18 852 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 17 312 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 14 4143 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 21 504 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 24 1535 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 27 900 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 15 921 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 6 131 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 29 406 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 15 416 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 11 109 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 14
Total Incidents for 1999-00 11
Total Incidents for 1998-99 13
Total Incidents for 1997-98 11
Post Codes
In Response Area		 5211
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Back Valley, SA
Lower Inman Valley, SA