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SA Country Fire Service Station

Mid Murray Group

Information on this station was last updated on Saturday, December 9, 2023

Mid Murray Group - based at Waikerie Station
Mid Murray Group - based at Waikerie Station     -     Picture by Emergency Services Adelaide
Mid Murray BW10 CAFS
Mid Murray BW10 CAFS     -     Picture by Dean Norman
Mid Murray Car 1
Mid Murray Car 1     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit
Mid Murray Logistics
Mid Murray Logistics     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit

Comments On Station Based at Waikerie Station.
New BW10 CAFS delivered August 2023

Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:
    Blanchetown
    Cadell
    Eastern Districts
    Mid Murray Group
    Morgan
    Waikerie
Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group.

Station Information
Region : Region 3
Established: 1990

Contact Information
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Physical Location 3 Coombe Terrace, Waikerie SA
CFS Map Book Map: RMM 241, 062174
GPS Latitude: -34.179712 Longitude: 139.983717
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned (08) 8541 2909
Postal Address PO Box 8, Waikerie SA 5330

How To Join
Training Occurs
Advice to Recruits
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Mid Murray BW10 CAFS Large Volume Water Tanker
Make and Model: Isuzu Giga
Comments: Based at Waikerie
Water Capacity: 9850 Litres
Registration Number: S384BQF
Equipment:
Mid Murray Car 1 Command Vehicle
Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero
Registration Number: S868AQB
Equipment: GPS
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
Mid Murray Generator Trailer Support Trailer
Make and Model: Homemade
Registration Number: TQO893
Equipment:
Mid Murray Logistics Logistics Support Vehicle
Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max
Registration Number: S550AQK
Equipment: GPS
Mid Murray Trailer Support Trailer
Make and Model: Homemade
Registration Number: TQO892
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 - 16 sets
BA Compressor - 1 unit(s)
Chainsaw - 3 saw(s)
Defibrillator
Firefighting Foam - 500 Litres
Portable Generator - 2 unit(s)
GPS - 10 unit(s)
Hazmat Equipment - 1 set
Portable flood lighting - 2 set(s)
Road Crash Rescue - 2 set(s)
Rescue Litter - 1 litter(s)
Thermal Imaging Camera
 
Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area
Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Grasslands - Grasslands
Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains
Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities
Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas
Metropolitan - Major City and Suburban areas
Orchard / Viticulture - Fruit Orchards & Vineyards
National Parks - National Park areas
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub
Special Risks - Special Risks - River Murray Environs, Jail
Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 205 & 215
VHF Radio Channel: 44, 55, 67
HF Frequency: VKS737 net - Selcall 5792

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2022-23 - 2 Responses
Scrub And Grass Fire 1 50.00% 51 Hrs 91.07%
Vehicle Accident With Injuries 1 50.00% 5 Hrs 8.93%
Total Incidents for 2022-23 2 56 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2021-22 4 74 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-21 2 16 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 1 31 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 1 5 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 1 1 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 1 36 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2013-14 1
Total Incidents for 2011-12 1 10 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 1 2 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 1 25 Hrs
Total Incidents for 1998-99 2
Total Incidents for 1997-98 1

Post Codes
In Response Area
5320 5321 5322 5330 5332 5354 5356 5357 5374 5417
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Annadale, SA
Beatty,
Beaumonts,
Blanchetown, SA
Boolgun, SA
Brenda Park,
Cadell, SA
Devlins Pound, SA
Eba, SA
Fisher, SA
Golden Heights, SA
Good Hope Landing, SA
Holder, SA
Lindley, SA
Lowbank, SA
Markaranka, SA
Maude, SA
Morgan, SA
Morphetts Flat, SA
Mount Mary, SA
Murbko, SA
New Well, SA
North West Bend, SA
Paisley, SA
Qualco, SA
Ramco, SA
Ramco Heights, SA
Steinfeld, SA
Stockyard Plain, SA
Stuart, SA
Sunlands, SA
Taylorville, SA
Waikerie, SA
Wappilka, SA
Warnes, SA
Woolpunda, SA

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