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SA Country Fire Service Station

Wisanger

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

Wisanger Station - Picture by CFS Promotions Unit

Wisanger 34 - Picture by Dave Richardson

Station Information

Region :	Region 1
Group :	Kangaroo Island Group
Established:	1971

Contact Information

Google References
Physical Location	864 Springs Road, Menzies SA
	CFS Map Book	Map: KI 76, 253513
	GPS	Latitude: -35.656550	Longitude: 137.488535
Phone Numbers	In an EMERGENCY	Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned	(08) 8553 9082
Postal Address	PO Box 365, Kingscote SA 5223

How To Join

Training Occurs	Sunday 9.30 am
Advice to Recruits	Please contact the Captain, Jason Barrett
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances

Wisanger 34

4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS750 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 40 Litres
Registration Number: XQB616

Equipment:

GPS
Thermal Imaging Camera

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 :	Firefighting Foam - 60 Litres GPS - 1 unit(s) Thermal Imaging Camera

Response Area Includes :	Grasslands - Grasslands Rural Areas - General Rural environments Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub

Communications :	GRN Radio Channel: 130 & 131 VHF Radio Channel: 72, 73, 77 UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended

Statistics for 2022-23 - 6 Responses


	Assist Other Agencies	1	16.67%	N/A
	Grass Or Stubble Fire	2	33.33%	N/A
	Tree Down	3	50.00%	N/A
Total Incidents for 2022-23		6		0 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2021-22	22		841 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2020-21	24		690 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2019-20	141		3186 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2018-19	23		1859 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2017-18	8		48 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2016-17	7
	Total Incidents for 2015-16	8
	Total Incidents for 2014-15	6
	Total Incidents for 2013-14	11		49 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2012-13	18		506 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2011-12	15		376 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2010-11	12		1321 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2009-10	15		196 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2008-09	7		214 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2007-08	10		3226 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2006-07	13		2570 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2005-06	9		760 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2004-05	9		296 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2003-04	11		120 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2002-03	8		111 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2001-02	3		3 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2000-01	10
	Total Incidents for 1999-00	2
	Total Incidents for 1998-99	12
	Total Incidents for 1997-98	5

Post Codes
In Response Area

5223

Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area

Birchmore, SA
Cassini, SA
Cygnet River, SA

Emu Bay, SA
Kohinoor, SA

Menzies, SA
Wisanger, SA

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