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SA Country Fire Service Station

Frances

Information on this station was last updated on Saturday, March 11, 2023

Frances Station - Picture by Bill Corcoran

Frances 34 - Picture by Emergency Services Adelaide

Station Information

Region :	Region 5
Group :	Naracoorte Group

Contact Information

Google References
Physical Location	Second Street, Frances SA
	CFS Map Book	Map: LSE 32, 960369
	GPS	Latitude: -36.713153	Longitude: 140.953594
Phone Numbers	In an EMERGENCY	Triple Zero - 000
Station When Manned	(08) 8765 1120
Postal Address	PO Box 13, Frances SA 5262

How To Join

Training Occurs	Second Monday of the month, 7pm during daylight saving, 6.30 pm other times
Advice to Recruits	New members most welcome. Please contact the Captain, John Naylor
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances

Frances 34

4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS800 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: S793AQE

Equipment:

GPS
Quick Fill Pump

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) Quick Fill Pump - 1 unit(s)

Response Area Includes :	Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops Grasslands - Grasslands Rural Areas - General Rural environments Silos - Grain Silos Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas

Communications :	GRN Radio Channel: 227 & 238 VHF Radio Channel: 29, 62, 87 UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended

Statistics for 2023-24 - 10 Responses


	Assist Other Agencies	3	30.00%	3 Hrs	12.00%
	Grass Or Stubble Fire	1	10.00%	N/A
	Oil Or Other Combustible Liquid Spill	1	10.00%	N/A
	Scrub And Grass Fire	3	30.00%	19 Hrs	76.00%
	Tree Down	2	20.00%	3 Hrs	12.00%
Total Incidents for 2023-24		10		25 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2022-23	7
	Total Incidents for 2021-22	9
	Total Incidents for 2020-21	9		44 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2019-20	1
	Total Incidents for 2018-19	3
	Total Incidents for 2017-18	7
	Total Incidents for 2016-17	4
	Total Incidents for 2015-16	5
	Total Incidents for 2014-15	5		185 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2013-14	10		128 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2012-13	7
	Total Incidents for 2011-12	1
	Total Incidents for 2010-11	4		775 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2009-10	4		58 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2008-09	6		160 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2007-08	8		14 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2006-07	10		227 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2005-06	8		148 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2004-05	5		76 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2003-04	11		110 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2002-03	7		63 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2001-02	12		183 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2000-01	10
	Total Incidents for 1999-00	3
	Total Incidents for 1998-99	15
	Total Incidents for 1997-98	6

Post Codes
In Response Area

5262

Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area

Frances, SA