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SA Country Fire Service Station Gawler River District Information on this station was last updated on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Gawler River Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Gawler River 34     -     Picture by Woolsheds - Wasleys CFS Gawler River QRV     -     Picture by SA Emergency Services Photography Comments On Station Light BW13 based here Refurbished QRV delivered March 2022 Station Information Region : Region 2 Group : Light Group Established: 1979 Contact Information Google References Physical Location 1082 Dawkins Road, Gawler River SA CFS Map Book Map: MLR 177D, 847673 GPS Latitude: -34.612459 Longitude: 138.651586 Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000 Station When Manned (08) 8524 3810 Postal Address 1082 Dawkins Rd, Gawler River SA 5118 How To Join Training Occurs Monday 7:30pm Advice to Recruits Please attend any training night, or contact the Captain, Brian Turner, 0408 838 942 Advice to Cadets Vehicles & Appliances Gawler River 34 4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance Make and Model: Isuzu FTS800 Crew Water Capacity: 3000 Litres Foam Quantity: 40 Litres Registration Number: S904AQT Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 2 AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Gawler River QRV 4WD, 500L Quick Response Vehicle Make and Model: Toyota Landcruiser Water Capacity: 580 Litres Foam Quantity: 20 Litres Registration Number: XQO221 Equipment: Chainsaw: 1 Emergency Response Information Response Types : Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding Fires - Other - Car, Rubbish and Other fires Fires - Rural - Grass Fires, Bush Fires Fires - Structure - House / Factory / Shed Fires   Specialist Equipment : Breathing Apparatus - 2 sets Chainsaw Defibrillator Firefighting Foam   Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops Grasslands - Grasslands Rural Areas - General Rural environments Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub   Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 100 & 80 VHF Radio Channel: 103,99,109 UHF CB Radio Channel: 9 Incidents Attended Statistics for 2023-24 - 126 Responses Alarm Sounded No Evidence Of Fire 4 3.17% 18 Hrs 0.60% Assist Other Agencies 2 1.59% 11 Hrs 0.37% Assist Police Or Other Gov. Agency 1 0.79% 2 Hrs 0.07% Building Fire 3 2.38% 43 Hrs 1.44% Building Fire - Structure & Content 4 3.17% 84 Hrs 2.81% Building Fire - Structure Only 2 1.59% 19 Hrs 0.64% Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 15 11.90% 48 Hrs 1.61% Good Intent Call 3 2.38% 11 Hrs 0.37% Grass Or Stubble Fire 29 23.02% 832 Hrs 27.83% Heat Related And Electrical 1 0.79% 9 Hrs 0.30% Investigation (Smoke) 2 1.59% 12 Hrs 0.40% Mailbox, Bbq, Gas Bottle, Playground 1 0.79% 38 Hrs 1.27% Mobile Property / Vehicle 4 3.17% 177 Hrs 5.92% Mobile Property Fire - Campervan/Caravan 1 0.79% 18 Hrs 0.60% Mobile Property Fire - Off Road Vehicles 1 0.79% 5 Hrs 0.17% Mobile Property Fire - Passenger Vehicle 5 3.97% 238 Hrs 7.96% Mobile Property Fire - Road Transport Vehicle 1 0.79% 6 Hrs 0.20% Null 1 0.79% N/A Other (Outside Fire) 1 0.79% 110 Hrs 3.68% Prescribed Burn 1 0.79% 181 Hrs 6.05% Rubbish Fire 6 4.76% 90 Hrs 3.01% Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 2 1.59% 24 Hrs 0.80% Scrub And Grass Fire 2 1.59% 155 Hrs 5.18% Transformer, Power Or Utility, Power Pole 1 0.79% 19 Hrs 0.64% Tree Down 7 5.56% 18 Hrs 0.60% Tree Fire 2 1.59% 20 Hrs 0.67% Vehicle Accident / No Injury 15 11.90% 292 Hrs 9.77% Vehicle Accident With Injuries 9 7.14% 510 Hrs 17.06% Total Incidents for 2023-24 126 2,990 Hrs Total Incidents for 2022-23 124 2468 Hrs Total Incidents for 2021-22 90 1968 Hrs Total Incidents for 2020-21 117 4283 Hrs Total Incidents for 2019-20 97 6435 Hrs Total Incidents for 2018-19 96 997 Hrs Total Incidents for 2017-18 50 265 Hrs Total Incidents for 2016-17 58 290 Hrs Total Incidents for 2015-16 60 414 Hrs Total Incidents for 2014-15 51 365 Hrs Total Incidents for 2013-14 77 562 Hrs Total Incidents for 2012-13 69 388 Hrs Total Incidents for 2011-12 71 477 Hrs Total Incidents for 2010-11 68 850 Hrs Total Incidents for 2009-10 70 645 Hrs Total Incidents for 2008-09 57 629 Hrs Total Incidents for 2007-08 37 237 Hrs Total Incidents for 2006-07 51 873 Hrs Total Incidents for 2005-06 44 407 Hrs Total Incidents for 2004-05 42 324 Hrs Total Incidents for 2003-04 47 405 Hrs Total Incidents for 2002-03 58 791 Hrs Total Incidents for 2001-02 50 442 Hrs Total Incidents for 2000-01 37 Total Incidents for 1999-00 29 Total Incidents for 1998-99 40 Total Incidents for 1997-98 32 Post Codes In Response Area 5118 5501 5502 Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area Buchfelde, SA Gawler Belt, SA Gawler River, SA Lewiston, SA Reeves Plains, SA Reid, SA Ward Belt, SA