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SA Country Fire Service Station Heysen Group Information on this station was last updated on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Heysen Group base - at Mt Barker Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Heysen BW11     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Heysen Car 1     -     Picture by SA Emergency Services Photography Heysen Car 2     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Heysen Logistics     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Heysen Trailer     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Comments On Station Based at Mount Barker Station Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:     Brukunga     Echunga     Hahndorf     Heysen Group     Littlehampton     Macclesfield     Meadows     Mount Barker     Nairne Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group. Station Information Region : Region 1 Established: 1998 Contact Information Google References Physical Location 24 Hack Street, Mount Barker SA CFS Map Book Map: MLR 121D, 046172 UBD Map: 172, M8 GPS Latitude: -35.068886 Longitude: 138.857726 Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000 Station When Manned (08) 8398 3761 Postal Address PO Box 1595, Mount Barker SA 5251 How To Join Training Occurs Advice to Recruits Advice to Cadets Vehicles & Appliances Heysen BW11 Large Volume Water Tanker Make and Model: Isuzu Giga GXY Premium Comments: Based at Littlehampton Station Water Capacity: 10800 Litres Registration Number: S071AQS Equipment: Floating Collar Dam: 1 Heysen Car 1 Command Vehicle Make and Model: Ford Ranger Registration Number: S025AQW Equipment: GPS Heysen Car 2 Command Vehicle Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero Registration Number: XQO320 Equipment: AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Heysen Logistics Logistics Support Vehicle Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max Registration Number: S418AQG Equipment: GPS Heysen Trailer Support Trailer Make and Model: J. R. Collins Registration Number: S838TQA Equipment: Specialist Equipment: Catering equipment Emergency Response Information Response Types : Specialist Administration - Administration Centre Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications 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 - 30 sets BA Compressor - 1 unit(s) Chainsaw - 14 saw(s) Defibrillator - 8 unit(s) Floating Pump - 2 unit(s) Firefighting Foam - 2200 Litres Portable Generator - 4 unit(s) GPS - 14 unit(s) Portable flood lighting - 7 set(s) Medical Oxygen equipment - 3 set(s) Floating Collar Dam - 1 dam(s) PPV Fan Quick Fill Pump - 2 unit(s) Road Crash Rescue - 2 set(s) Rescue Litter - 4 litter(s) Thermal Imaging Camera - 6 unit(s)   Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops Grasslands - Grasslands Hills & Mountains - Hills & Mountains Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas Orchard / Viticulture - Fruit Orchards & Vineyards Rural Areas - General Rural environments Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas   Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 128 & 129 VHF Radio Channel: 87, 77,103 Incidents Attended Statistics for 2022-23 - 2 Responses Grass Or Stubble Fire 1 50.00% 25 Hrs 12.44% Severe Weather And Natural Disaster 1 50.00% 176 Hrs 87.56% Total Incidents for 2022-23 2 201 Hrs Total Incidents for 2020-21 3 59 Hrs Total Incidents for 2016-17 1 25 Hrs Total Incidents for 2015-16 1 48 Hrs Total Incidents for 2010-11 20 1512 Hrs Total Incidents for 2001-02 1 Total Incidents for 2000-01 1 Total Incidents for 1999-00 1 Total Incidents for 1998-99 5 Post Codes In Response Area 5153 5157 5201 5245 5250 5251 5252 5255 Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area Biggs Flat, SA Blakiston, SA Brukunga, SA Bugles Ranges, SA Bull Creek, SA Chapel Hill, SA Dawesley, SA Echunga, SA Flaxley, SA Green Hills Range, SA Hahndorf, SA Hay Valley, SA Highland Valley, SA Jupiter Creek, SA Kanmantoo, SA Littlehampton, SA Macclesfield, SA McHarg Creek, SA Meadows, SA Mount Barker, SA Mount Barker Junction, SA Mount Barker Springs, SA Mount Barker Summit, SA Nairne, SA Paechtown, SA Paris Creek, SA Prospect Hill, SA Totness, SA Verdun, SA Wistow, SA