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SA Country Fire Service Station

Hynam

Information on this station was last updated on Sunday, March 10, 2024

Hynam Station
Hynam Station     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran
Hynam 14
Hynam 14     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran
Hynam 34
Hynam 34     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran

Comments On Station 34 delivered December 2021

Station Information
Region : Region 5
Group : Naracoorte Group
Established: 1978

Contact Information
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Physical Location 1209 Wimmera Highway , Hynam SA
CFS Map Book Map: LSE 31, 876117
GPS Latitude: -36.940033 Longitude: 140.861711
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Postal Address PO Box 39, Hynam SA 5262

How To Join
Training Occurs First Friday each month 7pm & radio checks every Sunday morning
Advice to Recruits New members most welcome. Please attend station on a training night.
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances
Hynam 14 4WD, 1000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu NPS300
Water Capacity: 1600 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: XQN143
Equipment: Chainsaw: 1
Quick Fill Pump
Hynam 34 4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS800 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: S519AQK
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 2
Chainsaw: 1
Quick Fill Pump
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
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 : Breathing Apparatus - 2 sets
Chainsaw - 2 saw(s)
Defibrillator - 1 unit(s)
Firefighting Foam - 80 Litres
GPS
Quick Fill Pump
Thermal Imaging Camera
 
Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops
Grasslands - Grasslands
Rural Areas - General Rural environments
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 227 & 238
VHF Radio Channel: 29, 62, 87
UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended Statistics for 2023-24 - 80 Responses
Alarm Operates Due To Extreme Weather Conditions 2 2.50% 60 Hrs 2.18%
Alarm Sounded No Evidence Of Fire 1 1.25% 4 Hrs 0.15%
Alarm System Suspected Malfunction 1 1.25% 4 Hrs 0.15%
Assist Other Agencies 2 2.50% 14 Hrs 0.51%
Barbecue Or Hangi 1 1.25% 32 Hrs 1.16%
Building Fire 1 1.25% N/A
Building Fire - Structure & Content 2 2.50% 78 Hrs 2.84%
Building Fire - Structure Only 1 1.25% 24 Hrs 0.87%
Cover Assignment 5 6.25% 325 Hrs 11.83%
Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 5 6.25% 62 Hrs 2.26%
Fip - Reset Prior To Arrival By Management 2 2.50% 11 Hrs 0.40%
Fire Alarm 2 2.50% N/A
Flood 17 21.25% 487 Hrs 17.73%
Grass Or Stubble Fire 6 7.50% 400 Hrs 14.56%
Haystack 1 1.25% 43 Hrs 1.57%
Hazardous Material 1 1.25% 40 Hrs 1.46%
Medical Assist - Cpr/Ear 1 1.25% 7 Hrs 0.25%
Other (Outside Fire) 1 1.25% 20 Hrs 0.73%
Other Assistance 1 1.25% 12 Hrs 0.44%
Prescribed Burn 1 1.25% 14 Hrs 0.51%
Rubbish Fire 2 2.50% 34 Hrs 1.24%
Scrub And Grass Fire 14 17.50% 847 Hrs 30.83%
Tree Down 8 10.00% 64 Hrs 2.33%
Vehicle Accident / No Injury 1 1.25% 11 Hrs 0.40%
Vehicle Accident Rescue 1 1.25% 154 Hrs 5.61%
Total Incidents for 2023-24 80 2,747 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2022-23 62 1718 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2021-22 67 1340 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2020-21 43 1467 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2019-20 21 245 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2018-19 23 119 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2017-18 13 100 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2016-17 23 357 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2015-16 30 244 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2014-15 6
Total Incidents for 2013-14 7
Total Incidents for 2012-13 11
Total Incidents for 2011-12 6 9 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2010-11 2 12 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2009-10 12 168 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2008-09 9 122 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2007-08 14 1051 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2006-07 6 65 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2005-06 14 253 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2004-05 8 151 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2003-04 8 95 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2002-03 17 83 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2001-02 14 159 Hrs
Total Incidents for 2000-01 21
Total Incidents for 1999-00 10
Total Incidents for 1998-99 27
Total Incidents for 1997-98 11

Post Codes
In Response Area
5262 5271
Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area
Hynam, SA
Koppamurra, SA
Laurie Park, SA