South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions Unit

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SA Country Fire Service Station

Kapinnie

Information on this station was last updated on Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Kapinnie Station - Picture by CFS Promotions Unit

Kapinne 34 - Picture by Andrew Hogg

Comments On Station

Refurbished 34 delivered December 2020

Station Information

Region :	Region 6
Group :	Lower Eyre Peninsula Group
Established:	1952

Contact Information

Google References
Physical Location	Kapinnie Oval, 117 Lawrence Rd, Kapinnie SA
	CFS Map Book	Map: EP 219, 455225
	GPS	Latitude: -34.137008	Longitude: 135.496852
Phone Numbers	In an EMERGENCY	Triple Zero - 000
Postal Address	C/- Douglas Well Rd, Kapinnie SA 5632

How To Join

Training Occurs	As arranged
Advice to Recruits	Please contact the Captain, Neil Phelps
Advice to Cadets

Vehicles & Appliances

Kapinnie 34

4WD, 3000L General Purpose Appliance
Make and Model: Isuzu FTS800 Crew
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 20 Litres
Registration Number: XQN155

Equipment:

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 - 80 Litres GPS

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

Communications :	GRN Radio Channel: 014 & 4 VHF Radio Channel: 45, 46, 58 UHF CB Radio Channel: 9

Incidents Attended

Statistics for 2023-24 - 4 Responses


	Grass Or Stubble Fire	2	50.00%	N/A
	Investigation (Smoke)	1	25.00%	N/A
	Vehicle Accident / No Injury	1	25.00%	N/A
Total Incidents for 2023-24		4		0 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2022-23	1
	Total Incidents for 2021-22	3		139 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2020-21	2
	Total Incidents for 2018-19	1
	Total Incidents for 2016-17	3
	Total Incidents for 2015-16	7		45 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2014-15	7		125 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2013-14	10		481 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2012-13	13		494 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2011-12	4		26 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2010-11	6		69 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2009-10	9		107 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2008-09	6		305 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2007-08	4		91 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2006-07	7		128 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2005-06	15		205 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2004-05	20		588 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2003-04	7		51 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2002-03	7		78 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2001-02	9		205 Hrs
	Total Incidents for 2000-01	16
	Total Incidents for 1999-00	1
	Total Incidents for 1998-99	11
	Total Incidents for 1997-98	15

Post Codes
In Response Area

5607 5632

Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area

Kapinnie, SA
Kiana, SA

Mitchell, SA

Mount Drummond, SA