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SA Country Fire Service Station MacKillop Group Information on this station was last updated on Friday, September 13, 2024 MacKillop Group base - at Penola Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit MacKillop BW12     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran MacKillop Car 1     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran Comments On Station Formed from Wattle Range Group which was split to form MacKillop Group and Woakwine Group, September 2024. Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:     Comaum     Coonawarra     Kalangadoo     Maaoupe     MacKillop Group     MacKillop Operations Support     Monbulla     Mount Graham     Mount McIntyre     Nangwarry     Penola Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group. Station Information Region : Region 5 Established: 2024 Contact Information Google References Physical Location 15 Portland St , Penola SA CFS Map Book Map: LSE 17, 857631 GPS: Latitude, Longitude -37.378087, 140.839065 Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000 Station When Manned (08) 8731 3601 Postal Address 15 Portland St, Penola SA 5277 How To Join Training Occurs Advice to Recruits Advice to Cadets Vehicles & Appliances MacKillop BW12 Large Volume Water Tanker Make and Model: Isuzu FVZ1400 Comments: Based at Coonawarra Station Water Capacity: 12200 Litres Registration Number: XQN148 Equipment: Floating Collar Dam: 1 AED (Automated External Defibrillator) MacKillop Car 1 Command Vehicle Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero Registration Number: XQO330 Equipment: AED (Automated External Defibrillator) MacKillop Logistics Command Vehicle Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max Comments: Based at Kalagadoo Station Registration Number: S349AQN Equipment: AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Emergency Response Information Response Types : Specialist Administration - Administration Centre Airport / Airstrip - Aviation Airports and Airstrips Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications Hazmat - Chemical Spill Decontamination 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 Chainsaw Defibrillator Firefighting Foam Hazmat Equipment Portable flood lighting Medical Oxygen equipment Road Crash Rescue Thermal Imaging Camera   Response Area Includes : Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops Grasslands - Grasslands Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas National Parks - National Park areas Rural Areas - General Rural environments Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas   Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 223 VHF Radio Channel: 11, 8, 7 UHF CB Radio Channel: 9 Incidents Attended Statistics for 2025-26 - 57 Responses Alarm Activation By Outside Tradesman/Occupier Activities 2 3.51% 2 Hrs 1.32% Assist Other Agencies 2 3.51% 2 Hrs 1.32% Building Fire 1 1.75% 4 Hrs 2.65% Building Fire - Structure & Content 1 1.75% 20 Hrs 13.25% Building Fire - Structure Only 3 5.26% 7 Hrs 4.64% Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 4 7.02% 1 Hrs 0.66% Good Intent Call 1 1.75% 1 Hrs 0.66% Grass Or Stubble Fire 9 15.79% 54 Hrs 35.76% Lightning (No Fire) 1 1.75% 7 Hrs 4.64% Mobile Property Fire - Passenger Vehicle 1 1.75% N/A Mobile Property Fire - Road Transport Vehicle 3 5.26% 8 Hrs 5.30% Rubbish Bin 2 3.51% 3 Hrs 1.99% Tree Down 15 26.32% 12 Hrs 7.95% Vehicle Accident / No Injury 3 5.26% 2 Hrs 1.32% Vehicle Accident With Injuries 9 15.79% 28 Hrs 18.54% Total Incidents for 2025-26 57 151 Hrs Total Incidents for 2024-25 62 325 Hrs Post Codes In Response Area 5263 5272 5277 5278 5279 5280 Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area Coles, Comaum, Coonawarra, Glenroy, SA Kalangadoo, SA Maaoupe, Moerlong, SA Monbulla, Mount McIntyre, SA Nangwarry, SA Penola, SA Short, SA Trihi, SA Wattle Range, SA Wattle Range East, SA Wepar, SA Update Station Details