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MacKillop Group

Information on this station was last updated on Friday, September 13, 2024

MacKillop Car 1
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
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Physical Location 15 Portland St , Penola SA
CFS Map Book Map: LSE 17, 857631
GPS Latitude: -37.378087 Longitude: 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
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
Registration Number: S349AQN
Equipment:

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
Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding
Hazmat - Chemical Spill Decontamination
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 - Responses
Total Incidents for 0

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