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SA Country Fire Service Station Tumby Bay and District Group Information on this station was last updated on Sunday, March 9, 2025 Tumby Bay Group - at Tumby Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Tumby Bay BW13     -     Picture by Max Coulson Tumby Car 1     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Tumby Logistics     -     Picture by Robin Geytenbeek Comments On Station Based at Tumby Bay Station Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:     Brooker     Butler     Cockaleechie     Koppio     Lipson and District     Port Neill     Region 6 Air Support     Tumby Bay     Tumby Bay and District Group     Ungarra     Yallunda Flat Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group. Station Information Region : Region 6 Established: 1989 Contact Information Google References Physical Location 8 West Terrace, Tumby Bay SA CFS Map Book Map: EP 193, 011960 GPS Latitude: -34.372861 Longitude: 136.100374 Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000 Station When Manned (08) 8688 2785 Postal Address tba, tba SA 5605 How To Join Training Occurs Advice to Recruits Advice to Cadets Vehicles & Appliances Tumby BW13 Large Volume Water Tanker Make and Model: Isuzu FVZ1400 Comments: Based at Tumby Bay Station Water Capacity: 13000 Litres Registration Number: XQN107 Equipment: AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Tumby Car 1 Command Vehicle Make and Model: Mitsubishi Pajero Registration Number: XQO324 Equipment: GPS AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Tumby Logistics Logistics Support Vehicle Make and Model: Isuzu D-Max Registration Number: S579AQK Equipment: GPS AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Emergency Response Information Response Types : Specialist Administration - Administration Centre Airport / Airstrip - Aviation Airports and Airstrips Fire Bomber Support - Aircraft Refilling Specialist Command - Major Incident Coordination Specialist Comms - Major Incident Communications Natural Disasters - Storm Damage / Flooding Fires - Other - Car, Rubbish and Other fires Fires - Rural - Grass Fires, Bush Fires Fires - Structure - House / Factory / Shed Fires   Specialist Equipment : Breathing Apparatus - 8 sets Chainsaw Defibrillator Firefighting Foam GPS Floating Collar Dam - 2 dam(s) Quick Fill Pump - 2 unit(s) Thermal Imaging Camera   Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops Grasslands - Grasslands Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities Rural Areas - General Rural environments Silos - Grain Silos Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas   Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 016 & 6 VHF Radio Channel: 12, 17, 35 UHF CB Radio Channel: 9 Incidents Attended Statistics for 2022-23 - 1 Responses Grass Or Stubble Fire 1 100.00% 25 Hrs 100.00% Total Incidents for 2022-23 1 25 Hrs Total Incidents for 2019-20 3 20 Hrs Total Incidents for 2018-19 2 12 Hrs Total Incidents for 2016-17 1 69 Hrs Total Incidents for 2015-16 13 1004 Hrs Total Incidents for 2014-15 2 652 Hrs Total Incidents for 2013-14 9 3842 Hrs Total Incidents for 2012-13 7 466 Hrs Total Incidents for 2011-12 4 14 Hrs Total Incidents for 2010-11 2 55 Hrs Total Incidents for 2009-10 1 Total Incidents for 2007-08 1 1 Hrs Total Incidents for 2006-07 6 29 Hrs Total Incidents for 2005-06 2 3 Hrs Total Incidents for 2004-05 4 99 Hrs Total Incidents for 2003-04 2 25 Hrs Total Incidents for 2001-02 1 16 Hrs Post Codes In Response Area 5604 5605 5606 5607 5631 Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area Brooker, SA Butler, Butler Tanks, Cockaleechie, SA Koppio, SA Lipson, SA Moody, SA Port Neill, SA Tumby Bay, SA Ungarra, SA Yallunda Flat, SA