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SA Country Fire Service Station Virginia Information on this station was last updated on Thursday, May 18, 2023 Virginia Station     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Virginia 34P     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Virginia 44     -     Picture by Braeden Gatt Virginia Catering Trailer     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Virginia Trailer     -     Picture by Emergency Services Adelaide Comments On Station New 44 delivered October 2020 Station Information Region : Region 2 Group : Para Group Established: 1953 Contact Information Google References Physical Location Leach Street, Virginia SA CFS Map Book Map: MLR 177A, 767612 UBD Map: 39, E9 GPS Latitude: -34.667788 Longitude: 138.562730 Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000 Station When Manned (08) 8380 9319 Postal Address PO Box 289, Virginia SA 5120 E-mail Virginia CFS - virgcfs@bigpond.com How To Join Training Occurs Monday 7:00pm Advice to Recruits Please attend the Station any training night Advice to Cadets Vehicles & Appliances Virginia 34P 4WD, 3000L Light Pumper Make and Model: Isuzu FTS800 Crew Water Capacity: 3000 Litres Foam Quantity: 40 Litres Registration Number: S343AQN Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4 Road Crash Rescue Lighting Generator Virginia 44 4WD, 4000L General Purpose Appliance Make and Model: Isuzu FTS 139-260 Crew Water Capacity: 4000 Litres Foam Quantity: 20 Litres Registration Number: S064BQB Equipment: Chainsaw: 1 Virginia Catering Trailer Support Trailer Make and Model: Comments: BBQ Trailer Registration Number: YAX068 Equipment: Virginia Trailer Support Trailer Make and Model: Modern Registration Number: S158TQA Equipment: Generator Quick Fill Pump Emergency Response Information Response Types : Airport / Airstrip - Aviation Airports and Airstrips 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 - 4 sets Chainsaw - 1 saw(s) Defibrillator Firefighting Foam Portable Generator - 3 unit(s) GPS Portable flood lighting - 2 set(s) Floating Collar Dam - 1 dam(s) Road Crash Rescue Thermal Imaging Camera   Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops Grasslands - Grasslands Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas Orchard / Viticulture - Fruit Orchards & Vineyards Rural Areas - General Rural environments Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas   Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 102 & 082 VHF Radio Channel: 41, 50, 51 UHF CB Radio Channel: 30 Incidents Attended Statistics for 2023-24 - 250 Responses Alarm Activation By Outside Tradesman/Occupier Activities 7 2.80% 22 Hrs 0.22% Alarm Activation Due To Aerosol Use (Hair Spray, Insecticides) 1 0.40% 4 Hrs 0.04% Alarm Activation Due To Poor Building Maint-Dust,Cobwebs,Insects 1 0.40% 3 Hrs 0.03% Alarm Activation Due To Steam, Shower, Bath, Sauna, Urn/Kettle 1 0.40% 1 Hrs 0.01% Alarm Sounded No Evidence Of Fire 1 0.40% 2 Hrs 0.02% Alarm System Suspected Malfunction 7 2.80% 140 Hrs 1.40% Animal Rescue 1 0.40% 1 Hrs 0.01% Assist Other Agencies 3 1.20% 188 Hrs 1.89% Assist Saas 1 0.40% N/A Assist Sapol 2 0.80% N/A Building Fire 1 0.40% 249 Hrs 2.50% Building Fire - Structure & Content 4 1.60% 751 Hrs 7.53% Building Weakend Or Collapsed 1 0.40% 286 Hrs 2.87% Chemical Spill Or Leak 3 1.20% 226 Hrs 2.27% Combustible / Flammable Leak 2 0.80% 10 Hrs 0.10% Cooking Fumes (Toast Or Foodstuffs) 1 0.40% 5 Hrs 0.05% Cover Assignment 1 0.40% 126 Hrs 1.26% Detector Suspected Malfunction 4 1.60% 16 Hrs 0.16% Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 20 8.00% 137 Hrs 1.37% Extrication/Rescue(Not Vehicle) 1 0.40% 2 Hrs 0.02% Fip - Reset Prior To Arrival By Management 2 0.80% 2 Hrs 0.02% Fip Not Activated - Atu Activated 2 0.80% 10 Hrs 0.10% Fixed Alarm (Smoke Detector Malfunction) 1 0.40% 4 Hrs 0.04% Good Intent Call 6 2.40% 85 Hrs 0.85% Grass Or Stubble Fire 27 10.80% 587 Hrs 5.89% Hazardous Material 2 0.80% N/A Heat Related And Electrical 1 0.40% 187 Hrs 1.88% Investigation (Smoke) 1 0.40% 4 Hrs 0.04% Medical Assist 1 0.40% 118 Hrs 1.18% Mobile Property / Vehicle 9 3.60% 404 Hrs 4.05% Mobile Property Fire - Passenger Vehicle 15 6.00% 434 Hrs 4.35% Mobile Property Fire - Road Transport Vehicle 4 1.60% 92 Hrs 0.92% Odour Or Gas Leak 1 0.40% 6 Hrs 0.06% Oil Or Other Combustible Liquid Spill 1 0.40% 5 Hrs 0.05% Other (Outside Fire) 3 1.20% 30 Hrs 0.30% Other Assistance 1 0.40% 3 Hrs 0.03% Power Line Down 2 0.80% 233 Hrs 2.34% Private Alarm - False Alarm (Commercial) 1 0.40% N/A Rubbish Fire 19 7.60% 962 Hrs 9.65% Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 4 1.60% 219 Hrs 2.20% Scrub And Grass Fire 2 0.80% 224 Hrs 2.25% Sprinkler Water Pressure Fluctuations/Equipment Fault 1 0.40% 2 Hrs 0.02% Tree Down 5 2.00% 77 Hrs 0.77% Vehicle Accident / No Injury 46 18.40% 2,484 Hrs 24.92% Vehicle Accident Rescue 5 2.00% 177 Hrs 1.78% Vehicle Accident With Injuries 24 9.60% 1,446 Hrs 14.51% Wrong Location 1 0.40% 4 Hrs 0.04% Total Incidents for 2023-24 250 9,968 Hrs Total Incidents for 2022-23 238 10510 Hrs Total Incidents for 2021-22 252 9226 Hrs Total Incidents for 2020-21 279 13374 Hrs Total Incidents for 2019-20 229 7805 Hrs Total Incidents for 2018-19 348 6332 Hrs Total Incidents for 2017-18 248 2369 Hrs Total Incidents for 2016-17 254 1344 Hrs Total Incidents for 2015-16 229 1971 Hrs Total Incidents for 2014-15 188 1776 Hrs Total Incidents for 2013-14 243 2611 Hrs Total Incidents for 2012-13 261 1635 Hrs Total Incidents for 2011-12 203 1225 Hrs Total Incidents for 2010-11 190 932 Hrs Total Incidents for 2009-10 165 1351 Hrs Total Incidents for 2008-09 178 1428 Hrs Total Incidents for 2007-08 172 1482 Hrs Total Incidents for 2006-07 173 1590 Hrs Total Incidents for 2005-06 151 1643 Hrs Total Incidents for 2004-05 131 1287 Hrs Total Incidents for 2003-04 131 1129 Hrs Total Incidents for 2002-03 127 1664 Hrs Total Incidents for 2001-02 162 3359 Hrs Total Incidents for 2000-01 128 Total Incidents for 1999-00 93 Total Incidents for 1998-99 88 Total Incidents for 1997-98 94 Post Codes In Response Area 5110 5120 5121 Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area Buckland Park, SA Penfield, SA Penfield Gardens, SA Virginia, SA Waterloo Corner, SA