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SA Country Fire Service Station Wattle Range Group Information on this station was last updated on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Wattle Range Group base     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Wattle Range BW12     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran Wattle Range BW13     -     Picture by Beth Warwick Wattle Range Car 1     -     Picture by CFS Promotions Unit Wattle Range Car 2     -     Picture by Bill Corcoran Wattle Range Logistics     -     Picture by Emergency Services Adelaide Wattle Range Car 3     -     Picture by Andrew Horwood Wattle Range Logistics 2     -     Picture by Adelaide Emergency Media Comments On Station Split to form Woakwine Group and MacKillop Group, September 2024 Group Members This station is actually a Group Headquarters, with the following stations belonging to the Group:     Wattle Range Group     Wattle Range Group Operations Information on this page is about the Group Headquarters and not about all stations belonging to the group. Station Information Region : Region 5 Established: 1997 Contact Information Google References Physical Location 21 George St, Millicent SA CFS Map Book Map: LSE 9, 433392 GPS Latitude: -37.593989 Longitude: 140.352503 Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000 Station When Manned (08) 8733 2975 Postal Address PO Box 345, Millicent SA 5280 E-mail Wattle Range Group - safecomwattleran@internode.on.net How To Join Training Occurs Advice to Recruits Advice to Cadets Vehicles & Appliances 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 - 26 sets BA Compressor - 1 unit(s) Chainsaw - 14 saw(s) Defibrillator - 3 unit(s) Firefighting Foam - 600 Litres Portable Generator - 2 unit(s) GPS - 8 unit(s) Hazmat Equipment - 2 set Portable flood lighting - 2 set(s) Floating Collar Dam - 1 dam(s) Quick Fill Pump - 7 unit(s) Road Crash Rescue Thermal Imaging Camera   Response Area Includes : Airport / Airstrip - Aircraft landing area Agricultural Crops - Agricultural Crops Plantation Forest - Commercial Plantations Grasslands - Grasslands Hospital / Nursing Home - Hospitals and Aged Care facilities Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas Orchard / Viticulture - Fruit Orchards & Vineyards National Parks - National Park areas Rural Areas - General Rural environments Bushland & Scrub - Bushland & Scrub Towns & Urban Areas - Towns & Urban Areas   Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 231 & 241 VHF Radio Channel: 36, 58, 68 UHF CB Radio Channel: 9 Incidents Attended Statistics for 2023-24 - 162 Responses Alarm Sounded No Evidence Of Fire 13 8.02% 22 Hrs 10.53% Assist Other Agencies 17 10.49% 5 Hrs 2.39% Assist Police Or Other Gov. Agency 4 2.47% N/A Building Fire 4 2.47% 1 Hrs 0.48% Building Fire - Structure & Content 1 0.62% 2 Hrs 0.96% Building Fire - Structure Only 1 0.62% N/A Cover Assignment 1 0.62% 7 Hrs 3.35% Did Not Arrive (Stop Call) 4 2.47% N/A Flood 2 1.23% 1 Hrs 0.48% Forest Fire 2 1.23% N/A Gas Explosion 1 0.62% 1 Hrs 0.48% Grass Or Stubble Fire 41 25.31% 34 Hrs 16.27% Medical Assist - Cpr/Ear 1 0.62% N/A Mobile Property / Vehicle 8 4.94% 4 Hrs 1.91% Mobile Property Fire - Off Road Vehicles 1 0.62% N/A Mobile Property Fire - Passenger Vehicle 1 0.62% N/A Mobile Property Fire - Water Vessel 1 0.62% N/A Other (Outside Fire) 3 1.85% 8 Hrs 3.83% Private Alarm - False Alarm (Commercial) 2 1.23% N/A Rubbish Fire 2 1.23% N/A Rubbish, Refuse Or Waste - Abandoned Outside 1 0.62% N/A Scrub And Grass Fire 1 0.62% N/A Severe Weather And Natural Disaster 2 1.23% 17 Hrs 8.13% Tree Down 24 14.81% 27 Hrs 12.92% Tree Fire 1 0.62% N/A Tree Fire 2 1.23% 1 Hrs 0.48% Unstable, Reactive, Explosive Material 2 1.23% 1 Hrs 0.48% Vehicle Accident / No Injury 5 3.09% 1 Hrs 0.48% Vehicle Accident Rescue 6 3.70% 10 Hrs 4.78% Vehicle Accident With Injuries 8 4.94% 67 Hrs 32.06% Total Incidents for 2023-24 162 209 Hrs Total Incidents for 2022-23 157 67562 Hrs Total Incidents for 2021-22 223 615 Hrs Total Incidents for 2020-21 142 182 Hrs Total Incidents for 2019-20 96 12791 Hrs Total Incidents for 2018-19 59 190 Hrs Total Incidents for 2017-18 77 183 Hrs Total Incidents for 2016-17 87 169 Hrs Total Incidents for 2015-16 135 377 Hrs Total Incidents for 2014-15 85 255 Hrs Total Incidents for 2013-14 75 206 Hrs Total Incidents for 2012-13 94 264 Hrs Total Incidents for 2011-12 106 339 Hrs Total Incidents for 2010-11 35 84 Hrs Total Incidents for 2009-10 22 147 Hrs Total Incidents for 2008-09 8 37 Hrs Total Incidents for 2007-08 131 474 Hrs Total Incidents for 2006-07 198 1413 Hrs Total Incidents for 2005-06 159 775 Hrs Total Incidents for 2004-05 175 715 Hrs Total Incidents for 2003-04 182 820 Hrs Total Incidents for 2002-03 181 929 Hrs Total Incidents for 2001-02 154 571 Hrs Total Incidents for 2000-01 182 Total Incidents for 1999-00 183 Total Incidents for 1998-99 177 Total Incidents for 1997-98 126 Post Codes In Response Area 5263 5272 5277 5278 5279 5280 5291 Towns, Suburbs & Localities In Response Area Beachport, SA Burrungule, SA Canunda, SA Clay Wells, SA Coles, Comaum, SA Coonawarra, SA Furner, SA Glencoe, SA Glencoe West, SA Glenroy, SA Hatherleigh, SA Kalangadoo, SA Koorine, SA Maaoupe, SA Magarey, SA Millicent, SA Moerlong, SA Monbulla, Mount Burr, SA Mount McIntyre, SA Nangwarry, SA Penola, SA Rendelsham, SA Rocky Camp, SA Sebastopol, SA Short, SA Southend, SA Tantanoola, SA Thornlea, SA Trihi, SA Wattle Range, SA Wattle Range East, SA Wepar, SA