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SA Metropolitan Fire Service Station

Port Adelaide (Station 25)

Information on this station was last updated on Sunday, June 21, 2020
Port Adelaide Station
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Port Adelaide 257
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Station Information
Region : Metropolitan Region
Established: 1989
Contact Information
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Physical Location Grand Junction Rd, Port Adelaide SA
CFS Map Book Map: MLR 148C, 719404
UBD Map: 92, A12
GPS Latitude: -34.852805 Longitude: 138.505315
Phone Numbers In an EMERGENCY Triple Zero - 000
Postal Address Grand Junction Rd, Port Adelaide SA 5015
How To Join
Training Occurs Full Time Paid Service
Advice to Recruits Vacancies advertised in public press, or MFS Website, as required
Advice to Cadets
Vehicles & Appliances
Port Adelaide 257 Pumper HAZMAT (7)
Make and Model: Scania
Water Capacity: 3000 Litres
Foam Quantity: 40 Litres
Registration Number: SB29HY
Equipment: Breathing Apparatus: 4
Hazmat Technician
RCR Rapid Intervention
Rope Rescue
Rescue Litter
Lighting
Generator
PPV Fan
Thermal Imaging Camera
Emergency Response Information
Response Types : 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 - 4 sets
Chainsaw - 1 saw(s)
Firefighting Foam - 130 Litres
Portable Generator - 1 unit(s)
Hazmat Equipment - 1 set
High Rise equipment pack - 1 pack(s)
Portable flood lighting - 1 set(s)
PPV Fan - 1 fan(s)
Road Crash Rescue
Rescue Litter
Thermal Imaging Camera
 
Response Area Includes : Industrial Parks - Industrial and Commercial areas
Metropolitan - Major City and Suburban areas
 
Communications : GRN Radio Channel: 150 & 155
Incidents Attended Statistics for 2022-23 - 534 Responses
Alarm Anomolies 85 15.92%
Education 1 0.19%
Emergency (Note 3) 211 39.51%
Grass / Tree 37 6.93%
Industrial 2 0.37%
Installations 83 15.54%
Justified Calls 61 11.42%
Malicious False Alarm (Note 2) 4 0.75%
Mobile Property 9 1.69%
Public Assembly 1 0.19%
Residential 14 2.62%
Salvage 20 3.75%
Special (Note 1) 3 0.56%
Storage 3 0.56%
Total Incidents for 2022-23 534
Note 1. Properties not classified in other categories and mainly outdoors, eg signs, fences, properties under construction or demolition.
Note 2. MFA - Malicious False Alarm or Malicious Intent.
Note 3. Category includes dangerous substances rescues, vehicle accidents, etc.
Total Incidents for 2021-22 520
Total Incidents for 2020-21 560
Total Incidents for 2019-20 509
Total Incidents for 2018-19 526
Total Incidents for 2017-18 585
Total Incidents for 2016-17 527
Total Incidents for 2015-16 465
Total Incidents for 2014-15 534
Total Incidents for 2013-14 576
Total Incidents for 2012-13 511
Total Incidents for 2011-12 575
Total Incidents for 2010-11 519
Total Incidents for 2009-10 484
Total Incidents for 2008-09 495
Total Incidents for 2007-08 496
Total Incidents for 2006-07 533
Post Codes
In Response Area		 5012 5013 5014 5015 5019 5020 5021
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New Port, SA
Ottoway, SA
Pennington, SA
Port Adelaide, SA
Queenstown, SA
Rosewater, SA
Rosewater East, SA
Royal Park, SA
Semaphore Park, SA
Semaphore South, SA
West Lakes, SA
West Lakes Shore, SA
Woodville Gardens, SA
Woodville North, SA