Mount Lofty CFS Group
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| Region: | 1 |
| Group: | Mount Lofty CFS Group |
| Classification: | Group |
| Specialities: | Covers SE Freeway, Adelaide-Melbourne railway line, Mt Bold Resovoir, Cleland, Scott Creek and Mark Oliphant National Parks |
| Members: | 8 Brigades |
| Appliances: | 2 Command Cars |
| Suburbs served: | Aldgate, Burnside, Bridgewater, Bradbury, Ironbank, Mylor, Stirling, Upper Sturt |
| Station Location: | Shannon Rd Bridgewater |
| Website | Mount Lofty CFS Group |
| In an Emergency, dial 000 | |
Mount Lofty CFS Group is a group of eight Country Fire Service Brigades in the Mount Lofty ranges, South Australia. The Group Base of Mount Lofty CFS group is at Bridgewater CFS Station.
Mount lofty group covers a huge area in the Adelaide Hills, Including the Class 'A' risks of the South Eastern Freeway and Adelaide-Melbourne Train line. There is also a Hospital (Stirling Hospital) and Several Nursing homes in Stirling, Aldgate and Heathfield.
Major parks and reserves include Cleland Wildlife park, Mark Oliphant reserve, Warrawong Sanctuary, Scott Creek Conservation Park, and Mount Bold Reservoir.
The group groups the 8 brigades together to share funding from SAFECOM (South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission), have a central group base, to run larger incidents (Organise Logistics etc), and to provide an easy group of brigades for strike team deployments. (The group will send a strike team of 5 appliances to large incidents in other groups).
Mount Lofty Group has one Group Officer and a Deputy Group Officer. Both have a command vehicle with which they can respond to incidents.
[edit] Brigades in Mt Lofty group
- Aldgate Country Fire Service
- Burnside Country Fire Service
- Bridgewater Country Fire Service
- Bradbury Country Fire Service
- Ironbank Country Fire Service
- Mylor Country Fire Service
- Stirling Country Fire Service
- Upper Sturt Country Fire Service
