Stirling Country Fire Service

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Stirling CFS

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Established: 1948
Region: 1
Group: Mount Lofty CFS Group
Classification: Urban / Rural
Specialities: Hazmat, Heavy Rescue, Rope Rescue, Enhanced Mutual Aid
Members: ~40
Appliances: Rescue, 24, Pumper, Tanker, 12
Suburbs served: Stirling, Stirling East, Crafers, Crafers West, Leawood Gardens, Eagle on the Hill, Cleland
Station Location: 9 Avenue Road, Stirling
In an Emergency, dial 000

The Stirling Country Fire Service is the fire service that protects the suburbs of Stirling, Stirling East, Crafers, Crafers West, Eagle on the Hill, Leawood Gardens, Heathfield and Cleland from fire and other emergencies.

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[edit] About

Bushfire up close
Bushfire up close

The brigade is based in a large urban centre with the main structure threats being housing, multi storey complexes, hotels, hospital, aged care facilities, shopping centres, communication facilities and major transport routes. The response area includes large areas of native vegetation, significant park areas, with semi rural residential living. The area has several class B structure risks, and two class A special risks, that is the S-E freeway (M1) and Adelaide-Melbourne railway. The brigade provides specialist roles in Road Crash Rescue and Hazmat that means regularly responding to incidents across the Mt Lofty CFS Group and into neighbouring Groups.

Stirling CFS attended 325 incidents in 2004/05, an increase over 2003/04 and this follows a long-term trend of increasing numbers of incidents. The most significant area of increase is around vehicle related incidents, with the continuing population growth in the hills area coupled with the M1 freeway between Glen Osmond and Crafers, bringing large increases in traffic volumes passing through the Stirling area.

Stirling brigade has a stable membership in excess of forty active fire fighters for the past decade, which has not required active recruitment. This level of membership is in line with the Standards of Fire and Emergency Cover (SFEC) prescription for the brigade and enables the brigade to crew all appliances as required for both local and Strike Team responses.

The brigade is classified as Urban/Rural under the SFEC, with Structural Threat in the top 5% (Policy 1) and Special Services Threat in the top 25% (Policy 3). Three appliances are prescribed where Structural Threat is in the top 5% (Policy 1). The SFEC system provides the basis to ensure CFS’s statutory obligations are met in the most efficient, effective and equitable manner.

[edit] Appliances

The Brigade currently has 5 appliances:

Photo of the Stirling CFS station in late summer. Applainces are: (left to right) Rescue, 24, Pumper, Tanker and 12
Photo of the Stirling CFS station in late summer. Applainces are: (left to right) Rescue, 24, Pumper, Tanker and 12

[edit] Stirling Rescue

Manufacture Date: 5/1987

  • Toyota Dyna, 5000kg GVM
  • Single crew cab chassis – 3 seating
  • Hydraulic Rescue Equipment

Current Duties:

  • Road Crash Rescue
  • Lighting
  • Storm Damage

[edit] Stirling 12

Manufacture Date: 2/1986

  • Ford Trader, 6835kg GVM
  • Dual Cab – 6 seating
  • PTO mid mounted single stage Darley pump – 1000l/min
  • 2 x 60m hose reels
  • 1200 litre water capacity

Current Duties:

  • Urban Rural appliance
  • Rope Rescue
  • Backup for Stirling Rescue

[edit] Stirling 24

Manufacture Date: 10/1993

  • Hino Kestral, 9500kg GVM
  • Single Cab – 3 seating
  • Rear Crew Area
  • Engine Driven Pump
  • 2 x 90m hose reels

Current Duties:

[edit] Stirling Tanker

Stirling Tanker
Stirling Tanker

Manufacture Date: 10/1982

  • Hino FF Crew Cab – 3 seating, 12500kg GVM
  • Water Capacity 7000 litres
  • Engine Driven Pump

Current Duties:

[edit] Stirling Pumper

Stirling Pumper
Stirling Pumper

Manufacture Date: 2003

  • Isuzu FTR970, 13000kg GVM
  • Dual Cab – 6 seating
  • Allison World Series Automatic Transmission
  • PTO mid mounted Darley KSP Single Stage Pump 3000l/min
  • 2 x 60 m hose reels

Current Duties:

Scene of a Road Crash Rescue, (Truck vs. Tree) Ironbank, South Australia.
Scene of a Road Crash Rescue, (Truck vs. Tree) Ironbank, South Australia.

[edit] Brigades in Mt Lofty group

[edit] Brigades in the Heysen group

[edit] Sources

Information quoted from the "Appliance Replacement Strategy 2006" report

SA CFS Promotions unit website CFS

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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