Burnside CFS
Established: 1934
Region: 1
Group: Mount Lofty CFS Group
Classification: Urban / Rural
Specialities: Hazmat Vehicle, Rescue
Members: 40
Appliances: Burnside Pumper, 24, Tanker, Car 1 and State Hazmat tender
Station Location: 5 Glen Street, Burnside
Website Burnside CFS


Burnside Country Fire Service is a volunteer brigade of the South Australia Country Fire Service and covers suburbs of Adelaide. The services appliances works alongside the Metropolitan Fire Service of South Australia under an arrangement called Enhanced Mutual Aid (EMA).


Contents

Appliances

Primary Appliance

Burnside Pumper

Water Capacity: 3000 Litres

Pump: PTO (Direct Drive from Engine) plus Secondary Pump.

Crew: Driver, Officer, 4 Fire Fighters

Wheel Powered:2WD

Use: Road Crash Rescue (RCR), House/building Fires, Vehicle Fires, Burn offs, Bush/Wild Fires, Hazmat, Floods, Support of SAMFS, Rescue.


Rural/Secondary Appliance

Burnside 24

Make: Hino

Water Capacity: 2000 Litres

Pump: Rear mounted stand alone pump.

Crew: Driver, Officer and 4 Fire Fighters

Wheel Powered:4WD

Use: Bush/Wild Fires, Grass Fires, Road Crash Rescue, House/Building Fires, Burn offs, Floods


Command Vehicle

Burnside Car 1

Make: Toyota Hilux

Wheel Powered:4WD

Use: Command Car, Personnel Carrier, Quick Response, Floods


Water Tender

Burnside Tanker

Water Capacity: 6300 Litres

Equipment: Carries a "Porta Dam" for replenishing other appliances.

Hazardous Materials Support (State Resource)

State HAZMAT

Contains specialised HAZMAT equipment such as gas suits, splash suits, Breathing Apparatus and gas detection equipment.

Response Area

Burnside's specific response area extends along the foothills from Urrbrae to Skye, taking in much of Cleland Conservation Park. Appliances also respond to incidents on the Adelaide-Crafers Highway.

Brigades in Mt Lofty group

See also

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside_Country_Fire_Service"


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