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South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service

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Country
  
Australia

Established
  
1862 (1862)

Number of employees
  
1,000

Phone
  
+61 8 8204 3600

State
  
South Australia

Staffing
  
Professional

Fireboats
  
1

Founded
  
1862

City
  
Adelaide and other large metropolitan areas

Stations
  
36; 20 metropolitan, 16 regional

Address
  
99 Wakefield St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

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The South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (SAMFS) is South Australia's government-funded fire service.

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The South Australian Fire Brigade was formed in 1882, following passing of the Fire Brigades Act. In 1981 the service was renamed to SAMFS when it became government funded.

The MFS has 36 fire stations and over 1,000 personnel in Adelaide and across South Australia in major rural centres. It also has one marine vessel. The MFS are on constant standby 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The MFS Headquarters are situated in Wakefield Street, Adelaide.

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Appliances

  • 1st Pumper: 201 / 281 / 301 / 311 / 321 / 331 / 361 / 401 / 431 / 451 / 501 / 511 / 631 / 641 / 661 / 671 / 681 / 701 / 711 / 721
  • 2nd Pumper: 202 / 722 / 502
  • Aerial Pumper: 203 / 243 / 303 / 523 / 543 / 703
  • Rescue - Hazmat: 204
  • 1st Aerial Platform: 205
  • Hazmat & Breathing Apparatus: 206
  • Pumper - Hazmat: 217 / 257 / 377 / 417
  • 4WD Pumper: 528 / 608 / 628
  • Pumper - Rescue: 229 / 249 / 329 / 339 / 359 / 409 / 429 / 439 / 449 / 469 / 509 / 519 / 529 / 549 / 559 / 609 / 619 / 709 / 719
  • Regional Operations Support Appliance: 2814 / 5014 / 5114 / 5214 / 5414 / 6814 / 7014
  • 2nd Aerial Platform: 2015
  • 1st Hook Lift: 2017 / 3817 / 5417
  • Fire Boat: 2725
  • Hazmat Support Unit: 2026
  • Water Tanker: 5242 / 6142
  • 2nd Hook Lift: 2047
  • Incident Command Bus: 2090
  • Incident Commander: Car20 / Car68
  • Incident Command Unit: Car30 / Car40
  • Pods

  • Salvage (P01)
  • 1st Flat Bed (P02)
  • 1st Electricity Generator (P03)
  • Hazmat & Breathing Apparatus (P06)
  • General Purpose (P08)
  • Mass Decontamination System (P09)
  • Rehab (P11)
  • Heavy Rescue (P12)
  • Special Hazmat Support (P13)
  • 2nd Flat Bed (P32)
  • High Volume Hose (P33)
  • 2nd Electricity Generator (P34)
  • Toilet Facility (P35)
  • Urban Search & Rescue (P44)
  • Bulk Foam (BF)
  • Bulk Water Carrier (BWC)
  • Emergency Water Purification (EWP)
  • Trailers

  • Breathing Apparatus Compressor (BAC)
  • Bulk Foam (BF)
  • Portable Pump (PP)
  • References

    South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Wikipedia