The Morphett Vale
CFS brigade will be conducting an information session for anyone
interested in joining the brigade on Wednesday the 21st of March at 1930
hours at the fire station.
Interested people
that meet the following criteria are asked to contact the brigade
and complete an 'Expression of Interest' form:
You live within a 4 minute radius of the
station;
You are physically fit and healthy;
You are able to attend training on Monday
evenings and some Wednesday evenings (during your initial recruit training).
You are able to respond to the
station to attend incidents
Those that meet the criteria will
then be invited to attend the recruiting information session where you
will find out what the Country Fire Service does as well as the training
involved and the type of equipment that we use. An informal interview
will be held as well as a tour of the fire station and the fire
appliances. The brigade leadership will then select the most appropriate
personnel to undertake the recruit training program.
If you have previously filled out an
'Expression of Interest' to join the brigade, you will receive a letter
inviting you to attend the information session. If you do not attend the
session and do not contact us we will take this as an indication that
you are no longer interested in joining the brigade.
Any enquiries can be made by calling
the brigade on 08 8382 8489 or via email at
mvcfsenquiry@gmail.com. Further information is also available
via the 'Recruiting' link on our website.
Morphett Vale CFS welcome a new vehicle to the fleet
Added 28/12/11
The Morphett Vale
CFS brigade has now received a brand new Iveco Eurocargo medium urban
pumper appliance. This vehicle replaces the twenty two year old Dennis
RS vehicle that was previously running as our front line pumper.
The new vehicle
is built by Fraser Engineering and is based on the New Zealand Fire
Service Type 1 pumper design.
Some of the
specifications on the new appliance include;
2000 litre
water tank
750GPM pump
with separate high pressure stage
62m high
pressure hose reel
Modular body
design
5.17m3 usable
locker volume
60 litre A
class foam tank with onboard refill pump
Direct
injection foam system
The brigade is
very proud to be the first in the country to receive this type of fire
appliance, and is looking forward to testing the capabilities of it over
the next few months.
Morphett Vale CFS volunteers battle a large bushfire at Blewitt Springs
Added 24/11/11
The official fire season
hasn't even started yet, however this video shows a bushfire burning in
the Hardys scrub conservation park near Blewitt Springs on the 18/11/11.
Over 100 CFS volunteers and firefighters
from the Department of Natural Resources attended this fire.
Two fixed wing water bombers and one observation
helicopter were also required to assist.
The fire danger rating on this day was severe and
a total fire ban had been declared.
CONTACT US
Location :
Doctors Rd / States Rd, Hackham (next to Hackham football club)
Mail : P.O. Box 2014, Hackham, South
Australia, 5163
Telephone
(Emergency): 000
Telephone(General Business / Burn Off
notification):
08 8382 8489
Telephone (Bushfire Information
Hotline):
1300 362 361
Information about current
incidents or regulations
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