South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service

SA Metropolitan Fire Service

Established	1981
Location	South Australia
Region served	Metropolitan Adelaide. Larger Towns in South Australia
Services	Combatant Authority for Fire, Rescue and Hazmat
Website	MFS Website

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

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.

Fire Stations/Appliances

Metropolitan Fire Stations

Station #	Location	Appliances
20	Adelaide	201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 2015, 2017, 2026, 2047, 2090, Car20, Car40, pods: P01, P02, P03, P06, P08, P09, P11, P12, P13, P32, P33, BF, BWC
21	Beulah Park	217
22	Paradise	229
24	Woodville	243, 249
25	Port Adelaide	259
27	Marine	2725
28	Largs North	281, 2814
30	Oakden	301, 303
31	Golden Grove	311
32	Salisbury	321, 329, Car30
33	Elizabeth	331, 3309
35	Gawler	359
36	Angle Park	3601
37	Prospect	3707
38	Angle Park/USAR	3817, pods: P34, P35, P44, BWC, EWP
40	St Mary's	401, 409
41	Camden Park	417
42	O'Halloran Hill	429
43	Christie Downs	431, 439
44	Glen Osmond	449
45	Brooklyn Park	451
46	Seaford	469

Regional Fire Stations

Station #	Location	Region	Appliances
50	Port Pirie	Mid North	501, 502, 509, 5014
51	Port Agusta	West Coast	511, 519, 5114
52	Whyalla	West Coast	523, 528, 529, 5214, 5242
54	Port Lincoln	West Coast	543, 549, 5414, 5417, Car68, pod: BWC
55	Peterborough	West Coast	559
60	Berri	Riverland	608, 609, 6014, trailers: BAC, BF
61	Renmark	Riverland	619, 6114, 6142, trailer: PP
62	Loxton	Riverland	628
63	Tanunda	Mid North	631
64	Kapunda	Mid North	641
66	Kadina	Mid North	661
67	Wallaroo	Mid North	671
68	Moonta	Mid North	681, 6814
70	Mount Gambier	South East	701, 703, 709, 7014
71	Victor Harbour	South East	711, 719
72	Murray Bridge	South East	721, 722

Appliance Glossary/Callsigns

• 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)

See also

• Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council