Region 1

Mount Lofty Ranges

Contact Details:

Address:	75 Gawler Street Mount Barker SA 5251
Telephone:	(08) 8391 1866
Facsimile:	(08) 8391 1877
Postal Address:	75 Gawler Street Mount Barker SA 5251
Email:	region1cfs@cfs.sa.gov.au

About Region 1

Region 1 covers 10 000 square kilometres of the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island with a population base in excess of 250 000 people. The Region also includes the Greater Mount Lofty Park, Yurrebilla, National Parks and Forestry Reserves.

The fire watch tower at the Mount Lofty National Park is manned by volunteers from this Region.

The Region offers great diversity from urban interface surrounding Adelaide to rural activities including cropping, viticulture and grazing.

The Region has a dedicated force of volunteers and the highest percentage of incidents within the State.

Incident Statistics

Financial Year	2014/15	2013/14	2012/13	2011/12	2010/11	2009/10
Incident Type
Fixed Alarm (no cause)	337	396	382	411	408	252
Hazmat Incidents	72	75	76	75	84	95
Miscellaneous Incidents	77	89	76	56	55	37
Other Incidents/Attendance	220	186	210	197	169	293
Rural Incidents	667	826	833	681	609	738
Special Service Incidents	579	1 128	788	692	1036	575
Structure Incidents	131	140	177	144	169	148
Vehicle Related Incidents	829	772	796	771	936	876
Total	2 912	3 612	3 338	3 027	3 466	3 034

Groups and Brigades

Region One has 12 Groups, 80 Brigades and 3272 Volunteers.

Group: East Torrens Brigades:
Athelstone	Cherryville	Norton Summit/Ashton
Basket Range	East Torrens CFS Group Operational Support	Piccadilly
Carey Gully	Greenhill	Summertown & District
	Montacute
Group: Heysen Brigades:
Brukunga	Littlehampton	Mount Barker
Echunga	Macclesfield	Nairne
Hahndorf	Meadows	Southern Hills Forests
Group: Kangaroo Island Brigades:
American River	Parndana	Western Districts
Haines MacGillivray	Penneshaw & District	Wisanger
Kingscote	PF Olsen Forestry
Group: Kyeema Brigades:
Aldinga Beach	Sellicks	Willunga
McLaren Vale	Range/Hope Forest	Yundi
Group: Mawson Brigades:
Blewitt Springs	Kangarilla	Morphett Vale
Clarendon	Mawson CFS Group Operations Support	Seaford
Happy Valley	McLaren Flat
Group: Mount Lofty Brigades:
Aldgate	Burnside	Stirling
Bradbury	Ironbank	Upper Sturt
Bridgewater	Mylor
Group: Mundoo Brigades:
Currency Creek	Middleton	Port Elliot
Goolwa	Mount Compass
Group: Onkaparinga Brigades:
Lenswood/Forest Range	Oakbank/Balhannah	Woodside
Lobethal
Group: Southern Fleurieu Brigades:
Cape Jervis	Myponga District	Rapid Bay & District
Hay Flat	Parawa	Yankalilla and District
Inman Valley
Group: Strathalbyn Brigades:
Ashbourne	Clayton	Strathalbyn
Blackfellows Creek	Langhorne Creek	Strathalbyn Group Operational and Support
	Milang	Woodchester
Group: Sturt Brigades:
Belair	Cherry Gardens	Eden Hills
Blackwood	Coromandel Valley
Group: Victor Harbor Brigades:
Hindmarsh Valley	Lower Inman Valley	Waitpinga
		Victor Harbour CFS Group Operations
No Group Affiliations
Mount Lofty Tower	Region 1 Operations	Region 1 Headquarters
State Operations Support