Region 3

Murraylands and Riverland

Contact Details:

Address:	10 Second Street Murray Bridge SA 5253
Telephone:	(08) 8532 6800
Facsimile:	(08) 8532 6220
Postal Address:	PO Box 1371 Murray Bridge SA 5253
Email:	region3cfs@cfs.sa.gov.au

About Region 3

Region 3 (Murraylands and Riverland) is a diverse Region, covering 54 000 square kilometres. The Region´s agricultural pursuits vary from dry land cropping and grazing to large areas of irrigated fruit, wine and vegetables. Apiarists are active in a number of parks areas within the Region.

Tourism within the area continues to flourish, with an annual increase in houseboats and the potential for associated problems. The number of vehicles passing through and visiting the Region contributes to the overall number of highly traumatic incidents, particularly on the Dukes Highway, which is a cause for concern.

The increasing amount of chemicals being utilized is creating ongoing difficulty with hazardous material incidents on the increase.

Incident Statistics

Financial Year	2014/15	2013/14	2012/13	2011/12	2010/11	2009/10
Incident Types:
Fixed Alarm (no cause)	95	92	99	163	136	42
HAZMAT Incidents	14	15	25	20	15	18
Miscellaneous Incidents	15	26	13	17	10	12
Other Incidents/Attendants	90	94	79	75	61	103
Rural Incidents	253	420	424	181	195	230
Special Services Incidents	148	149	128	192	149	68
Structure Incidents	44	39	42	46	49	26
Vehicle Related Incidents	265	239	259	238	229	222
Total:	924	1 074	1 069	932	844	721

Groups and Brigades

Region 3 has 6 Groups, 54 Brigades (25 CABA, 9 RCR, 5 HAZMAT)
and 1374 Volunteers.

Group: Chaffey Brigades:
Barmera	Lyrup	Paringa
Brown's Well	Monash	Taplan
Chaffey CFS Group Operations Support	Moorook	Wunkar
Glossop
Group: Coorong Brigades:
Colebatch	Field	Peake
Cook Plains	Jabuk	Salt Creek
Coomandook	Meningie	Sherlock/Moorlands
Coombe	Narrung	Tintinara
Coonalpyn	Netherton
Group: Mallee Brigades:
Bowhill & Districts	Karoonda	Pinnaroo
Galga & District	Kulkami / Marama	Wynarka
Geranium	Lameroo
Halidon & District	Parilla
Group: Mid Murray Brigades:
Blanchetown	Eastern Districts	Waikerie
Cadell	Morgan
Group: Ridley Brigades:
Cambrai	Palmer	Swan Reach
Keyneton	Sedan	Walker Flat
Group: Swanport Brigades:
Callington	Mannum	Mypolonga
Ettrick	Monarto	Rockleigh
Jervois	Murray Bridge	Tailem Bend
No Group Affiliation
Region 3 Operations	Region 3 Headquarters
Super Brigade: DEWNR Murraylands