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Stirling Country Fire Service

Locality: Stirling, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8370 9521

Address: 9 Avenue Rd 5152 Stirling, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.stirlingcfs.org.au

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23.01.2022 TRUCK FIRE - South Eastern Freeway: At 0315 this morning Stirling CFS appliances were responded along with MFS to a truck fire near the Mt Osmond overpass on the freeway. Crews arrived to find the prime mover fully involved with fire. The driver was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.

22.01.2022 Key messaging for bushfire safety in SA given COVID restrictions From midnight tonight, a six-day initial stage of ‘circuit breaker’ restrictions will be implem...ented to protect the South Australian community from the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions may affect how you follow CFS bushfire safety advice. Review your Bushfire Survival Plan using the up-to-date advice on the SA Health website www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVID-19 UNDER LOCKDOWN During this initial restriction period, you can only leave your home for limited reasons. This includes during a bushfire emergency or if your home is unsafe. Some relocation destinations in Bushfire Safer Places will not be available due to these COVID-19 restrictions. - Cinemas and other public venues will be closed. - Visits to shopping centres are for essential food shopping only If you plan to stay with relatives or friends when you relocate to a Bushfire Safer Place, consider alternative arrangements if your plan is to stay with elderly relatives or immuno-compromised relatives or friends. This will reduce the risk of exposing vulnerable people to COVID-19. If you are in self-quarantine or self-isolation due to COVID-19, you can leave your home if you are in an emergency or your home is unsafe but try to get back into self-isolation as soon as you safely can. During an emergency, if you need to attend an emergency relief centre or a Bushfire Last Resort Refuge, you need to stay outside, alert emergency services (e.g. SAPOL, relief authorities at the location etc) and follow instructions. You must ensure you advise emergency services that you have been forced to leave self-quarantine or self-isolation due to the emergency and that: - you are a close contact of a known COVID-19 case - you have recently tested positive to COVID-19 or if - you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or - you are in self-quarantine because you have recently returned from interstate. UNDER RESTRICTIONS State government restrictions are in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This may affect how you follow CFS bushfire safety advice. Leaving early during COVID-19 will be a little different this summer. While COVID-19 restrictions are in place, you can leave your home during an emergency or if your home is unsafe. Consider the following in your leave early plan to protect yourself and your loved ones from COVID-19: During COVID-19 restrictions you may travel if you are doing so as part of your bushfire plan. If you are unwell or have symptoms, isolate yourself from others and ensure you always wear a face covering and get tested as soon as possible. Add to your 'Emergency Kit' - Additional face masks - Hand sanitiser - more than 60% alcohol - Antibacterial wipes Follow SA Health COVID-19 advice - Wear a face mask - Practise good hygiene. Wash or sanitise your hands when you enter someone else’s home, if possible - Do not shake hands, hug or kiss as a greeting - Maintain physical distancing, keep at least 1.5 metres away from others

19.01.2022 This weekend sees the end of Daylight Saving, which is also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke alarm. If you are staying at home and doing some handywork, you could add this to the list.

18.01.2022 The down track of the South Eastern Freeway is currently closed due to a rolled truck. Stirling CFS, along with SAPOL, DPTI and RSPCA are attending the scene, however it will be some time before the freeway is cleared and reopened. Traffic is being diverted at the Crafers exit.

18.01.2022 A prescribed burn is planned on private land off Morgan Road at Ironbank on Thursday 16 April weather conditions permitting. The prescribed burn will start at 1...2:00pm and should be complete by 8:00pm that day. A list of planned prescribed burns is available on the Department for Environment and Water website. https://www.environment.sa.gov.au//upcoming-prescribed-bur See more

16.01.2022 This morning I’m in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. First stop was the Stirling Country Fire Service with Josh Teague - Member for Heysen. An enthusiastic brigade, proud of their station. SA Country Fire Service

15.01.2022 Smoke may be present in the area this afternoon.

15.01.2022 Have you written your bushfire survival plan? If you need some help with this, the CFS Community Engagement Unit will be holding a workshop at the Stirling Library on Sunday February 7th. Note: you will need to register. Check the link for details.... https://www.cfs.sa.gov.au//bushfire-survival-plan-stirling/

13.01.2022 When Firey Women meet women CFS fire-fighters.. Firey Women Workshop attendees at Verdun got to meet some of our awesome women firies.. Kit and Ros from Hahndor...f Brigade and Kathryn from Meadow Brigade and Liz from Stirling Brigade. Thanks ladies for continuing to inspire women everywhere. ABC were also there to do a story on women in the Country Fire Service.

10.01.2022 Tonight we attended a Kitchen fire in ‘The Oaks’ retirement village. Thanks to the speedy action of the resident and neighbours, the alarm was raised quickly. Stirling and Aldgate Country Fire Service crews were on scene in minutes to contain the fire to a small area of the kitchen. Thankfully, the resident was only a little shaken and not injured.

10.01.2022 An Open Letter to the South Australian community: The 2019/20 Fire Danger Season officially finishes at midnight tonight, finalising one of the busiest seasons ...in our history. The CFS really started our season in September, more than a month before our own season officially started, as a horrendous start to the season in Queensland and New South Wales saw local crews stretched to their limits. Over the next three months until after Christmas, CFS dedicated more than 1,300 volunteer firefighter and incident management personnel to help these two states battle unprecedented bushfires. Unfortunately this was only the start of our efforts this season with our own fires burning in catastrophic conditions near Port Lincoln and Yorketown in November, followed by the large fires in Cudlee Creek and Kangaroo Island in December and January. These were only a handful of the thousands of fires our CFS volunteers attended throughout the fire season with large fires in every Region from Keilira in the South East, Coonalpyn, Miltalie on the Eyre Peninsula and unfortunately too many others to name. I took up the role of Chief Officer in October last year and was very quickly impressed by the professionalism and commitment of our many volunteers. This year in particular they gave up so much of their time, put their lives on the line and worked so hard to not only protect their local communities but travel throughout South Australia and interstate to help others. Thanks must also go to the South Australian community who heeded our warning messages at the beginning of the season and prepared their homes against bushfire threat. Unfortunately too many homes were lost with a total of 179 burned this season, many simply because of the ferocity of the fires. The CFS bitterly regrets those losses and the tragic loss of 3 South Australians during the worst of the Fire Danger Season. The community also listened and acted when we issued warning messages. Those three lives lost to bushfires this year is three too many. However, I am thankful that we were able to provide timely and accurate warnings to the communities impacted so they could make safe decisions for themselves and their families. Thank you also to the communities for supporting us and each other throughout the fires. To see the generosity to our firefighters, especially on Christmas Day brought warmth to the heart. Thank you to all of those who have since had bake sales, fundraisers or simply donated to the CFS Foundation. That money will go towards supporting our volunteers in their time of need. I also want to thank CFS staff and our supporting agencies, SA Metropolitan Fire Services, SA State Emergency Service, Department for Environment and Water, SAPOL and all other organisations who contributed. The ability for those staff to get on with the job and provide results is testament to their abilities. At the moment we are continuing to help South Australians by being embedded in the State Command Centre for Health, managing the COVID-19 pandemic in this State. Only days after the request came through, our teams were at SA Health to support them as they faced a health emergency of unknown scale and duration. We knew anything we could do to support them as the control agency had to be a good thing. Of course the work does not end here. Our volunteers continue to attend structure fires, hazardous material incident, road crashes and to assist other agencies, as their work continues. I thank them for their amazing efforts and urge the community to continue to practice fire safety as we move into the winter months, and be careful on our roads. I dearly hope that more normal times will resume once the Coronavirus crisis has passed but South Australians can be assured that its Firefighters remain ready and available to answer calls for help whatever the challenges we face. Mark Jones, Chief Officer SA Country Fire Service

10.01.2022 A prescribed burn is planned near the Adelaide Hills Council Depot site in Heathfield, on Wednesday 16 September 2020, weather conditions permitting. The prescr...ibed burn will start at 12:30pm and is likely to be completed by 5:00pm. A list of planned prescribed burns is available on the Department for Environment and Water website. https://www.environment.sa.gov.au//upcoming-prescribed-bur See more

10.01.2022 A prescribed burn is planned at the Cleland Conservation Park on Wednesday 22 April weather conditions permitting. The prescribed burn will start at 11:45am and... should be complete by 6:00pm. A list of planned prescribed burns is available on the Department for Environment and Water website. https://www.environment.sa.gov.au//upcoming-prescribed-bur See more

09.01.2022 Reminder: Total Fire Bans have been declared for Wednesday 15 April 2020 in the following Fire Ban Districts: Mount Lofty Ranges - Severe Where Total Fire Bans ...have been declared, very hazardous fire weather conditions are predicted. The Total Fire Ban will apply for 24 hours from midnight to midnight. The CFS recommends that you implement your Bushfire Survival Plan. FIRE DANGER RATING Where fire ban districts have a forecast fire danger rating of Severe, well prepared and actively defended houses can offer safety during a fire. If you don't have a plan to ensure your survival, leaving early before a fire starts is your safest option. In making your plan, you should be aware that in high fire danger conditions, essential services including mains-fed electricity and water supply may not be available due to the prevailing weather conditions. Landowners are asked to adhere to local harvest codes of practice which are available from your local council. Agencies are advised to activate their Total Fire Ban procedures in preparation for these predicted fire weather conditions. For further information contact the Bushfire Information Hotline on 1800 362 361 or visit www.cfs.sa.gov.au

08.01.2022 Residents in Stirling may notice heavy smoke in the area at present. This is from a prescribed burn near Heather Rd / Sturt Valley Rd being conducted by DEW. Stirling CFS is assisting with this burn.