Dublin Emergency Fire Service

Fast Facts

Type of organisation:	Community Service
Also known as:	Dublin Country Fire Service
Street number:	Corner First and Sixth Street
Town or locality:	Dublin South Australia
Date established:	The date "2020- 9-1967" was not understood.
Established by:	Community persons
Business or purpose:	Volunteer Organization

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Dublin Emergency Fire Service

On 20th September 1967 twenty one members were present for the first practice evening.

Emergency Fire Service Officers:

Ray George was the first Fire Service Station Officer ( he transferred from the Mallala Emergency Service Unit )

Reg Clarke

2nd July 1968, 1969 to 24th August 1970 Phillip Ferme

24th August 1970, 1971 to 11th August 1972 Gerry Applebee

11th August 1972 to 14th November 1972 Phillip Ferme

11th November 1972, 1973,1974 to 5th August 1975 Robert Collins

31st August 1975 to 31st August 191976 Phillip Ferme August 1976, 1977, 1978,1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 to 19th Oct 1983

Brigade Captains:

Brigade Captain Robert Sanders 19th October 1983 Resigned December 1983

Brigade Captain Terry Halford December1983

Brigade Captain Terry Halford 14th August 1984 to 1998 In 1979 the S.A. Government altered the name to Country Fire Service.

On 4th August 1986 the C.F.S. Station on the First and Sixth Street Dublin was opened by Mr Donald Mac Arthur. The land had been donated by Mr. Milton Schlodder to the D.C. of Mallala.

The shed was a “Badge “ construction-a farm shed design with four bays and 16 foot high doors. The costs for the shed and labour were $16,000:00, the floor $2,000:00 and phone connections and extras $1,000:00.

In the station were housed two fire units, one a fire fighter and the other a fire fighter and an accident rescue vehicle.

The C.F.S. members funded an extension to the building to accommodate the crew as well as the radio, toilets and radio tower.

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Sources

• Publication Dublin Yesterday and Today

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