Country Fire Service (South Australia) 19
Country Fire Service (South Australia) 19 : Cfs Appliances: The CFS has 5 types of appliances: urban appliances, rural appliances, specialised appliances, Combinations of all three. Rural appliances: CFS Appliances have a call sign which describes the appliance. The most common rural appliance is a 24 (Pronounced two-four), which means it carries 2000 litres of water and is a 4 wheel drive (4WD). Other common appliances are 34 (3000L, 4WD), 14 (1000L, 4WD), 12 (1000L, 2WD). These figures are the nominal water carrying capacity. Fire fighting appliances carry water, foam and other fire fighting related tools and equipment. They are designed for bush/scrub/grass fire fighting however can be utilised for a number of other duties. Bulk Water Carriers (BWC, previously called 'Tankers'), which carry large volumes of water, also respond to rural related incidents, however may be used as water sources for structural fires, car fires, HAZMAT incidents etc. , where water sources are minimal. These rural appliances are extremely important for keeping South Australia protected from fires. Almost every town in South Australia would have at least one of these rural fire trucks. The reason that there are many different types of rural trucks, is because the terrain changes a lot in South Australia
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