Unencrypted South Australian emergency service radio as it was received. Transcripts are made by a
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Radio conversation: Yankalilla 34P reported a fire in a gully, running up to it, and stated they are still over half full; radio 5215480 confirmed they are at the bottom of the hill and can head off if needed.
Radio conversation: CFS 5213068 instructed units to drive around to the top and confirm access, with 5212995 confirming pods will pass them out.
13:40:5016 days ago
Radio conversation: Crew reported unable to prove power, sent two page rapid bay; SES advised of two trucks on landslide, Doma recognized but inaccessible.
13:44:1516 days ago
Radio conversation: Yankalilla 34P reported a property with multiple large tanks; Rapid Bay 44 confirmed pre-arrangement and mobile status.
13:49:2416 days ago
Radio conversation: Yankalilla 34P reported the fire is too steep to access directly but will approach around the side.
13:51:1116 days ago
Radio conversation: Yankalilla 34P asked if a bulk water carrier was available and requested to draft out of the tank.
13:59:5216 days ago
Radio conversation: Yankalilla 34P reported being at the tanks; no further details provided.
Radio conversation: Radio 5215224 acknowledged Tom and mentioned tanks while radio 0 described coming down to be seen.
14:11:4716 days ago
Radio conversation: CFS Fleurie 144 reported a million litres of water, directing units to Dirt Road around 6-7 hundred metres up.
14:13:3416 days ago
Radio conversation: CFS 5214979 reported the area is fenced off with no access to the fire front; CFS 5213068 suggested an alternative access route through a paddock with double gates.
14:16:1016 days ago
Radio conversation: Rapid Bay 44 asked to go through a gate and along the ridge behind a house; Yankalilla 34P reported walking down to the valley and back up.
14:18:0416 days ago
Radio conversation: Rapid Bay 44 reported arriving at the grass fire, Hay Flat 34 warned SES was coming down the path.
I'd like a truck update, a patrol, if nothing else, possibility.
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144 STHN FleurieTG 587 · CFS Tue 20 Oct 2026, 13:22:25–13:24:27· 0:44 of audio
Yankalilla 34P reported a fire in a gully, running up to it, and stated they are still over half full; radio 5215480 confirmed they are at the bottom of the hill and can head off if needed.
Yeah, um, it's going down to D, uh, we're running up to it, if I may be able to say, right?
5213068
13:22:57 6.4s
Yeah, happy with it, yeah, you're fine, I'm fine, I'm fine, yeah, the top of the hill is up there.
5213068
13:23:05 1.0s
(no speech recognised)
Yankalilla 34P
13:23:11 4.6s
As a fire, I was sitting as well, into a gully that we try and get to.
Yankalilla 34P
13:23:18 1.2s
(no speech recognised)
Yankalilla 34P
13:23:21 3.0s
Nice low, I'll throw out the catcher then.
5215480
13:23:31 1.0s
(no speech recognised)
Yankalilla 34P
13:23:47 2.5s
We're still over half full.
5215480
13:23:50 8.0s
Car for tank and we're just at the bottom of the hill, so we've gone on the bottom of the hill as far down as we can get, so we're happy to head off if needed.
Yankalilla 34P
13:23:59 3.0s
Yeah, copy. We're actually running out of things to do.
Yankalilla 34P
13:24:07 1.5s
Like where you guys are.
5215480
13:24:17 4.6s
From the bottom corner and see if we can get further down on that road there.
Yankalilla 34P
13:24:22 1.7s
Yeah Roger, thank you.
5215480
13:24:24 3.2s
(no speech recognised)
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144 STHN FleurieTG 587 · CFS Tue 20 Oct 2026, 13:26:38–13:27:37· 0:04 of audio
Can you get the siren here? Have you stopped where you are?
13:36:57 0.3s
(no speech recognised)
5213068
13:37:08 1.5s
(no speech recognised)
13:37:15 0.5s
(no speech recognised)
✕
13:37:25
Missed call· no audio received · 2.0s
5214979
13:37:41 5.8s
We can't get to the hill, sort of out to our front left here, from here, over.
Yankalilla 34P
13:37:48 7.5s
Negative, as far as we have gone, which is where you guys are, as far as we can get a truck, and everything's getting out, we can't go any further down south.
5214979
13:37:56 1.2s
(no speech recognised)
13:38:17 0.8s
(no speech recognised)
Yankalilla 44
13:38:20 4.8s
Onside, there's no access, so we're standing by, awaiting orders, over.
5213068
13:38:25 5.0s
Drive around to the top, go around to the top, make sure it's not going to jump up there.
5213068
13:38:31 0.8s
(no speech recognised)
Yankalilla 44
13:38:33 3.4s
That's affirmative, and all pods will pass you out
Yankalilla 44
13:38:53 2.8s
Just to confirm, we've walked on the...
5213068
13:39:06 2.1s
Down there in, that's what I'm talking about.
5213068
13:39:20 3.0s
also bitumen and better to drive them
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144 STHN FleurieTG 587 · CFS Tue 20 Oct 2026, 13:40:50–13:41:49· 0:26 of audio
Crew reported unable to prove power, sent two page rapid bay; SES advised of two trucks on landslide, Doma recognized but inaccessible.
Yeah, in and unable to prove, power unable to prove, so I've got some two page rapid bay over
5213068
13:41:13 12.5s
Yeah, roger, we've secured, just seeing two trucks up the top on the landslide, have a look up the SES, any chance of it jumping, and also, Doma recognizes it, can't get to it.
5215473
13:41:27 0.8s
Roger
Inman Valley 34
13:41:32 3.4s
Advised by crew of 4, will we receive
5215473
13:41:48 1.2s
(no speech recognised)
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144 STHN FleurieTG 587 · CFS Tue 20 Oct 2026, 13:42:51· 0:00 of audio
a million litres of water, so turn right and come up to Dirt Road and I'm up about 6 or 7 hundred metres.✓ checked
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144 STHN FleurieTG 587 · CFS Tue 20 Oct 2026, 14:13:34–14:14:43· 0:29 of audio
CFS 5214979 reported the area is fenced off with no access to the fire front; CFS 5213068 suggested an alternative access route through a paddock with double gates.
Yeah, we've gone down with the property owners down the bottom past the big water tank, and it's all fenced off, there's no access to the fire front.✓ checked
5213068
14:14:14 10.9s
We're talking about the same spot. If you come back down towards the coast, there's another paddock there that the owner was getting some horses out of, and there's big double gates there we can get access through that paddock and back.✓ checked
5214979
14:14:31 1.5s
Fenced off✓ checked
5213068
14:14:35 2.6s
Well, we got a bum steer✓ checked
5213068
14:14:39 0.8s
wait out for a moment✓ checked
5214979
14:14:42 0.7s
(no speech)✓ checked
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144 STHN FleurieTG 587 · CFS Tue 20 Oct 2026, 14:16:10–14:17:31· 0:24 of audio
Rapid Bay 44 asked to go through a gate and along the ridge behind a house; Yankalilla 34P reported walking down to the valley and back up.