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Position from the Alert SA feed; the red square is map reference MLR 122C 1108
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INC0128 · Tue 20 Oct 2026 COMPLETECFS

Summary Grass fire, Highland Valley: Small fire extinguished by farm units; cause powerline igniting hay paddock; SAPN took over at 19:42; no further action required. · written Tue 20 Oct 23:03

TypeGRASS FIRE · 1st alarm
Address1078 WELLINGTON RD HIGHLAND VALLEY · map MLR 122C 1108 · -35.14654, 138.92889
Talkgroup128
InfoFIRE STARTED FROM POWERLINE INTO PADDOCK, 4 - 5 SQM
ResourcesAIRDESK5 MBKR34 HEYG_DO🎙 MBKR34P🎙 MBKR34P_R🎙
PagesTue 20 Oct 2026, 18:11:59–18:18:42
Weather15°C, wind WNW 7 km/h, 96% RH, Moderate fire danger (Mount Lofty Ranges)
Heard on airmobile +8:38 · arrived +18:42 · clear +40:54

Timeline

  1. 18:11:59 15 days ago
    New incident: AIRDESK5 MBKR34
  2. 18:11:59 15 days ago
    Weather (Mount Barker): 15°C, wind WNW 7 km/h, 96% RH, Moderate fire danger
  3. 18:18:42 15 days ago
    Alert SA: Going
  4. 18:19:43 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Mount Barker 34P requested to be added to daily incident 128 and reported off.
  5. 18:19:50 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Mount Barker 34P reported to Heysen Duty Officer for mobile to daily incident 128.
  6. 18:20:37 15 days ago
    Barker 34P mobile call
  7. 18:30:27 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Mount Barker 34 confirmed a small grass fire extinguished, will investigate further; Barker 34P requested to break stop and return.
  8. 18:30:41 15 days ago
    Mount Barker 34 arrived: incident, to a quarter of Clinky and Wellington Road, Highland Valley, confirm we've had a small grass fire, approximately to 300 square metres, has now been … call
  9. 18:30:41 15 days ago
    Highland Command on channel 128 (Mount Barker 34) call
  10. 18:33:38 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Mount Barker Captain reported a small grass fire contained by farm units, cause from a powerline igniting hay paddock; no SAPOWER or SAPOL required.
  11. 18:34:22 15 days ago
    Heysen Duty Officer SITREP: received, do you require SAPOWER networks on site? call
  12. 18:38:24 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Mount Barker Captain requested correction and asked for resources to retrieve a duck at the corner of Clinky and Wellington Road.
  13. 18:42:24 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Heysen Duty Officer contacted Adelaide Fire and SA Power Networks for a powerline incident at 1078 Wellington Rd Highland Valley.
  14. 18:52:53 15 days ago
    Mount Barker 34P left scene call
  15. 18:52:53 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: No summary
  16. 19:05:24 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Mount Barker Captain advised Heysen Duty Officer they will manage from Highland command and offered to close down.
  17. 19:09:47 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Mount Barker Captain requested Lieutenant T to call with their phone.
  18. 19:12:00 15 days ago
    Weather (Mount Barker): 15°C, wind WNW 7 km/h, 96% RH
  19. 19:26:00 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Heysen Duty Officer informed Mount Barker Captain about monitoring incident 136 in Hahndorf on the talk group.
  20. 19:30:31 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Bridgewater 24P reported a private alarm at Post Office 57 Mount Barker Rd Hahndorf, incident 136, 5BA on board.
  21. 19:31:45 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Hahndorf Pumper arrived at Hahndorf Post Office for incident 136, reporting nothing showing and crews investigating.
  22. 19:34:43 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Bridgewater 24P acknowledged stop for incident 136 and will return to GRN 136; Heysen Duty Officer confirmed receipt.
  23. 19:41:42 15 days ago
    Radio conversation: Mount Barker 34 confirmed incident 128, handed over to SAPN and returning to Barker.
  24. 19:42:11 15 days ago
    SAPN arrived: handed it over to them, we are now returning to Barker call
  25. 19:57:23 15 days ago
    Alert SA: no longer listed (was Going)
2 pager messages
  1. 18:11:59 NOTIFICATION MFS: *CFSRES INC0128 20/10/26 18:11 RESPOND GRASS FIRE, ALARM LEVEL: 1, 1078 WELLINGTON RD HIGHLAND VALLEY,MAP:MLR 122C 1108,TG 128, == FIRE STARTED FROM POWERLINE INTO PADDOCK, 4 - 5 SQM :AIRDESK5 MBKR34 : to 1 capcode
  2. 18:12:01 MFS: *CFSRES INC0128 20/10/26 18:11 RESPOND GRASS FIRE, ALARM LEVEL: 1, 1078 WELLINGTON RD HIGHLAND VALLEY,MAP:MLR 122C 1108,TG 128, == FIRE STARTED FROM POWERLINE INTO PADDOCK, 4 - 5 SQM :AIRDESK5 MBKR34 : to 2 capcodes

14 radio conversations, oldest first

"incident 128" said at 18:20:09 (90%)
124 R1 DISPATCH TG 591 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 18:19:43–18:20:19 · 0:15 of audio
Mount Barker 34P requested to be added to daily incident 128 and reported off.
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INC0128
  1. Mount Barker 34P
    18:19:43
    2.8s
    (no speech recognised)
  2. Mount Barker 34P
    18:20:01
    1.9s
    Adelaide 4
  3. Mount Barker 34P
    18:20:04
    1.4s
    Fire 34P
  4. Mount Barker 34P
    18:20:09
    6.8s
    Adelaide Mount Barker 34P, can you please add Mount Barker 34P to daily incident 128 and we are off.
  5. Adelaide Fire
    18:20:17
    1.9s
    Roger, Wilco, Adelaide Fire out
"incident 128" said at 18:19:58 (90%) Mount Barker 34 is on MBKR34 (90%) on its paged talkgroup (128) (80%) "Barker 34" (MBKR34) said at 18:19:54 (70%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 18:19:50–18:20:48 · 0:22 of audio
Mount Barker 34P reported to Heysen Duty Officer for mobile to daily incident 128.
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  1. Mount Barker 34
    18:19:50
    1.2s
    (no speech recognised)
  2. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:19:54
    2.3s
    Barker 34, send.
  3. Mount Barker 34
    18:19:58
    2.6s
    Mobile incident 128.
  4. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:20:04
    2.1s
    Roger, thanks you Mobile
  5. Mount Barker 34P
    18:20:28
    3.0s
    Roger duty, Mount Barker, 4P.
  6. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:20:34
    2.5s
    Barker 34P, send.
  7. Mount Barker 34P
    18:20:37
    4.8s
    Heysen duty, Barker 34P, mobile to daily incident 128.
  8. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:20:45
    3.2s
    Roger, thanks you, Mobile 128.
Mount Barker 34 is on MBKR34 (90%) on its paged talkgroup (128) (80%) "Mount Barker 34" (MBKR34) said at 18:30:27 (70%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 18:30:27–18:31:52 · 0:28 of audio
Mount Barker 34 confirmed a small grass fire extinguished, will investigate further; Barker 34P requested to break stop and return.
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INC0128
  1. Mount Barker 34
    18:30:27
    3.2s
    Heysen duty, Mount Barker 34.
  2. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:30:33
    1.2s
    (no speech recognised)
  3. Mount Barker 34
    18:30:41
    31.6s
    Heysen Duty, from arrived incident, to a quarter of Clinky and Wellington Road, Highland Valley, confirm we've had a small grass fire, approximately to 300 square metres, has now been extinguished by two farm fire fighting units, and Barker 34 will be investigating further, this will be Highland Command on 128 Tactical 84 Receiving
  4. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:31:18
    3.9s
    Roger, thanks command, your arrival...
  5. Mount Barker 34
    18:31:25
    1.9s
    (no speech recognised)
  6. Mount Barker 34
    18:31:29
    4.1s
    Barker 34P can break a stop and return to Mount Barker.
  7. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:31:35
    4.8s
    Roger, thanks, out to you, Barker 34P, Heysen Duty.
  8. Mount Barker 34P
    18:31:41
    6.2s
    Heysen duty, Barker
  9. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:31:50
    2.5s
    Roger, thanks, heysen duty daily, bye.
on its paged talkgroup (128) (80%) "Barker 34" (MBKR34) said at 18:33:48 (70%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 18:33:38–18:34:43 · 0:51 of audio
Mount Barker Captain reported a small grass fire contained by farm units, cause from a powerline igniting hay paddock; no SAPOWER or SAPOL required.
Linked to Grass fire in Highland Valley INC0128 · 80% COMPLETE
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  1. Mount Barker Captain
    18:33:38
    5.0s
    Heysen duty, Highland command.
  2. 18:33:42
    0.5s
    (no speech recognised)
  3. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:33:44
    1.7s
    Receiving, Send
  4. Mount Barker Captain
    18:33:48
    20.6s
    Sitrabrey 128, for arrival, small grass fire, been contained and knocked out by two farm firefighting units, Barker 34 crew blacking out, cause of fire is what appears to be a piece of...
  5. Mount Barker Captain
    18:34:11
    6.2s
    And sparked and lit up a freshly cut hay paddock.
  6. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:34:22
    6.4s
    Highland command from Heysen Duty, SITREP received, do you require SAPOWER networks on site?
  7. Mount Barker Captain
    18:34:30
    8.0s
    That's a negative. It appears to be no longer a hazard and SAPOL not required.
  8. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:34:40
    0.8s
    (no speech recognised)
  9. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:34:42
    1.4s
    (no speech recognised)
on its paged talkgroup (128) (80%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 18:38:24–18:39:01 · 0:13 of audio
Mount Barker Captain requested correction and asked for resources to retrieve a duck at the corner of Clinky and Wellington Road.
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  1. Mount Barker Captain
    18:38:24
    3.4s
    Heysen Duty Highland command.
  2. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:38:29
    1.7s
    Receiving, Send
  3. Mount Barker Captain
    18:38:33
    1.7s
    (no speech recognised)
  4. Mount Barker Captain
    18:38:36
    14.5s
    Can I have a correction, if we could please get them responded to this scene, corner of Clinky and Wellington Road, to retrieve the offending bit of duck work or duck.
  5. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:38:56
    4.8s
    Highland Command from Heysen Duty, roger, received, I'll come to Adelaide Fire now.
on its paged talkgroup (128) (80%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 18:42:24–18:42:44 · 0:15 of audio
Heysen Duty Officer contacted Adelaide Fire and SA Power Networks for a powerline incident at 1078 Wellington Rd Highland Valley.
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  1. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:42:24
    2.3s
    Following command heysen duty.
  2. Mount Barker Captain
    18:42:27
    1.2s
    (no speech recognised)
  3. 18:42:30
    0.3s
    (no speech recognised)
  4. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:42:31
    9.5s
    Roger I've contacted Adelaide Fire, they've got in touch with SA Power Networks, they are sending a crew, new ETA as of yet, I'll just monitor your tablet, over.
  5. Mount Barker Captain
    18:42:42
    1.5s
    Yeah roger.
on its paged talkgroup (128) (80%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 18:52:53–18:53:03 · 0:06 of audio
Linked to Grass fire in Highland Valley INC0128 · 80% COMPLETE
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  1. Mount Barker 34P
    18:52:53
    5.0s
    Heysen Duty, Mount Barker, 34P, now return to station.
  2. Heysen Duty Officer
    18:53:00
    3.0s
    Thank you for turning
on its paged talkgroup (128) (80%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 19:05:24–19:05:53 · 0:21 of audio
Mount Barker Captain advised Heysen Duty Officer they will manage from Highland command and offered to close down.
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  1. Mount Barker Captain
    19:05:24
    3.9s
    Heysen duty, Arby command
  2. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:05:30
    2.5s
    Hahlen command, send, over.
  3. Mount Barker Captain
    19:05:35
    11.3s
    Yeah, Heysen duty from Highland command, giveaway to go a bit of a wait for SAPN, if you want you can close down, we'll be able to manage from this end.
  4. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:05:50
    3.2s
    Roger, thanks, Heysen Duty 8.
on its paged talkgroup (128) (80%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 19:09:47–19:10:01 · 0:09 of audio
Mount Barker Captain requested Lieutenant T to call with their phone.
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  1. Mount Barker Captain
    19:09:47
    1.2s
    (no speech recognised)
  2. Mount Barker Captain
    19:09:51
    1.7s
    7-2
  3. Mount Barker Captain
    19:09:53
    2.6s
    Send, Lieutenant T
  4. Mount Barker Captain
    19:09:57
    3.9s
    If you've got your phone on you, can you give me a call, please?
on its paged talkgroup (128); 1 other incident(s) open there (30%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 19:26:00–19:26:19 · 0:15 of audio
Heysen Duty Officer informed Mount Barker Captain about monitoring incident 136 in Hahndorf on the talk group.
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INC0136 +1
  1. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:26:00
    3.0s
    Barker, Captain, Heysen Duty. ✓ checked
  2. Mount Barker Captain
    19:26:04
    2.8s
    Send Heysen duty ✓ checked
  3. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:26:08
    7.3s
    Roger, just for your information, I'm back on air, I'm monitoring incident 136 in Hahndorf, they will also be on this talk group. ✓ checked
  4. Mount Barker Captain
    19:26:17
    1.9s
    Yeah, roger on that. ✓ checked
on its paged talkgroup (128); 1 other incident(s) open there (30%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 19:30:31–19:30:51 · 0:16 of audio
Bridgewater 24P reported a private alarm at Post Office 57 Mount Barker Rd Hahndorf, incident 136, 5BA on board.
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INC0136 +2
  1. Bridgewater 24P
    19:30:31
    2.6s
    Heysen Group Officer, Bridgewater 24P. ✓ checked
  2. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:30:36
    3.4s
    Bridgewater 24P, Heysen Duty, send. ✓ checked
  3. Bridgewater 24P
    19:30:40
    5.5s
    Heysen Duty Bridgewater 24P, Mobile, incident 136, 5BA on Board over ✓ checked
  4. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:30:47
    4.2s
    Roger, mobile, incident 136, Heysen Duty, standing by. ✓ checked
on its paged talkgroup (128); 1 other incident(s) open there (30%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 19:31:45–19:33:15 · 0:38 of audio
Hahndorf Pumper arrived at Hahndorf Post Office for incident 136, reporting nothing showing and crews investigating.
Linked to Private alarm in Hahndorf INC0136 · 90% STOPPED
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INC0136 +2
  1. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:31:45
    2.5s
    Heysen duty, Hahndorf pumper. ✓ checked
  2. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:31:50
    1.9s
    Hahndorf Pumper, send. ✓ checked
  3. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:31:52
    5.5s
    Hahndorf Pumper is mobile to incident 136, 4 BA on board, over. ✓ checked
  4. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:32:04
    1.4s
    24P Mobile. ✓ checked
  5. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:32:07
    1.0s
    Roger. ✓ checked
  6. Bridgewater 24P
    19:32:17
    3.9s
    See your West Wing title, pumper, over, go, Fire, BA, over
  7. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:32:46
    4.1s
    Hahndorf, Heysen Duty, this is Hahndorf Pumper. ✓ checked
  8. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:32:51
    2.1s
    Hahndorf pumper, send. ✓ checked
  9. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:32:54
    8.9s
    Hahndorf Pumper has arrived at incident 136, Hahndorf Post Office, nothing showing, crews investigating, over. ✓ checked
  10. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:33:08
    6.6s
    Heysen Duty, roger, thanks, you've arrived, crews investigating, nothing showing, Heysen Duty standing by. ✓ checked
on its paged talkgroup (128); 1 other incident(s) open there (30%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 19:34:43–19:36:06 · 0:43 of audio
Bridgewater 24P acknowledged stop for incident 136 and will return to GRN 136; Heysen Duty Officer confirmed receipt.
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INC0136 +1
  1. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:34:43
    2.5s
    Hahndorf Pumper, Heysen Duty. ✓ checked
  2. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:34:54
    2.3s
    Heysen duty received, send ✓ checked
  3. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:34:57
    5.2s
    Yeah roger, just confirming you received page, stop call from MFS 136. ✓ checked
  4. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:35:04
    4.2s
    Negative, that wasn't received, but acknowledged, thank you, over. ✓ checked
  5. Bridgewater 24P
    19:35:09
    6.8s
    Bridgewater 24P acknowledging stop, incident 136, we'll return back to GRN 136, thank you. ✓ checked
  6. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:35:19
    5.3s
    Bridgewater 24P, Heysen Duty, roger, thanks for your response, Heysen Duty out. ✓ checked
  7. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:35:42
    2.5s
    Heysen Duty Hahndorf Pumper. ✓ checked
  8. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:35:47
    2.1s
    Hahndorf Pumper Send ✓ checked
  9. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:35:50
    8.4s
    Stop acknowledged, but we had arrived and conducted a 360 of the post office premises and seen nothing, over. ✓ checked
  10. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:36:02
    3.5s
    Roger, thanks received, Heysen Duty out. ✓ checked
"incident 128" said at 19:42:11 (90%) Mount Barker 34 is on MBKR34 (90%) "Barker 34" (MBKR34) said at 19:42:08 (70%) on its paged talkgroup (128); 1 other incident(s) open there (30%)
128 Heysen 1 TG 551 · CFS
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 19:41:42–19:42:28 · 0:30 of audio
Mount Barker 34 confirmed incident 128, handed over to SAPN and returning to Barker.
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  1. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:41:42
    2.6s
    Heysen Duty, Hahndorf Pumper. ✓ checked
  2. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:41:45
    2.1s
    Hahndorf Pumper send. ✓ checked
  3. Hahndorf Pumper
    19:41:48
    3.2s
    Hahndorf Pumper is back in station, over. ✓ checked
  4. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:41:56
    3.7s
    Roger, thanks you've returned, Heysen Duty out. ✓ checked
  5. Mount Barker 34
    19:42:04
    1.0s
    (no speech) ✓ checked
  6. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:42:08
    2.3s
    Barker 34, send. ✓ checked
  7. Mount Barker 34
    19:42:11
    10.0s
    Yeah, confirming incident 128. SAPN are on scene, handed it over to them, we are now returning to Barker. ✓ checked
  8. Heysen Duty Officer
    19:42:23
    4.8s
    Roger, thanks, you're complete, incident 128 and returning, Heysen duty out. ✓ checked