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Summary Tree down, Ashton: Low-hanging partially broken branch over the road at Debneys Marble Hill Road/Debneys Road, Ashton; Norton Summit 34P managed the situation and pulled the branch clear with a rope at 08:48, no longer overhanging the road, and the incident was stopped with crews clear by 08:59. · written Mon 26 Oct 07:18
Radio conversation: Norton Summit QRV requested to be added to incident 032 and marked as mobile; Adelaide Fire acknowledged.
08:37:1311 days ago
Radio conversation: Norton Summit 34P confirmed mobile and left the incident area a minute ago; East Torrens Group Duty Officer acknowledged and confirmed mobile status.
08:41:5811 days ago
Radio conversation: Norton Summit 34P reported a medium-sized partially broken branch overhanging the road at Debneys, awaiting SES to cut the high sections; Norton Summit QRV arrived on incident 032 and is liaising with Norton Summit 34P.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer arrived: on scene, liaising with Tempe's control call
08:46:1511 days ago
Radio conversation: Norton Summit 34P arrived on scene at a low-hanging tree at Debney's Marble Hill Road and Debneys Road, Ashton, and is managing the situation until SES arrives to remove it. Norton Summit 34P advised the duty officer no further monitoring is needed.
08:46:3311 days ago
Norton Summit 34P's Arrival arrived: a low hanging tree that we'll advise you guys with a pole solid to do removal, they're just managing the situation to your arrival on scene call
Norton Summit 34P arrived: officer, we're all good call
08:48:4211 days ago
Radio conversation: Norton Summit 34P reported the tree branch was pulled clear with a rope, so it no longer overhangs the road, and gave a stop for the incident.
08:50:5611 days ago
Radio conversation: Eastern Suburbs SES contacted Adelaide Fire, but the message was not repeated clearly.
08:22:48MFS: *CFSRES INC0032 25/10/26 08:22 RESPOND TREE DOWN, ALARM LEVEL: 1, : JUST PAST DEBNEY MARBLE HILL RD/DEBNEYS RD ASHTON,MAP:ADL 121 Q12,TG 126, == LOW HANGIN BRANCH REQ VEH TO GO AROUND IT :NORT34P : to 2 capcodes
08:22:52MFS: *CFSRES INC:S0016 25/10/26 08:22 RESPOND TREE DOWN P1 : JUST PAST DEBNEY MARBLE HILL RD/DEBNEYS RD ASHTON MAP:ADL 121 Q12 ,== LOW HANGIN BRANCH REQ VEH TO GO AROUND IT :EAS20_44 NORT34P : to 1 capcode
13 radio conversations, oldest first
"incident 32" said at 08:29:01; on a fire talkgroup (80%)Norton Summit Ashton Station is NORT_STN, the station of NORT34P (70%)
124 R1 DISPATCHTG 591 · CFS Sun 25 Oct 2026, 08:28:50–08:29:14· 0:16 of audio
East Torrens Duty Officer, this is Eastern Suburbs SES, over.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:30:34 3.5s
Receiving the Eastern Suburbs over
Eastern Suburbs SES
08:30:40 5.2s
Adelaide we'll be mobile in probably 3 minutes, you have a SITREP from your crew, over.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:30:49 5.0s
Negative, just waiting for them to go mobile over
Eastern Suburbs SES
08:31:00 1.7s
acknowledged, we copy.
"incident 32" said at 08:34:50; Norton Summit 34P is on NORT34P (90%)Norton Summit 34P is on NORT34P (90%)"Norton Summit 34P" (NORT34P) said at 08:34:42 (70%)
124 R1 DISPATCHTG 591 · CFS Sun 25 Oct 2026, 08:34:42–08:34:59· 0:12 of audio
"incident 32" said at 08:44:06; Norton Summit 34P is on NORT34P (90%)Norton Summit 34P is on NORT34P (90%)on its paged talkgroup (126) (80%)"Norton Summit 34P" (NORT34P) said at 08:41:58 (70%)
126 E Torrens 1TG 543 · CFS Sun 25 Oct 2026, 08:41:58–08:44:20· 1:30 of audio
Norton Summit 34P reported a medium-sized partially broken branch overhanging the road at Debneys, awaiting SES to cut the high sections; Norton Summit QRV arrived on incident 032 and is liaising with Norton Summit 34P.
East Torrens duty officer, this is Norton Summit 34P.✓ checked
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:42:03 3.0s
Receiving, Norton✓ checked
Norton Summit 34P
08:42:09 17.4s
Yeah, we've got a medium-sized branch, it's partially broken and it's overhanging the road. We'll have a bit of a look at it, but yeah, it looks like we might need to wait for SES to finish cutting off the high bits of it. We'll be Debney's control.✓ checked
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:42:34 12.2s
Yeah, acknowledge that medium-sized tree, overhanging, Debneys control, callsign, out to you, Eastern Suburbs SES.✓ checked
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:43:11 6.6s
Debneys control from East Torrens duty officer.✓ checked
Norton Summit 34P
08:43:21 1.7s
Receiving, Send✓ checked
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:43:25 15.2s
Yeah, just confirming Eastern Suburbs aren't mobile, I believe they're on Old Norton Summit Road according to fire matters, I'm actually in that dead zone. I'll give them a few minutes and give them a call and update them over.✓ checked
Norton Summit 34P
08:43:43 8.4s
Okay, SES, mobile, possibly in the black spot on Old Norton Summit Road, should probably see them in 10 or 15 minutes then.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:43:52 4.1s
Yeah, confirm that. East Torrens duty officer out
Norton Summit QRV
08:43:58 3.4s
East Torrens Duty Officer, Norton Summit QRV.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:44:03 1.9s
Receiving, Send
Norton Summit QRV
08:44:06 6.4s
Yeah, duty officer, QRV has arrived, incident 032, we're liaising with Norton Summit 34P.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:44:14 5.8s
Yeah acknowledge that, arrived on scene, liaising with Tempe's control over
Eastern Suburbs SES is on EAS20_44 (90%)on its paged talkgroup (126) (80%)"Eastern Suburbs SES" (EAS20_44) said at 08:46:15 (70%)
126 E Torrens 1TG 543 · CFS Sun 25 Oct 2026, 08:46:15–08:47:49· 1:03 of audio · 1 missed
Norton Summit 34P arrived on scene at a low-hanging tree at Debney's Marble Hill Road and Debneys Road, Ashton, and is managing the situation until SES arrives to remove it. Norton Summit 34P advised the duty officer no further monitoring is needed.
Eastern Torrens Duty Officer, this is the Eastern Suburbs SES, over.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:46:20 3.5s
Receiving Eastern Suburbs.
Eastern Suburbs SES
08:46:26 4.6s
Yeah, fair copy on your last, can you say again, over?
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:46:33 14.7s
Just here to Norton Summit 34P's arrival on scene, a low hanging tree that we'll advise you guys with a pole solid to do removal, they're just managing the situation to your arrival on scene over
Eastern Suburbs SES
08:46:51 3.5s
Roger, good copy, we'll arrive on scene shortly, over.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:46:56 6.0s
Yeah, acknowledge that if you can liaise with 10B control when you arrive over
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:47:15 4.4s
Stirling control from East Torrens duty officer.
Norton Summit 34P
08:47:20 2.3s
Let me control receiving send
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:47:24 7.8s
Yes, the last message, Eastern Suburbs are in down, do you require me to monitor this channel anymore, over?
Norton Summit 34P
08:47:34 3.0s
Negative from the duty officer, we're all good.
East Torrens Group Duty Officer
08:47:39 10.2s
Acknowledge that. Thanks for the turn out this morning. Give me a call on the duty phone if anything changes. East Torrens Duty Officer out.
✕
08:48:12
Missed call· no audio received · 3.5s · Radio Norton Summit 34P
Norton Summit 34P is on NORT34P (90%)on its paged talkgroup (126) (80%)"Eastern Suburbs SES" (EAS20_44) said at 08:48:42 (70%)
126 E Torrens 1TG 543 · CFS Sun 25 Oct 2026, 08:48:42–08:49:18· 0:23 of audio
Norton Summit 34P reported the tree branch was pulled clear with a rope, so it no longer overhangs the road, and gave a stop for the incident.
Yeah, we'll be able to give you a stop call on this. We're throwing a rope over it and pulled on it and it snapped it near the face of the tree, so it's not overhanging the rope anymore.
Norton Summit 34P
08:49:04 1.2s
side is clear
Eastern Suburbs SES
08:49:09 1.7s
Roger, Blue copy.
Norton Summit 34P
08:49:15 2.8s
Thanks you, attendant
Eastern Suburbs SES is on EAS20_44 (90%)"Eastern Suburbs SES" (EAS20_44) said at 08:50:56 (70%)
1 PRI OPS 1TG 825 · State Emergency Service Sun 25 Oct 2026, 08:50:56–08:51:23· 0:08 of audio
Eastern Suburbs SES contacted Adelaide Fire, but the message was not repeated clearly.
"incident 32" said at 08:59:57; Norton Summit 34P is on NORT34P (90%)Norton Summit 34P is on NORT34P (90%)"Norton Summit 34P" (NORT34P) said at 08:59:49 (70%)
124 R1 DISPATCHTG 591 · CFS Sun 25 Oct 2026, 08:59:49–09:00:04· 0:13 of audio
Norton Summit 34P reported clear of incident 32 and returning to station.