Unencrypted South Australian emergency service radio as it was received. Transcripts are made by a
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Surprising that the road is now clear, we'll be tidying up and departing scene shortly, you're welcome to close base as you see fit, could you please log that one section of Armco has been damaged but not destroyed by the falling tree over?✓ checked
Sturt Comms
13:35:16 6.0s
Roger, one section of Armco has been damaged on the upper Sturt Road, over.✓ checked
146 Sturt 1TG 575 · CFS Fri 9 Oct 2026, 13:30:24–13:30:43· 0:18 of audio
Blackwood crews cleared the tree from the road, established traffic control, and stopped calls to SES.
Yeah, in the way of sitrep, Blackwood crews are clearing the tree from the road, we've established traffic control and have contrafloid traffic, no further resources required, stop the calls to SES.✓ checked
Sturt Comms
13:30:39 4.4s
Roger, stop call for, SES, crew's getting to work, over.✓ checked
146 Sturt 1TG 575 · CFS Fri 9 Oct 2026, 13:24:39–13:25:15· 0:32 of audio
Blackwood 24 CAFS arrived at a tree across Armco on Upper Sturt Road, working with traffic control and chainsaw.
We've arrived, upper track of Upper Sturt Road, between Rankies Hill and Foots Hill Road, we have a tree across Armco blocking a single lane, uptrack of Upper Sturt Road, crews are getting to work with traffic control and chainsaw over.✓ checked
Sturt Comms
13:25:01 2.6s
Roger, all acknowledged, over.✓ checked
Blackwood 24 CAFS
13:25:05 7.0s
Further to last, this will be Upper Sturt Command on 146, over.✓ checked