Country Fire Service appliances
Country Fire Service appliances used by the South Australian Country Fire Service (SA CFS) in the state of South Australia are provided and funded by the Government of South Australia, and by donations from the public. As the funding model of government funding is relatively new, the standard for SACFS appliances is still only new, and many appliances still exist that were built by the individual brigades. Because of this, almost all appliances are unique, and hence cannot be described simply. However, the SACFS has managed a standard naming convention of all SACFS appliances, and  also a basic standard stowage of equipment that can be found on all appliances. The Country Fire Service operates 784 appliances including tankers, urban pumpers, pumper/tankers, bulk water carriers, rescue and command vehicles. Appliance nomenclature. All SA Country Fire Service appliances have a call sign, which is the name of that appliance. This consists of the brigades name, usually the town it serves) and a keyword to describe the type of appliance. The appliance's call sign will be printed clearly on the side of appliance, and often on the back and roof of the appliance. Appliances are more  commonly known as "trucks", and "units", with units being the name used by the South Australian Emergency Fire Service)) Most SACFS appliances have names based on their water capacity, and drivetrain. A 24 (Two Four) appliance carries of water, and is a 4-wheel drive chassis. The figures are for nominal water capacity, rather than the exact amount carried. Other, more specialised appliances are named after their purpose, such as Pumper, Rescue, Hazmat, or Tanker (BWC). Appliance appearance. All Country Fire Service appliances are white, with fluorescent red and white striping (on older appliances), or red and gold chequering, called  Sillitoe tartan, on new appliances. Appliances made after 2012 have the newest red and bright yellow checkering. Like all emergency vehicles in South Australia, all CFS appliances are fitted with red and blue flashing lights, with the exclusion of the Kyeema BWC17. Some appliances also have white flashing lights or traffic clearers on the front. Stowage. SACFS appliances are set up with different stowage depending on what assets they protect, whether they are urban or rural, and whether they serve a special purpose (e.g., rescue stowage). Appliances will have a basic stowage which is then added to by the brigade  for a specialised purpose, or to fit the type of appliance. Basic rural appliance standard stowage. All rural appliances should have the following stowage: Basic urban appliance standard stowage. Urban stowage is very similar to rural, with the addition of further "urban" equipment, for house fires, and vehicle fires. An urban appliance will also carry more of the larger hoses ( and ). Urban standard stowage includes: Basic rescue standard stowage. Appliances that are built for Road Crash Rescue must have a minimum set of rescue equipment, which includes: Further stowage. In addition to the standard stowage, equipment on appliances may include : CFS appliances. The CFS has the following types of appliances in service: Rural appliances. The first number of the type is the category number while the second number indicates two or four wheel drive. Aircraft. Reference: