Stirling station is the base for all Stirling CFS activities. Custom built in the 1970′s, this red brick fire station has almost all the facilities that fire fighters need. Stirling station has room for 5 trucks in its spacious engine bay, training room equipped with television, projector and whiteboards for training nights, Breathing apparatus recommissioning area, Spacious meeting room, communications room, kitchen, bar, and a toilet / shower area.

The engine bay

The engine bay has room for 5 appliances, and currently houses all of Stirling’s trucks. The trucks are plugged into trickle charges to ensure the batteries are always fully charged.

Lockers

Each member is issued with a structural helmet, gloves, boots, goggles and Nomex rural fire fighting protective clothing. BA operators a also issued with PBI Gold Structural fire fighting PPC and a flash hood.

Training room

The training room is where lectures are presented and where other training happens.

CABA room

After fire-fighters use compressed air breathing apparatus (CABA) the sets must be cleaned an re-commissioned. This room is built to assist with this.

Meeting room

This is the room where meetings take place.

Comms room

The communications room is equipped with radios computer and fax machine.

The bottle shed

The south Australian government provides financial incentives for recycling glass, plastics and paper milk cartons. The stirling CFS has a recycling shed where members of the public and bring their recyclables, and the Stirling CFS gets the funds raised. With the introduction of kerb-side recycling in the Adelaide hills council, work at the recycling shed slowed down, however the amount raised is still substantial.