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R.A.P.I.D.
Assisting Emergency Services
with locating and responding to rural properties.AMBULANCE - FIRE SERVICE - STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE - POLICE
(photograph of a typical property plate used by Fleurieu RAPID)RAPID (Rural Areas Property Directory) uses the relevant 'Map Grid Reference Number' for each rural property. This Grid Number, or RAPID number as it know, is then placed on the relevant property, much like a street number. The RAPID number, which unique for each property, indicates the longitudinal and latitudinal location of the property with a 6 digit grid reference number, pinpointing the property within a hundred square kilometres, down to the nearest 100 metres.
FLEURIEU R.A.P.I.D
Fleurieu RAPID covers the area known as the Fleurieu Peninsula on the south central coast of South Australia and currently has over rural 3,000 properties which are logged with the local emergency service agencies.
Fleurieu RAPID's coverage area of implementation:
Local Government areas of - Alexandrina, Onkaparinga, Victor Harbor and Yankalilla
CFS Group areas of - Goolwa, Kyeema, Strathalbyn, Victor Harbor and Yankalilla
CFS Brigade areas of - Aldinga Beach, Ashbourne, Blackfellows Creek, Cape Jervis, Clayton, Currency Creek, Goolwa, Hay Flat, Hindmarsh Valley, Inman Valley, Langhorne Creek, Lower Inman Valley, McLaren Vale, Middleton, Milang, Mount Compass, Myponga, Parawa, Port Elliot, Range/Hope Forrest, Rapid Bay, Sellicks, Strathalbyn, Waitpinga, Willunga, Woodchester, Yankalilla and Yundi.
Applying for a RAPID number-plate
Persons living on the Fleurieu Peninsula interested in obtaining a RAPID number-plate for their rural property should contact the one of the following agents for more information relevant to their own area.
Alexandrina Council Cadell Street, Goolwa 5214 (08) 8555 2202 City of Victor Harbor Bay Road, Victor Harbor 5211 (08) 8551 0500 District Council of Yankalilla Charles Street, Yankalilla 5203 (08) 8558 0200 McLaren Vale Police Main Road, McLaren Vale 5171 (08) 8323 8330
What cost is involved with RAPID ?
Fleurieu RAPID is nonprofit making scheme developed jointly by local emergency services, with $15.00 charge to cover the cost of both a RAPID plate and a RAPID tag for the telephone.
Extra RAPID plates - $10.00 each Extra RAPID phone tags - $4.00 each
What are the benefits of RAPID ?
When either the Ambulance, Fire Service, SES or the Police need to be called to a property in a rural area, providing a RAPID number will help pinpoint and identify the property, thereby assisting to avoid any unnecessary delays in finding and responding to the location.
It is also not uncommon for persons traveling on the road to report accidents or other incidents with a mobile phone. However, it is often difficult to tell the emergency services of your exact location in such a situation. RAPID plates located at property entrances, can provide a reference point to your location.
As the RAPID database operated by the emergency services also contains other information, such as the occupiers name and telephone number, the emergency service agencies are also able determine which properties may need to be contacted in an evacuation or similar major situation.
How do I report an emergency ?
The following is a guide which can be used when reporting an emergency:
Ask for the required service: Ambulance or Fire or Police State the type of emergency Be prepared to give location detail such as: State, general locality, road/street name, RAPID number or street number, and other detail such nearest land mark or cross street.
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