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Mt Taylor brigade teams up for stair climb

A team of 10 Mt Taylor firefighters are stepping up to the challenge to raise funds for Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI), depression and suicide as part of the Firefighter Stair Climb

24 Sep 2021 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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CFA celebrates International Day of Sign Languages

Today is the third annual International Day of Sign Languages, an opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and other sign language users.

23 Sep 2021 Inclusion and Fairness People

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Fireys call on footy fans to check BBQs before the bounce

With the AFL Grand Final just around the corner, firefighters are calling for everyone to check their barbecue before firing it up.

22 Sep 2021 Community Safety

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High demand for hay prompts fire warning

Victorian farmers have a spring in their step with the onset of strong seasonal growth of pastures and crops, but CFA has warned them to exercise caution when cutting, baling and storing hay.

21 Sep 2021 Community Safety

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Multi-agency response controls Moe South house fire

During the early hours of Sunday morning, CFA crews were called to support Fire Rescue Victoria at a house fire on Rosatos Road in Moe South.

20 Sep 2021 Incidents - Structure

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Working together for a common goal

Primary-school-aged students can be “influencers” when it comes to bushfire preparedness according to research by RMIT University’s Dr Briony Towers.

20 Sep 2021 Community Safety Environment People

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Bushfire commemoration: learning from the past to prepare for the future

Leanne Cutcher, University of Sydney and Graham Dwyer, Swinburne University of Technology write about their recent research, which was part funded by CFA and involved interviews with several CFA firef ...

17 Sep 2021 Health and Safety People Planning and Research

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New equipment saves Tyers home

New Breathing Apparatus (BA) commissioned on a Tyers Fire Brigade tanker has proved itself a valuable resource recently, helping crews save a family home at an incident in August.

17 Sep 2021 Events / Fundraising / Offers Incidents - Structure

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Duo's stair climb to support mental health

An inspired pair of firefighters from Neerim South Fire Brigade are committing to 10,000 steps a day this month as part of the Firefighter Stair Climb, to raise funds for Post-Traumatic Stress Injury ...

17 Sep 2021 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Spring Brigade mag out now

The latest edition of Brigade magazine will be hitting letterboxes soon.

15 Sep 2021 Community Safety

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Brigade's busy day reinforces home fire safety

Firefighters of Kalkallo Fire Brigade were kept busy last week, responding to two home fire incidents in a few hours.

14 Sep 2021 Incidents - Structure

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Mt Evelyn burn-off climbs to nearby trees

Firefighters responded to a private burn-off that jumped into nearby trees in Mount Evelyn on Saturday night, prompting CFA to remind landowners to be vigilant when conducting similar fuel reduction a ...

13 Sep 2021

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