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Four house fires in four weeks prompts warning

Warrandyte CFA is highlighting the importance of having a working smoke alarm after attending four separate house fires in just four weeks.

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12 Apr 2024

Juniors venture to the wild

The annual camp for Hoddles Creek Juniors has become a cornerstone event that the brigade’s Juniors eagerly anticipate and discuss throughout the year.

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11 Apr 2024

Fire restrictions to end in parts of state's West

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 15 April in the following municipalities in CFA’s Districts 16 and 17:

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10 Apr 2024

Bellarine Peninsula partnership reduces fire risk

For several years, CFA has partnered with Bellarine Catchment Network and the Borough of Queenscliff to carry out fuel reduction and woody weed removal in an area called The Narrows Queenscliff.

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8 Apr 2024

Fire restrictions to end in remainder of North East

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 15 April for the remainder of the North East region in the following municipalities in CFA’s District 12, 13, 23 and 24.

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8 Apr 2024

Fire restrictions to end in remainder of North West

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 15 April for the remainder of the North West region in the following municipalities in CFA’s District 2 and 14.

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8 Apr 2024

Emergency services stage mass casualty bus accident exercise

CFA led a multi-agency exercise to test and strengthen how emergency services respond to mass casualty incidents similar to the 2023 Eynesbury bus incident.

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8 Apr 2024

Why do I see and smell smoke?

With fire restrictions easing in some parts of the state, and calm autumn conditions, hundreds of private, agricultural and planned burns are expected to take place in the coming weeks.

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5 Apr 2024

Fire restrictions to end in East Gippsland Shire

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 15 April in the following municipality in CFA’s District 11:

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5 Apr 2024

Torquay multi-agency high angle rescue performs golden retrieval

Torquay and Bellbrae CFA units joined forces with their counterparts on Tuesday afternoon in a multi-agency high angle dog rescue atop the cliff face of Bells Beach.

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4 Apr 2024

Peer Program supports member wellbeing

CFA's volunteer and staff peers talk to their fellow members about difficult or potentially traumatic events. We spoke to two peers about their experiences.

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4 Apr 2024