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Stephen’s passion for trucks

District mechanical officers (DMO) keep our fleet on the road. We talked to Stephen Puglisi from the Swan Hill workshop, who recently finished his apprenticeship.

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17 Jan 2024

Wendouree e-scooter fire a reminder of lithium-ion battery risk

Victorian fire agencies are reminding residents to be cautious when charging lithium-ion battery operated devices following an e-scooter house fire in Wendouree on Friday (12 January).

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16 Jan 2024

Faces of CFA

What binds CFA members is the common goal to protect lives and property. But they are a diverse bunch – every member has a story and Faces of CFA introduces you to just some of those stories.

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15 Jan 2024

Roadshow Films fundraiser for CFA

Preview screenings of the Australian movie Force of Nature; The Dry 2, which features Victorian emergency services, will be used to raise funds for the CFA in two separate settings.

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12 Jan 2024

CFA members assist with flood efforts

More than 200 CFA volunteers supported VICSES in flood recovery efforts in the first 10 days of 2024, with some members quick to assist despite having to sandbag their own homes.

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11 Jan 2024

Volunteers who help with aviation response

There are seven roles available to volunteers to support aviation response. We talked to two volunteers about their roles.

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10 Jan 2024

Bonegilla brigade celebrates its centenary

Bonegilla Fire Brigade volunteers were pleasantly surprised to see their first fire truck return to the station as part of their centenary celebration yesterday.

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8 Jan 2024

Lorne gains extra volunteers for holidays

Lorne holiday goers will be well protected over the summer holidays with extra CFA volunteers helping man the local fire station.

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5 Jan 2024

Firefighters battle grassfire in Alexandra

CFA crews battled a grassfire in McIntyres Lane in Alexandra on Wednesday at 1.45pm which is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike.

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5 Jan 2024

Watching grass dry critical to keeping Victorians safe this summer

CFA is calling on Victorians to become ‘citizen scientists’ to help contribute critical information about the state’s fire risk.

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4 Jan 2024

Firefighters face devastating scenes on Queensland deployment

CFA firefighters currently on deployment in Queensland to support the flood and storm clean-up have talked about the devastation to affected communities.

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2 Jan 2024

Victorian emergency services to support Queensland storm response

This week, 111 Victorian emergency management personnel are travelling to Queensland to support local emergency services with flood and storm response efforts.

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29 Dec 2023