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CFA's lifesaving impact during blood drive

CFA members from across the state have saved around 3,000 lives by making more than 1,000 donations during this year’s Emergency Services Blood Drive.

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2 Sep 2024

Shed fire interrupts live broadcast

Firefighters involved in a live broadcast had to quickly drop their microphones and jump onto their trucks after a fire broke out in a nearby shed.

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30 Aug 2024

Family first at Mirboo North Fire Brigade

Quality time together is just one of the benefits that Charlotte and Daniel Pors have experienced since joining Mirboo North Fire Brigade a year ago. 

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30 Aug 2024

Wallan brigade trains its future firefighters

Wallan Junior Fire Brigade members have been busy over the last couple of weeks, with various activities including a visit from the local VICSES Unit at Kilmore.

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29 Aug 2024

First Nations cultural training at Chewton Fire Brigade

Chewton Fire Brigade welcomed Dja Dja Wurrung Enterprise DUMAWUL to its station to deliver cultural competency training to a group of nine firefighters from Chewton and Fryerstown brigades on Thursday ...

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28 Aug 2024

Women's hot fire training Day at Wangaratta training campus

The training day on 18 August brought together more than 20 dedicated volunteer firefighters, including volunteer PAD instructors, with the support of staff at VEMTC Wangaratta training campus.

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27 Aug 2024

Irymple brigade drives up blood donations in Mildura

CFA volunteers rolled up their sleeves and helped boost the blood supply at the Mildura Donor Centre.

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27 Aug 2024

Brigades of CFA: Mt Hotham - Dinner Plain

In the heart of Victoria’s Alpine National Park lies the Mt Hotham – Dinner Plain Fire Brigade, one of CFA’s three alpine brigades.

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27 Aug 2024

Enhancing fire safety for young children

Children aged 0 to 4 years old are disproportionately represented in home fire fatalities and burn injuries in Australia.

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27 Aug 2024

Cardinia students involve the family in fire safety

Families across Cardinia Shire are safer than ever after the local Grade 3 and 4 students completed fire safety assignments involving the whole family.

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27 Aug 2024

Give fire safety a tune up in your garage

Victorian fire services are urging householders to make fire safety in the garage a vital home project this winter.

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26 Aug 2024

Multiagency plane crash exercise staged at Bacchus Marsh

CFA participated in a major multiagency training exercise over the weekend, tasking crews to respond to a simulated aircraft crash and grassfire at the Bacchus Marsh aerodrome.

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26 Aug 2024