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CFA women boost rescue skills in multi-agency training

Last weekend, CFA members participated in a multi-agency Women in Rescue training activity at Geelong, hosted by Bellarine SES.

21 Apr 2023

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Fallen firefighters to be honoured at memorial service

CFA’s Annual Firefighter Memorial Service will be held on Sunday 7 May in Mount Macedon to honour the 80 firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

21 Apr 2023

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Newest Mallacoota Captain aims to inspire others

Tracey Johnston never imagined that crawling through dark tunnels and dropping from dizzying heights would lead her to becoming Mallacoota Fire Brigade’s first woman captain.

20 Apr 2023

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Tony’s Trek - 1,000 kilometres walked

Inspector-General for Emergency Management Victoria and Chair of the Emergency Services Foundation Tony Pearce has walked 1,000 kilometres of his 1,440-kilometre trek.

19 Apr 2023

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AFL legend speaks at flood recovery events

Former AFL star Tom Boyd has shared his journey with mental health and resilience at a series of events to acknowledge the efforts of volunteers during Victoria’s 2022-23 flood emergency.

19 Apr 2023

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Private and planned burns to rise as weather cools

Hundreds of Victorians are continuing to undertake private burn-offs as fire restrictions are now easing across the state.

19 Apr 2023

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Local fireys awarded National Emergency Medals

One hundred and fifty local volunteer firefighters and CFA staff members have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

18 Apr 2023

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An arty weekend at Glenaroua

The Easter weekend saw the return of Art4CFA, this year hosted by Glenaroua Fire Brigade.

18 Apr 2023

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Multi-agency rescues for weekend wanderers

It was another weekend of multi-agency rescues across the state, as CFA crews teamed up with SES, FRV, Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria to save a cow, rescue a bush walker and bring two missing ...

17 Apr 2023

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CFA burn camp at Little Desert a big hit

CFA members from 17 brigades got together last month for a three day burn camp at Little Desert in the state’s far west.

14 Apr 2023

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Hang on, multi-agency crews to the rescue at Teddington Reservoir

It’s not every day that you are dispatched to retrieve a person hanging from a tree. Not to mention one that has been entangled since the previous afternoon.

12 Apr 2023

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CFA women volunteers reach new heights at networking camp

Mud, rain, fearsome heights, and physical and mental tests were just some of the challenges a group of CFA women volunteers faced in the South East Region Women’s Network Challenge Camp.

11 Apr 2023

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