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Have your plan ready: Fire briefing takes place in Wodonga

Now is the time for property owners to be making sure their fire plans are ready.

14 Nov 2018 Community Safety

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Faces of CFA: Matt Partridge

Meet Matt Partridge, Captain of Browns Plains Fire Brigade in District 24.

11 Nov 2018 People

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Changing the face of CFA volunteering

A flexible volunteering model has the potential to change the face of CFA volunteering and develop communities that are more connected and better able to prepare for, respond to, and recover from futu ...

8 Nov 2018 Community Safety Others

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Max Gray has full CFA funeral service

Max Gray, who worked as both a career and volunteer firefighter during his 55-year service to CFA, died on 9 October 2018.

6 Nov 2018 People

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Photos of CFA in the alpine region

The alpine region is one of the most complex landscapes CFA protects.

2 Nov 2018 Others

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Kiewa's pre-season tradition puts family first

For 10 years Kiewa Fire Brigade members have taken a pre-summer fire season family trip to Lightning Creek in the Mitta Mitta State Forest.

31 Oct 2018 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Fire Danger Period announced for all of District 24

The Fire Danger Period will begin at 01.00am on Monday, 29 October 2018 for the following municipalities and resort management areas in CFA’s North East Region:

23 Oct 2018 Community Safety

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Update from Operations Officer James Wong

As winter draws to a close, the sun is out and the snow is melting. However, with the transition from winter to spring and soon summer, the complexity of the alpine regions remains ever-present. CFA i ...

11 Oct 2018 Operational Information

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Emergency medical response now delivered by all integrated CFA stations

Residents in Wangaratta and Wodonga will benefit from a co-responder initiative between Victoria’s fire services and Ambulance Victoria to improve out of hospital cardiac arrest survival rates.

10 Oct 2018 Community Safety

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Dry conditions spark haystack concerns

CFA is warning all farmers, and especially those in Victoria’s north, to exercise extreme caution with the cutting, baling and storage of hay.

27 Sep 2018 Community Safety

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New snow fleet boosts alpine fire response

New over-snow vehicles have boosted brigade morale and response capability at CFA’s three alpine fire brigades.

30 Jul 2018 Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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When in Rome... CFA member springs into action

Sandy Creek and Charleroi Fire Brigade members Vin and Karen O’Neill were enjoying dinner at a restaurant in Rome during their recent holiday, when they could smell smoke.

7 Jun 2018 Incidents - Structure

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