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How well do you know fire? Summer Campaign launch

A hard-hitting new campaign will get Victorians to sit up and take action to prepare and protect themselves against fire as the state prepares for a long, hot and dry season.

10 Nov 2019 Environment Community Safety

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Reference Group for Koori Inclusion EOI

CFA is calling for Expressions of Interest from individual and stakeholder representatives to establish a Koori Inclusion Action Plan (KIAP) Reference Group.

1 Nov 2019 Inclusion and Fairness People

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P350 completes upskilling workforce target

CFA’s 350 Firefighter Program (P350) has achieved another major milestone, supporting the agency to upskill almost 300 career firefighters, via Promotional Programs at VEMTC Bangholme.

31 Oct 2019 People

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Spotlight on HQ Vegetation Management

CFA brigades have a long history of providing fuel reduction services to reduce the spread of bushfire and to minimise the impact on their community.

28 Oct 2019 Environment Community Safety

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Update from the CEO/Chief Officer

CEO/Chief Officer Steve Warrington provides an update on preparing for the season ahead, and a few activities going on at CFA.

25 Oct 2019 Others

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The mo' the merrier - Movember 2019

In Australia, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men - one in six Australian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

24 Oct 2019 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Learning from incidents

At CFA we strongly support the learning opportunities that arise from analysing incidents attended by CFA members.

24 Oct 2019 Operational Information

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CFA team takes second in mine rescue challenge

CFA’s Oscar 1 technical rescue team has taken out second place in this year’s Victorian Mine Rescue Competition (VMRC) held at Energy Australia’s Yallourn mine in the Latrobe Valley ...

24 Oct 2019 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Preparing Victorian workers for the bushfire season

It’s been a year since the Bushfire Safety for Workers learning module became available on CFA’s online learning platform, and over 2000 people have completed it before the upcoming ...

23 Oct 2019 Community Safety

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Fun run fundraiser forged in friendship

An annual community fun run established after the 2009 Victorian bushfires raises vital funds for Research and Kangaroo Ground volunteer fire brigades in the outer north east suburbs of Melbourne.

22 Oct 2019 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Board communique October 2019

The Board held its regular monthly meeting, and its thirteenth meeting of the year, on 22 October 2019 at CFA Headquarters.

22 Oct 2019 Others

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Firestorm: how bushfires create their own weather

It was an image that punctuated an already horrific fire season. As campaign-level fires raged across the state, the Licola bushfire, east of Melbourne, burned with such ferocity that it was visible o ...

20 Oct 2019 Incidents - Bushfire Operational Information

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