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Victorians urged to prepare for all types of emergencies this summer

Victoria’s recent wettest October on record, coupled with reduced fuel loads following the 2019-20 bushfire season and the continued wet outlook is contributing to the forecast of below normal f ...

29 Nov 2022 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety

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Charging into the future

CFA is driving down electric avenue with the addition of eight full electric vehicles to its fleet.

13 Sep 2022 Environment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Seasonal outlook signals normal fire conditions this spring

Normal bushfire potential is expected in Victoria this spring, except for parts of central and eastern Victoria where the potential is below-normal, according to the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlo ...

24 Aug 2022 Environment Planning and Research

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New weather stations to boost fire data and safety

CFA has unveiled ten new automated weather stations which will improve firefighter and community safety at incidents and planned burns with hyper-localised weather data, fire spread predictions and co ...

14 Jun 2022 Environment Community Safety Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Successful ecological burn in Malmsbury

Members of Malmsbury Fire Brigade have taken part in an ecological burn alongside Macedon Ranges Shire council as part of the ongoing reclamation of Malmsbury common.

4 May 2022 Environment Partnerships

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Mechanical works improve safety in Reedy Creek and Narbethong

Roadside mulching works undertaken in Reedy Creek and Narbethong have been conducted to reduce fuel in areas with extreme fuel loads. These roadsides were identified by local brigades and CFA Vegetati ...

27 Apr 2022 Environment Community Safety

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Solar panel project underway as CFA celebrates Earth Day

CFA is recognising Earth Day today, Friday 22 April, with a group of CFA brigades in North East Victoria preparing to install solar panels and batteries on 12 fire stations to increase the resilience ...

22 Apr 2022 Environment Community Safety

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Smoky conditions predicted this weekend

With the end of the Fire Danger Period across most of the state, hundreds of Victorians are expected to undertake private burn-offs over the weekend and fire agencies will also be making the most of c ...

8 Apr 2022 Environment Health and Safety

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Planned burns in Districts 12 and 23

On the back of a busy grassfire season, Districts 12 and 23 have begun their planned burning programs in Kinglake West and Mansfield with assistance from the statewide Planned Burn Task Force.

8 Apr 2022 Environment Community Safety

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Interstate firefighters join CFA burn camp

Interstate firefighters have been welcomed to a CFA burn camp near the South Australian border which will increase knowledge and cooperation between fire agencies.

8 Apr 2022 Environment Community Safety Training and Recruitment

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Autumn outlook signals reduced fire risk

The influence of La Niña on Victoria’s climate over summer has suppressed bushfire conditions in Victoria into autumn, which is expected to bring average rainfall and warmer-than-average ...

25 Feb 2022 Environment Community Safety Operational Information

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Elmore fire protection works

During late November and early December 2021, Elmore Fire Brigade along with members from neighbouring brigades, successfully undertook two days of burning operations in grassland along the railway li ...

18 Feb 2022 Environment Community Safety

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