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Research into rain forest flammability

When the Australian Fire Danger Rating System was pioneered by Alan McArthur during the 1950s and 1960s, it was based on standard dry eucalypt forests on level ground and assessed the difficulty of su ...

20 May 2022 Community Safety Partnerships Planning and Research

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Have your say on Victorian emergency preparedness

Emergency Management Victoria is reviewing the Victorian Preparedness Goal and Victorian Preparedness Framework to ensure both remain fit for purpose and appropriately promote the principles of shared ...

31 Jan 2022 Community Safety Planning and Research

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Prepare now for grassfire risk this summer

Fast-running grassfires will be a risk across Victoria this summer, with winter and spring rain leading to significant pasture growth in paddocks and roadsides.

25 Nov 2021 Community Safety Planning and Research

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FFMVic and CFA release updated statewide Joint Fuel Management Program

Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) and Country Fire Authority (CFA) have released the latest Joint Fuel Management Program (JFMP) providing details of bushfire prevention activities across Victo ...

25 Nov 2021 Community Safety Partnerships Planning and Research

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Distinguished service recognised at new training centre

A distinguished 58-year service to the CFA has seen one of our highly respected members honoured with a street named after him at the new VEMTC training facility in Ballan.

23 Nov 2021 Honours and Awards Planning and Research Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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The future of predictive services

Bushfire simulation models and other predictive tools are increasingly used to inform operational and planning decisions and trained fire behaviour analysts (FBANs) provide a range of operational deci ...

29 Sep 2021 Planning and Research

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Bushfire commemoration: learning from the past to prepare for the future

Leanne Cutcher, University of Sydney and Graham Dwyer, Swinburne University of Technology write about their recent research, which was part funded by CFA and involved interviews with several CFA firef ...

17 Sep 2021 Health and Safety People Planning and Research

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New spring outlook shows increased risk of grassfires

The latest weather data shows parts of Victoria are forecast to have a wet spring.

26 Aug 2021 Community Safety Operational Information Planning and Research

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Science Week profile: CFA engineer Joel Read

This Science Week, CFA is profile some of its researchers, scientists and engineers.

18 Aug 2021 Health and Safety Planning and Research Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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High-risk bushfire days set to soar this century

The number of high-risk bushfire days could triple in some parts of Victoria by the end of the century, according to new climate research by CFA and international research bodies.

16 Aug 2021 Community Safety Planning and Research

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CFA celebrates science week

CFA will celebrate this year’s Science Week (14–22 August) by profiling some of its outstanding researchers and scientists working hard to keep our volunteers and the broader community saf ...

14 Aug 2021 Community Safety People Planning and Research

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Framework hits the ground

With succession planning a priority for their brigades and groups, District 24’s DPC and Catchment Teams have participated in a workshop on CFA’s new Succession Planning Framework to deter ...

9 Aug 2021 Planning and Research

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