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Wonthaggi brigade's donation drive

Wonthaggi Fire Brigade members have coordinated the collection of more than 170 pallets of goods and $4,500 worth of gift cards after a short post on the brigade's Facebook page.

9 Jan 2020 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Total Fire Ban declared for Friday 10 January

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for Friday 10th January 2020 for the Mallee, Northern Country, North Central. North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland.

9 Jan 2020 Environment Community Safety

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Total Fire Ban declared for parts of Victoria

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for tomorrow, Saturday 4th January 2020 for the Mallee, Northern Country, North Central. North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland.

3 Jan 2020 Environment Community Safety

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Aircraft above for CFA water bombing drill

CFA firefighters have switched to airplane mode for an all-day aerial firefighting training exercise at Lilydale Airport.

5 Dec 2019

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Fire restrictions announced for District 8

The Fire Danger Period will begin at 01:00 on Monday, 16 December 2019 for the following municipalities in CFA’s South East Region.

3 Dec 2019 Community Safety

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Officer brigade responds to call to change the face of men’s health

Only two days left of the hairiest month of the year and Officer Fire Brigade has grown its participation in the annual Movember challenge.

28 Nov 2019 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Smoke alarm saves Aspendale family

A working smoke alarm has saved the lives and home of an Aspendale family of five.

20 Nov 2019 Community Safety Incidents - Structure

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New Commanders to increase support in incident response

To deliver increased levels of support for incident response in urban areas with increasing population density and service delivery complexities, CFA has appointed new positions of Commander – F ...

20 Nov 2019 Operational Information People

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A new station for Crib Point

On Saturday 16 November, past and present members of the Crib Point Fire Brigade including 60-year foundation member Cyril Thompson marched from their old station to the newly-built Crib Point fire st ...

20 Nov 2019 Events / Fundraising / Offers Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Donated teddies bring comfort to kids

Cuddling a teddy can bring calm and comfort to children, especially when they have experienced trauma.

7 Nov 2019 Community Safety 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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Dandenong brigade breaks down barriers

Forty local students swapped their classroom for Dandenong Fire Station on Monday, 28 October to learn more about emergency services as part of the CFA-organised Next Generation Youth Program.

29 Oct 2019 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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