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Have you cleaned your chimney flue this winter?

Victorian fire services are recommending homeowners across the state prioritise cleaning their chimneys this winter to help prevent a fire occurring.

7 Aug 2023 Community Safety Health and Safety Incidents - Structure

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It’s déjà vu for Snake Valley Fire Brigade's volunteer, Kerryann

Passionate about community fire safety education, Kerryann is a regular visitor to the Snake Valley campus of Woady Yaloak primary school where she loves to interact with the kids.

24 May 2023 People Training and Recruitment

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West Region fireys awarded National Emergency Medals

Almost five hundred local volunteer firefighters and CFA staff members have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

1 May 2023 Honours and Awards People

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Hang on, multi-agency crews to the rescue at Teddington Reservoir

It’s not every day that you are dispatched to retrieve a person hanging from a tree. Not to mention one that has been entangled since the previous afternoon.

12 Apr 2023 Incidents - Others Others

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Fire restrictions to end for Ballarat, Ararat and surrounds

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 17 April in the following municipalities in CFA’s West Region:

11 Apr 2023 Operational Information

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Brigades battle grassfire near Ararat

Firefighters and waterbombing aircraft have been battling a grassfire near Ararat this afternoon (9 February).

9 Feb 2023 Incidents - Bushfire

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Fire restrictions announced for CFA’s District 16

CFA has declared the Fire Danger Period for Northern Grampians, Ararat Rural City Council and Pyrenees Shire Council.

29 Nov 2022 Community Safety Operational Information

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CFA warns farmers to protect crops from fire

CFA is warning farmers to take care with their upcoming harvesting, especially after the significant rain this year.

23 Nov 2022 Community Safety Health and Safety People

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Brigades of CFA: St Arnaud

Members from St Arnaud Fire Brigade in Victoria’s Wimmera region have been providing fire equipment maintenance (FEM) services to local businesses and facility owners for more than 30 years.

7 Oct 2022 Community Safety People

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CFA women at the forefront of training

A training day specifically for women has been held at CFA’s training campus in Ballan to boost the skills and confidence of our firefighters.

4 Oct 2022 Training and Recruitment

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Clean sweep at World Police and Fire Games

A CFA member has cleaned up at the World Police and Fire Games in Rotterdam, bringing home gold, silver and bronze medals.

7 Sep 2022 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Mobile training equipment lands in Stawell

Stawell Fire Brigade members took advantage of some mobile training props, which were travelling through CFA’s District 16 recently, to train local gold mine employees on skills maintenance.

29 Aug 2022 Training and Recruitment

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