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Prepare your property safely this long weekend

This coming long weekend will be an opportunity for many Victorians to relax, enjoy the AFL Grand Final and prepare their properties for fire season, but CFA is urging people to monitor local conditio ...

28 Sep 2023 Community Safety

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Don’t get stuck on hold, register your burn-off online

As hundreds of thousands of Victorians begin preparing their property for fire season, emergency services are encouraging landowners to register any planned burn-offs online, through the Fire Permits ...

27 Sep 2023 Community Safety

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Always happy to help

A CFA volunteer since the age of 14, Guildford Fire Brigade Firefighter Will Dodson is always happy to help.

27 Sep 2023 Incidents - Vehicle / Rescue / Hazmat People

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Trailblazing contribution

Upper Beaconsfield Rural Fire Brigade’s Nancy Boura is one of the early pioneers of women firefighting in CFA.

26 Sep 2023 Honours and Awards Incidents - Bushfire People

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Educating communities in fire safety

Supporting brigades to engage effectively with their community about fire safety is the responsibility of the brigade’s community safety coordinator. We talked to four brigades about the work they do.

25 Sep 2023 Community Safety People

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Close call for kids as lithium-ion battery destroys garage

Five children home for the school holidays have had a lucky escape after a lithium-ion battery exploded in a Dallas garage yesterday.

22 Sep 2023 Community Safety Incidents - Structure

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Close escape highlights dangers of rechargeable batteries

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have been determined as the cause of a significant house fire in Lalor on Tuesday, destroying a bedroom and causing extensive damage to the roof and other areas of t ...

15 Sep 2023 Community Safety Incidents - Structure

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Start preparing your property for fire season

As Victoria’s weather begins to warm and we edge closer to an earlier fire season, CFA’s message to those in high-risk bushfire areas is clear – prepare your property.

14 Sep 2023 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire People

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Fire safe resources for industry

CFA has developed new resources to support industry and commercial business owners to be fire safe.

13 Sep 2023 Community Safety

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Representing CFA on the global stage

CFA has produced a new version of its renewable energy guidelines – the first of its kind in the world.

12 Sep 2023 People Planning and Research

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CFA members climb to new heights for mental health

Up to 700 participating Victorian and interstate emergency services members climbed the stairs of Crown Metropol in Melbourne today, to raise money and awareness for mental health and cancer research.

2 Sep 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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