South-west volunteers conduct roadside burns ahead of fire season More than 200 CFA personnel and 40 vehicles converged in Cressy and Lismore last weekend (18-19 November) to conduct a 65km roadside planned burn to prepare for the fire season in the south-west. 24 Nov 2023 Go to South-west volunteers conduct roadside burns ahead of fire season
CFA prepares to mark 16 Days of Activism Tomorrow marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign held from 25 November – 10 December. 24 Nov 2023 Go to CFA prepares to mark 16 Days of Activism
Chiltern Fire Brigade celebrates 150 years It was a joyous trip down memory lane for Chiltern Fire Brigade members on the weekend (18 November) as they celebrated their 150-year anniversary with over 250 community members. 23 Nov 2023 Go to Chiltern Fire Brigade celebrates 150 years
VESEP grants announced for CFA projects Nearly $11 million in grant funding will be handed over to CFA brigades to purchase new equipment to help protect their communities. 23 Nov 2023 Go to VESEP grants announced for CFA projects
Connecting bridge honours Peter J Lucas CFA has officially recognised the late Peter J Lucas AFSM by naming the connecting bridge between the two buildings CFA occupies at Burwood. 23 Nov 2023 Go to Connecting bridge honours Peter J Lucas
Benalla firefighters hone skills in multi-agency exercise CFA recently led a multi-agency exercise at Benalla Fire Station to hone their skills ahead of the fire season. 23 Nov 2023 Go to Benalla firefighters hone skills in multi-agency exercise
The ripple effect of homemade scones and fire safety It sounds like a pretty simple idea: have an afternoon tea at Seville Community House with the community in early November. 23 Nov 2023 Go to The ripple effect of homemade scones and fire safety
Multi-agency exercise to prepare for fire season A CFA-led, multi-agency emergency simulation exercise was undertaken at the Sunshine SES Incident Control Centre (ICC) yesterday, 21 November. 22 Nov 2023 Go to Multi-agency exercise to prepare for fire season
Drouin West honours members at awards night On Saturday 18 November about 90 guests gathered at Drouin West Fire station to celebrate more than 270 years of both combined Senior and Junior Service from its members. 21 Nov 2023 Go to Drouin West honours members at awards night
Historic Charlton Post Office destroyed The historic Charlton Post Office was destroyed on Sunday after a fire tore through the building forcing the roof to collapse. 21 Nov 2023 Go to Historic Charlton Post Office destroyed
Mornington Peninsula brigades save a house in Main Ridge On Friday 17 November at 3.50pm, CFA brigades and an FRV crew were called to a shed fire in Main Creek Rd, Main Ridge. 21 Nov 2023 Go to Mornington Peninsula brigades save a house in Main Ridge
Group effort to save a man’s life Emergency services personnel have been reunited with the man whose life they saved earlier this year. 20 Nov 2023 Go to Group effort to save a man’s life