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Emergency services stage mass casualty bus accident exercise

CFA led a multi-agency exercise to test and strengthen how emergency services respond to mass casualty incidents similar to the 2023 Eynesbury bus incident.

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8 Apr 2024

Why do I see and smell smoke?

With fire restrictions easing in some parts of the state, and calm autumn conditions, hundreds of private, agricultural and planned burns are expected to take place in the coming weeks.

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5 Apr 2024

Fire restrictions to end in East Gippsland Shire

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 15 April in the following municipality in CFA’s District 11:

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5 Apr 2024

Torquay multi-agency high angle rescue performs golden retrieval

Torquay and Bellbrae CFA units joined forces with their counterparts on Tuesday afternoon in a multi-agency high angle dog rescue atop the cliff face of Bells Beach.

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4 Apr 2024

Peer Program supports member wellbeing

CFA's volunteer and staff peers talk to their fellow members about difficult or potentially traumatic events. We spoke to two peers about their experiences.

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4 Apr 2024

Fire restrictions to end in parts of North East

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 8 April in the following municipalities in CFA’s District 22:

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4 Apr 2024

Alarming stats a reminder to change your clock and check your smoke alarm this weekend

This weekend marks the end of daylight saving and Victorian firefighters are asking everyone to test their smoke alarms after concerning new data revealed 14 people died in preventable house fires las ...

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4 Apr 2024

Fundraising for vital equipment

The Victorian Government’s Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) gives brigades $2 (up to a maximum of $150,000) for every $1 of funding raised by a brigade or group to help buy ...

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3 Apr 2024

The role of an HQ brigade

On a visit to South Australia in 2004, the then District 17 Operations Manager Dale Russell met with South Australia Country Fire Service members.

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2 Apr 2024

Fire restrictions to end in Yarriambiack, Gannawarra, Loddon and Campaspe

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1am on Monday 8 April in the following municipalities in CFA’s districts 17, 18 and 20:

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2 Apr 2024

CFA raises exceptional total for Good Friday Appeal

Victorians have generously donated to the Good Friday Appeal this year, helping CFA raise a remarkable $1,819,800 for The Royal Children’s Hospital.

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30 Mar 2024

Geelong West meet Face of Good Friday Appeal

One of this year’s Faces of the Good Friday Appeal became a Geelong West Fire Brigade firefighter for the day and even got to blast the lights and sirens on the truck.

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28 Mar 2024