How the past informs the future Dr Rebecca Ryan, a Natural Hazards Research Australia postgraduate scholar, uncovered 3,000 years of fire history to help shape future fire management strategies. 16 Oct 2025 Planning and Research Go to How the past informs the future
Planning a summer brigade event? Make child safety your top priority If you are planning a summer community event in your brigade, such as a Santa Run or fundraising activity, it is essential to ensure that children and young people are safe and welcome at your event. 16 Oct 2025 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers Go to Planning a summer brigade event? Make child safety your top priority
CFA calling on carers to Get Fire Ready This National Carers Week (12-18 October), CFA is encouraging carers to think about fire preparedness ahead of what’s expected to be a high-risk fire season in parts of Victoria. 16 Oct 2025 Training and Recruitment Go to CFA calling on carers to Get Fire Ready
Honouring our rural women from the field to frontline CFA is helping change history as it continues to celebrate and empower all its women of CFA this International Day of Rural Women. 15 Oct 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers Inclusion and Fairness People Go to Honouring our rural women from the field to frontline
Joint agency exercise strengthens readiness in Dandenongs More than 130 firefighters and 35 vehicles from CFA and Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) took part in a large-scale exercise through the Dandenong Ranges on Sunday (12 October). 14 Oct 2025 Community Safety Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings Go to Joint agency exercise strengthens readiness in Dandenongs
The crucial role of Hamilton Airbase Water bombing aircraft play an important role in suppressing fires, but to do an efficient job they need the dedicated work of volunteers at airbases. 13 Oct 2025 Community Safety Operational Information Go to The crucial role of Hamilton Airbase
Alexandra Group training exercise builds skills and connections On Sunday 12 October, brigades from across the Alexandra Group came together at Eildon Fire Station for a comprehensive training exercise designed to strengthen operational skills and teamwork ahead o ... 13 Oct 2025 Training and Recruitment Go to Alexandra Group training exercise builds skills and connections
Tech boost for brigades as tablets rollout More than 950 rugged Android tablets are on their way to brigades across the state as part of a major technology upgrade that will equip our volunteers with the essential tools and information they ne ... 8 Oct 2025 Operational Information Go to Tech boost for brigades as tablets rollout
Triangle of success After the 2009 fires, the community surrounding Marysville significantly changed and brigade membership at Marysville, Narbethong and Buxton dropped. 7 Oct 2025 Training and Recruitment Go to Triangle of success
First weekend of Get Fire Ready More than two hundred CFA brigades hosted community-focused fire-readiness events over the weekend 4-5 October as the Get Fire Ready initiative officially kicked off. 6 Oct 2025 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers Health and Safety Go to First weekend of Get Fire Ready
Junior Leader Forum Roadshow 2025 For the second year running, the Junior Leader Forum continued its roadshow format to keep Junior leaders informed and connected. 6 Oct 2025 People Training and Recruitment Youth and Juniors Go to Junior Leader Forum Roadshow 2025
Fire weather district review underway The Victorian Fire weather district boundaries were last reviewed in 2009. 6 Oct 2025 Community Safety Operational Information Planning and Research Go to Fire weather district review underway
Summer lightning From a desert town to the suburban coast, a deadly blaze can start with a single strike. How ready you are can make all the difference. 3 Oct 2025 Environment Community Safety Others Go to Summer lightning
Hot Fire Training Day at VEMTC Wangaratta In late August, VEMTC Wangaratta came alive with energy, teamwork, and skill-building as 28 CFA Volunteers gathered for a Hot Fire Training Day. 3 Oct 2025 People Training and Recruitment Go to Hot Fire Training Day at VEMTC Wangaratta
Firefighting props set to transform structural training CFA’s structural firefighting training is set for a major upgrade with the introduction of new compartment firefighting props at Bangholme and Central Highlands training campuses. 2 Oct 2025 Operational Information Training and Recruitment Go to Firefighting props set to transform structural training
New SAS release includes availability uplift Release 11 of the Supplementary Alerting Service (SAS) app is out now, delivering an overhaul and uplift to one of the most requested features from our members – the ability to manage availabili ... 2 Oct 2025 Operational Information Go to New SAS release includes availability uplift
Volunteer Forum gets fire ready A live burnover drill highlighted one of the ways our members get fire ready at the latest monthly Volunteer Forum hosted by Montrose CFA. 2 Oct 2025 Community Safety People Training and Recruitment Go to Volunteer Forum gets fire ready
Tree changers urged to get fire ready Many Melburnians have left the city behind and embraced everything our regional areas have to offer in recent years, but CFA is urging our tree changers to ensure they’re fire ready. 2 Oct 2025 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers Go to Tree changers urged to get fire ready
New eLearning module to deliver bushfire preparedness advice CFA’s Community Engagement Team is excited to announce the launch of a new eLearning module CFAPAVIND Delivering the Property Advice Visit Service. 1 Oct 2025 Community Safety Training and Recruitment Go to New eLearning module to deliver bushfire preparedness advice
Staff profile: Meet Emily Haala Emily Haala is a Consultant Learning Governance and Compliance in the Quality and Evaluation Department at Burwood Headquarters. 1 Oct 2025 People Training and Recruitment Go to Staff profile: Meet Emily Haala
CFA launches statewide ‘Get Fire Ready’ initiative ahead of challenging fire season CFA has today launched its Get Fire Ready initiative across Victoria in anticipation of a potentially challenging fire season. 30 Sep 2025 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers People Go to CFA launches statewide ‘Get Fire Ready’ initiative ahead of challenging fire season
CFA mixed netball team set to shine at Emergency Services Games Come cheer on the CFA netball team as they compete for gold at the Emergency Services Games on Wednesday 8 October at Waverley Netball Centre. 29 Sep 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers Inclusion and Fairness People Go to CFA mixed netball team set to shine at Emergency Services Games
West Gippsland fire preparation in full force The small town of Noojee recently became the centre of a multi-agency training exercise, gathering 70 local personnel to prepare for the upcoming high risk fire season in West Gippsland. 25 Sep 2025 Community Safety Operational Information Training and Recruitment Go to West Gippsland fire preparation in full force
The Goldfields get prepared Recently a group of brigades in the state’s north-west gathered and brushed up their skills and knowledge ahead of the summer season. 25 Sep 2025 Community Safety Training and Recruitment Go to The Goldfields get prepared