The harvesting season has begun and is prompting warnings from CFA to ensure equipment is properly maintained, and precautions are taken to avoid harvester fires.

21 Nov 2025 Environment Community Safety Incidents - Vehicle / Rescue / Hazmat

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Total Fire Ban for Mallee

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Mallee tomorrow, Thursday 13 November 2025.

12 Nov 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire People

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Fire restrictions for parts of the north-east

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will commence at 1am on Monday 17 November 2025 for the following municipalities in CFA’s north-east region:

11 Nov 2025 Community Safety

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Fire Danger Period begins in parts of the north-west

The Fire Danger Period will commence at 1am Monday, 03 November 2025 for the following municipalities.

24 Oct 2025 Community Safety

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Fire Danger Period begins in Buloke

The Fire Danger period will commence at 1am Monday, 10 November 2025 for the following municipalities in the state’s northwest. Buloke Shire Council

24 Oct 2025 Community Safety

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Victoria’s fire season officially begins

This year’s Victorian fire season is set to officially begin with fire restrictions commencing in parts of the state this month.

17 Oct 2025 Community Safety

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First Total Fire Ban for season declared in Mallee

The first Total Fire Ban (TFB) of the 2025/26 fire season has been declared for the Mallee tomorrow, 16 October 2025.

15 Oct 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety

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New technologies helping farmers prevent haystack fires

Haystack fires remain a serious risk for farmers, with CFA attending an estimated 150 haystack fires every year.

16 Sep 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Others Others

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Highlights from the Mallee Machinery Field Days

More than 400 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, deep in District 18, you will discover the delightful rural town of Speed.

4 Sep 2025 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Submit video questions for Chief Officer

CFA members can now submit video questions to the Chief Officer for broadcast during the monthly Volunteer Forums.

26 Aug 2025 Operational Information Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Collaborative burn trials addressing knowledge gaps in fire behaviour

Australian farmers could benefit from burn trials conducted in paddocks of canola stubble, which indicate current fire behaviour models are overestimating the spread and behaviour of fire in the crop ...

24 Jul 2025 Community Safety Operational Information Planning and Research

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Kilmore mum urges parents to check where devices are charging

A Kilmore family is urging Victorians to install smoke alarms in their bedrooms and to not charge their devices on bedding after their house was recently damaged by a fire in the early hours.

4 Jul 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Incidents - Structure

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Train versus truck exercise a multi-agency success

Trawool Fire Brigade and Seymour VICSES hosted a large-scale multi-agency training exercise last month in collaboration with Victoria Police, St John Ambulance Victoria, Ambulance Victoria, V/Line and ...

11 Jun 2025 Incidents - Vehicle / Rescue / Hazmat Operational Information Training and Recruitment

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CFA members honoured with Australian Fire Service Medal

This King's Birthday four highly regarded CFA members have been awarded an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM), in recognition of their outstanding service to CFA and their communities.

9 Jun 2025 Honours and Awards Operational Information People

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CFA stalwart honoured for decades of bushfire safety leadership

CFA Wildfire Instructor and operational firefighter Anthony (Tony) Scicluna has been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) in this year’s King’s Birthday honours for his outstan ...

9 Jun 2025 Honours and Awards Operational Information Training and Recruitment

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The triangle of success

On the south-eastern edge of District 12 lie the brigades of Buxton, Marysville and Narbethong. Known as the ‘Triangle Brigades’, over the last 12 months they have forged ahead with a new ...

8 May 2025 Community Safety People Training and Recruitment

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Busy day at Broadford

An afternoon call-out for Broadford FB as the Volunteer Forum crew arrived launched the April Volunteer Forum into action.

30 Apr 2025 Operational Information People Training and Recruitment

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Fire restrictions to end in parts of north east 

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will officially end at 1.00 am on Monday, 14 April 2025 in the following municipalities within CFA Districts 12 and 22. 

8 Apr 2025 Community Safety

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Fire restrictions to end in areas of state's north-west

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) restrictions will lift at 1am on Monday 7 April for some municipalities in fire districts 18 and 20.

27 Mar 2025 Community Safety Operational Information

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Total Fire Ban for North Central, South West and Central regions

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the North Central, South West and Central regions tomorrow, Thursday 13 February 2025.

12 Feb 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Incidents - Bushfire

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Grampians and Little Desert fires contained

The Grampians – Wallaby Rocks and Little Desert bushfires are now contained following nearly two weeks of incredible work by crews on the ground, in the air and in the control centres.

9 Feb 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire People

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