Training exercise prepares the south west More than 80 personnel from CFA and other emergency services gathered at the Colac Incident Control Centre to simulate an emergency scenario to sharpen skills and train some fresh faces last week. 23 Dec 2025 Training and Recruitment Go to Training exercise prepares the south west
Final municipalities in the south west to enter Fire Danger Period The Fire Danger Period will commence at 1am Monday, 8 December 2025 for the following municipalities in the state’s south west. 25 Nov 2025 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety Go to Final municipalities in the south west to enter Fire Danger Period
Presenting Fire Wise Kids now live on the Learning Hub The Community Engagement team is pleased to announce the release of Presenting Fire Wise Kids on the Learning Hub. 22 Oct 2025 Community Safety Training and Recruitment Go to Presenting Fire Wise Kids now live on the Learning Hub
South west brigades open doors to prepare for fire risk Amid drought conditions, nearly 150 fire brigades in Victoria’s southwest will open their doors to community members throughout October, helping to prepare them for fire season. 9 Oct 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Incidents - Bushfire Go to South west brigades open doors to prepare for fire risk
Hamilton volunteers help boost medical response Hamilton Fire Brigade is one of 20 brigades trained and ready to respond to select medical Triple Zero calls as part of a new program that commenced in late 2024 and has been progressively rolled out ... 28 May 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Partnerships Go to Hamilton volunteers help boost medical response
New children's programs coming soon CFA's new children's offerings are nearly here. 4 Apr 2025 Community Safety Training and Recruitment Go to New children's programs coming soon
Joint life-saving program launches in Port Fairy Port Fairy Fire Brigade is now one of 11 CFA brigades trained and ready to respond to nearby medical Triple Zero calls as part of a new program. 21 Mar 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Go to Joint life-saving program launches in Port Fairy
Spotting fake messages and account deactivation issues on Meta platforms In the past 12 months we have seen an increase in the number of fake messages, emails and comments on CFA Meta channels – these include Facebook, Instagram and Threads. 28 Feb 2025 Health and Safety Others People Go to Spotting fake messages and account deactivation issues on Meta platforms
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 Go to Total Fire Ban for North Central, South West and Central regions
Staff profile: Meet Raya Darcy Raya Darcy is a Program Designer in the Training Design and Development team. 5 Feb 2025 Training and Recruitment Go to Staff profile: Meet Raya Darcy
Fire restrictions announced in the southwest The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will begin at 01.00am on Monday, 25 November, for the following municipalities in CFA’s South West region: 13 Nov 2024 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety Go to Fire restrictions announced in the southwest
Fireline leadership returns to CFA As part of OD&T’s development of sector commander and crew leader courses, we have been investigating options to offer operational leadership elements as optional training for our fireground lea ... 5 Aug 2024 Training and Recruitment Go to Fireline leadership returns to CFA
Certificate IV in Leadership and Management course for volunteers to launch in June The VLD team received 149 Expressions of Interest from dedicated volunteers across all five regions. 13 Jun 2024 Others People Training and Recruitment Go to Certificate IV in Leadership and Management course for volunteers to launch in June
Newly updated home fire safety e-learning module for people at higher risk The ‘Prevent Detect Escape: Home Fire Safety for people at higher risk’ e-learning module has just been updated and is now available. 24 May 2024 Community Safety Training and Recruitment Go to Newly updated home fire safety e-learning module for people at higher risk
New eLearning module on valuing our volunteers The ‘Valuing our Volunteers – Bringing our narrative to life’ eLearning module has valuable insights about CFA's volunteers. 13 Mar 2024 Others Training and Recruitment Go to New eLearning module on valuing our volunteers
National Nutrition Week Life can get busy. And it when it gets busy, between meeting your volunteering commitments, family, work and general ‘life admin’, often the first thing to suffer is our eating habits. 15 Oct 2023 Health and Safety Go to National Nutrition Week
Women's Health Week Women are performing more roles at CFA than ever before, with many women being elected as brigade captains this year. 4 Sep 2023 Community Safety Health and Safety Go to Women's Health Week
Healthy Bones Action Week Depending on your role and activities in CFA, you may be required to undertake manual handling, get in and out of vehicles or carry out vigorous firefighting. 21 Aug 2023 Community Safety Health and Safety Go to Healthy Bones Action Week
Feedback on updated Working with Children Clearance Policy: deadline approaching We appreciate the feedback that has been received from many members on the updated Working with Children Clearance Policy. Your input is very important and helps inform the changes proposed under the ... 20 Jul 2023 Community Safety Health and Safety Others Go to Feedback on updated Working with Children Clearance Policy: deadline approaching
Structural Fire Investigation Course The Structural and Vehicle Fire Investigation course was recently conducted at the purpose-built fire investigation training facility at VEMTC Huntly training campus. 17 Jul 2023 Operational Information Training and Recruitment Go to Structural Fire Investigation Course
Grizzly bears and wolverines at the June 2023 Volunteer Forum One of the highlights from this month's Volunteer Forum was a live cross to Canada when the unlikely topic of grizzly bears and wolverines was discussed. 28 Jun 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers Training and Recruitment Go to Grizzly bears and wolverines at the June 2023 Volunteer Forum
VEMTC Penshurst is an emergency services hub VEMTC Penshurst training facility was very busy during April with industry from Ballarat completing four days of extensive hot fire training. Emergency response teams were put to the test by the indus ... 5 May 2023 Training and Recruitment Go to VEMTC Penshurst is an emergency services hub
CFA survey to help training practices On 3 May 2023 Operational Doctrine and Training will distribute two surveys: one to randomly selected members who have participated in nationally recognised training in the past 12 months, and one to ... 1 May 2023 Training and Recruitment Go to CFA survey to help training practices
VEMTC Penshurst a hive of activity throughout March Penshurst training facility recently hosted a range of activities and attendees. 30 Mar 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Training and Recruitment Go to VEMTC Penshurst a hive of activity throughout March