A fire that recently tore through an entire Toolamba family home has Victorian fire services calling for residents to inspect the condition of electrical items that are stored in garages.

30 Jul 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Incidents - Structure

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Wood heater fire scare for Tatura family

A wood heater fire that tore through the home of a Tatura family has Victoria’s fire services calling for vigilance when warming homes this winter.

13 Jun 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Incidents - Structure

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CFA recognised by Toastmasters International

CFA has received a corporate recognition award from Toastmasters International, which is a US-headquartered non-profit educational organisation.

26 May 2025 Honours and Awards Partnerships

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Arcadia Fire Brigade celebrates 90 years of service

Arcadia Fire Brigade recently celebrated its 90th year of service to the community at the community centre/fire station complex in Arcadia.

9 May 2025 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers

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CFA staff honoured for service during Black Summer fires

CFA staff have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their contribution to the 2019–2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

9 Apr 2025 Honours and Awards

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From the murky depths to award night success

Wirrate Fire Brigade members have come together to celebrate 505 years of combined service.

19 Mar 2025 Honours and Awards Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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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

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Fire restrictions announced in parts of the northeast

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will begin at 01.00am on Monday, November 11, for the following municipalities in CFA’s North East region:

4 Nov 2024 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety

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CFA/VFBV State Firefighter Championships come to a close

More than 75 CFA urban and rural brigades have left their mark in Mooroopna during March as the 2024 CFA/VFBV State Firefighter Championships officially come to an end.

25 Mar 2024 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers Youth and Juniors

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Nominate now: celebrating diversity in our ESF community

As we continue to grow and evolve as a vibrant CFA community, it's crucial that we take the time to acknowledge and celebrate the diverse tapestry of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives that mak ...

1 Feb 2024 Honours and Awards Inclusion and Fairness

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CFA leader receives highest honour

CFA Deputy Chief Officer (DCO) Ross Sullivan has been recognised in today’s Australia Day Honours, receiving an Australian Fire Service Medal for his more than 45 years of dedicated service to C ...

26 Jan 2024 Honours and Awards Operational Information People

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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 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Avenel CFA gains first woman in their Captain's seat

When Catherine McAllister first joined Avenel CFA, she had no intention of jumping on a truck, now just six years later she has become the brigade’s first woman to sit in the captain’s sea ...

5 Jul 2023 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment

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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

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District 22 CFA members awarded National Emergency Medals

More than 185 local volunteer firefighters and six CFA staff members have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

26 Jun 2023 Honours and Awards

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