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From fireground to classroom: new footage and images added to the Digital Library

The Digital Library has just added two new collections highlighting both CFA response and community education.

4 Dec 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Total Fire Ban for Wimmera, Mallee and Northern Country

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Wimmera, Mallee and Northern Country tomorrow, Thursday 4 December 2025.

3 Dec 2025 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety

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Fire Danger Period to begin in final area of West region

The Fire Danger period will commence at 1am on Monday, 15 December 2025 for the following municipalities.

27 Nov 2025 Community Safety

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CFA urges burn off caution after spike last November

CFA is urging residents across Ballarat and surrounds to take extra care when burning off, following the announcement of the Fire Danger Period (FDP) on 24 November for the City of Ballarat, Hepburn S ...

13 Nov 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Others Others

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Fire Danger Period begins in parts of west region

The Fire Danger period will commence at 1am Monday, 24 November 2025 for the following municipalities in the state’s west.

10 Nov 2025 Community Safety

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Fire Danger Period begins in parts of the south-west

The Fire Danger Period will commence at 1am Monday 24 November 2025 for the following municipalities in the state’s south-west.

7 Nov 2025 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety

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Fire Danger Period to begin in parts of the west

The Fire Danger period will commence at 1am on Monday 10 November 2025 for the following municipalities:

24 Oct 2025 Community Safety

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Start of hay season prompts safety warning

With hay season beginning in the west and north west parts of the state, farmers are being urged to take extra care in preventing haystack fires.

29 Sep 2025 Community Safety

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Firefighter safety enhanced while working at heights

CFA is further enhancing the safety of its firefighters while working at heights with five new props recently added to its training centres across the state.

4 Sep 2025 Community Safety Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Grampians fire demonstrates power of shared responsibility

Ahead of the 2025-26 fire season, CFA is highlighting the exemplary co-ordinated community response shown in the west of the state last fire season.

8 Aug 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire Partnerships

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Simulated plane crash puts joint response efforts to the test

CFA participated in a major multi-agency training exercise on Tuesday, which tasked crews to respond to a simulated aircraft crash at the Ballarat Aerodrome.

6 Jun 2025 Community Safety Training and Recruitment

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Pentland Hills school bus crash responders honoured

Seventeen firefighters from Bacchus Marsh, Ballan and Melton Fire Brigades have received one of CFA’s highest honours for their response to a serious school bus crash in 2022.

4 Jun 2025 Honours and Awards Community Safety Incidents - Vehicle / Rescue / Hazmat

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A joint mine shaft rescue for Labrador Ted

A team effort in the west today (2 June) saw local Trentham Fire Brigade members work with CFA’s Oscar 1 rescue team to safely rescue a dog from an eight-metre-deep mine shaft.

2 Jun 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Vehicle / Rescue / Hazmat

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Wind turbine fire kept crews busy overnight

CFA crews were kept busy last night (28 May) with a wind turbine fire at a wind farm in Great Western.

29 May 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Incidents - Others Others

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Horsham, Stawell and Ararat cardiac arrest response goes live

Horsham, Stawell and Ararat are today among 20 CFA brigades trained and ready to respond to select medical Triple Zero calls, as part of a new initiative between CFA and Ambulance Victoria.

29 May 2025 Community Safety Health and Safety Partnerships

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Warning for the west and southwest ahead of windy weather

CFA is urging people in the west and south west of the state to be careful this Sunday, 25 May, with fire risk expected to be elevated.

23 May 2025 Community Safety

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Private burn-off permits issued for farmers

CFA is preparing to issue a small number of Schedule 13 private burn-off permits to farmers around Ballarat, Geelong, Melton and surrounds to help with broadacre farming practices.

13 Mar 2025 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety

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The power of planned burns in the state's west

When we think about fighting a fire, images of firefighters spraying water on flames or helicopters dropping buckets of flame retardant often are the first to jump into our minds. But there is a vital ...

18 Feb 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire 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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Collaboration the key to fuel reduction efforts at Cornish Hill

Midway through last year, the CFA West Region Community Safety Team was approached by the Friends of Cornish Hill in Daylesford, to look at the growth of gorse and other woody weeds in the reserve.

7 Feb 2025 Environment Community Safety Partnerships

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Total Fire Ban for Wimmera and South West

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Wimmera and South West fire weather districts on Saturday, 4 January 2025.

3 Jan 2025 Community Safety People

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Total Fire Ban for Mallee and Wimmera

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Mallee and Wimmera tomorrow, Saturday 23 November 2024.

22 Nov 2024 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety

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Total Fire Ban for Wimmera

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Wimmera tomorrow, Sunday 17 November, 2024 after significant fires kicked off today in the west of the state.

16 Nov 2024 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire

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