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Aerial Firefighting Fleet Ready For High-Risk Fire Season

Victoria’s aerial firefighting fleet is ready to take to the skies and support our hardworking ground crews ahead of another high-risk fire season this summer.

10 Dec 2025 Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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SAS Release 12 includes Apple CarPlay

Release 12 of the Supplementary Alerting Service introduces Apple CarPlay, along with important maintenance updates and performance improvements.

8 Dec 2025 Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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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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CFA welcomes millions in project grants

CFA is welcoming more than $22.6 million in grants for brigades and groups to share to purchase new equipment, helping to further protect their local communities.

26 Nov 2025 Partnerships People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Truckloads of protection on the way

CFA has purchased truckloads of tankers to ensure it is stocked up ahead of the manufacturer discontinuation of the model.

10 Nov 2025 People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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New FLAIM virtual reality kits

CFA members can now access the next generation of FLAIM virtual reality (VR) kits - advanced training tools that combine virtual reality with physical components to simulate real firefighting conditio ...

24 Oct 2025 Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Fast hose swap solution a hit in District 7

A trial of a new Hose Swap and Go System in District 7 is proving a great success - reducing downtime, boosting operational readiness and simplifying the hose maintenance process for local brigades.

21 Oct 2025 Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Fleet data is changing in RMS and SAP

The RMS Integration from SAP S/4 project is going live on 18 September, creating consistency in CFA’s Fleet and Asset Master data and simplifying our data management processes.

12 Sep 2025 Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Structural PPC requests now only processed through Digital Store

CFA's Digital Store has been live for a month, with more than 1,300 items distributed from the State Logistics Centre from Digital Store orders. Included below are important updates to the orderi ...

29 Aug 2025 Operational Information People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Statewide radio rollout reaches final stage

A program to replace CFA’s current radio fleet is nearing completion, delivering nearly 18,000 modern radios to brigades across the state.

27 Aug 2025 Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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CFA Digital Store now accessible for members

The Digital Store provides new options for ordering stock items from the State Logistics Centre.

15 Jul 2025 Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Volunteer equipment grants open

Applications for the 2025-26 round of the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) are now open.

3 Jun 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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80 years of CFA fire stations

From tin sheds, red brick buildings to weatherboard structures and ex-army Nissen huts, the home base for CFA brigades across Victoria has evolved significantly over the last 80 years.

23 Apr 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Get involved in the Fire Equipment Maintenance Program

Fire Equipment Maintenance (FEM) is a vital fire prevention activity and an important income source for many CFA brigades.

22 Apr 2025 Community Safety Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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80 years of CFA's fleet

The early days of fighting fires with beaters, buckets and knapsacks are long gone and while slipping a tank onto the back of a tray truck was the popular choice for many years, CFA’s fleet has ...

15 Apr 2025 Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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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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Behind the cameras at volunteer forums

Audio dropped out, cords were unplugged and plugged in again, the single camera adjusted, the patience of the audience and panel members tested. The inaugural off-site CFA Volunteer Forum featured mor ...

24 Jan 2025 Community Safety People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Great lengths

We call hose ‘our lifeline in a fire’.

20 Jan 2025 Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Captain Tom Gardiner's vision

In the boom years of the Country Fire Brigades Board (CFBB) after World War I, motor cars and trucks gradually took the place of horses, but the manual equipment needed replacing.

15 Jan 2025 Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Jam packed volunteer forums

In 2024, CFA visited 10 brigades to broadcast the monthly Volunteer Forum.

31 Dec 2024 Operational Information People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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New ultralight tanker launches

CFA’s Fleet Engineering team has recently completed the finishing touches to the new ultralight tanker.

24 Dec 2024 Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Supporting those who Keep Victorians safe

The Allan Labor Government is making sure our hardworking emergency services have what they need to keep Victorians safe – with a massive funding boost for new trucks, equipment and technology.

13 Dec 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Aerial firefighting fleet ready to take to the skies

Victoria’s aerial firefighting fleet is ready to respond to what is forecast to be one of the most high-risk fire seasons in recent years for much of the state this summer.

12 Dec 2024 Operational Information Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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