Blue pants mark an era of inclusion for Werribee women runners Werribee Fire Brigade has made a small but significant change to their championships running uniforms, moving away from the traditional white running pants to a matching blue pant. 10 Apr 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Youth and Juniors Go to Blue pants mark an era of inclusion for Werribee women runners
Joint FRV and CFA training strengthens wildfire response On Thursday 19 December, firefighters from Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) and CFA Hoppers Crossing Fire Brigade came together at Derrimut Fire Station for a combined drill to enhance operational effective ... 20 Dec 2024 Others Partnerships Training and Recruitment Go to Joint FRV and CFA training strengthens wildfire response
Aviation fire response put to the test Members from Hume Group have attended a joint training session with Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) to test interoperability for an incident at Melbourne Airport. 10 Oct 2024 Operational Information Training and Recruitment Go to Aviation fire response put to the test
New recruitment photos available now More than 150 new images of volunteers in different locations and engaged in various activities have been added to the CFA Digital Library for use in volunteer recruitment campaigns. 9 Aug 2024 Training and Recruitment Go to New recruitment photos available now
Teens hone skills at CFA Cadet Camp Teenagers from across the state honed their firefighting skills during the recent CFA Cadet Camp. 5 Jun 2024 Training and Recruitment Youth and Juniors Go to Teens hone skills at CFA Cadet Camp
Women of Plenty Rescue Plenty Fire Brigade is a busy CFA rescue brigade 21 kilometres north-east of Melbourne's CBD and women play a full and vital role in the brigade's life-saving work. 3 May 2024 People Training and Recruitment Go to Women of Plenty Rescue
State Firefighter Championships set to kick off Hundreds of firefighters are once again gearing up to compete in this year’s CFA/VFBV State Firefighter Championships over the next two weeks. 12 Mar 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Youth and Juniors Go to State Firefighter Championships set to kick off
Multi-agency exercise to prepare for fire season A CFA-led, multi-agency emergency simulation exercise was undertaken at the Sunshine SES Incident Control Centre (ICC) yesterday, 21 November. 22 Nov 2023 Partnerships Training and Recruitment Go to Multi-agency exercise to prepare for fire season
Successful TEWT at Diamond Creek Diamond Creek’s Brigade Management Team (BMT) recently conducted a desktop Tactical Exercise Without Troops (TEWT). 6 Oct 2023 Training and Recruitment Go to Successful TEWT at Diamond Creek
Forum showcases key Pre-Season Briefing detail Understand the key information contained in the 2023-24 Pre-Season briefing by watching the September Volunteer Forum from Hoppers Crossing Fire Station. 27 Sep 2023 Operational Information People Training and Recruitment Go to Forum showcases key Pre-Season Briefing detail
Melton multi-agency exercise success The Melton community witnessed some commotion on Sunday 20 August with a response of more than 16 fire trucks to a structure fire. Fortunately it was just a training exercise. 21 Aug 2023 Partnerships Training and Recruitment Go to Melton multi-agency exercise success
D14 Headquarters Brigade The District 14 Headquarters brigade held its May 2023 quarterly face-to-face meeting at the Sunshine Incident Control Centre (ICC). 18 May 2023 People Training and Recruitment Go to D14 Headquarters Brigade
Planned burn lessons for new volunteer A volunteer who recently joined CFA has boosted his knowledge and fireground experience by taking part in a planned burn. 24 Jan 2023 Others People Training and Recruitment Go to Planned burn lessons for new volunteer
Brigades buddy up again for training The cross-border, inter-brigade relationship between Parwan and Eynesbury brigades is still going strong after ten years. 28 Dec 2022 Training and Recruitment Go to Brigades buddy up again for training
School kids teach their community about bushfire safety As the finale of their bushfire education lessons for the year, students from Strathewen Primary School engaged with the local community for a bushfire education event where they taught their parents ... 16 Dec 2022 Community Safety Partnerships Youth and Juniors Go to School kids teach their community about bushfire safety
Group exercise on the rural/urban fringe On Sunday 27 November Whittlesea Diamond Valley Group (WDVG) held an exercise in the rural/urban interface of Doreen. 28 Nov 2022 Community Safety Planning and Research Training and Recruitment Go to Group exercise on the rural/urban fringe
Joint training for stronger skills and building camaraderie Northwest-metro firefighters are not only responding together, but also working together off the fireground to enhance their skills too. 11 Oct 2022 Training and Recruitment Go to Joint training for stronger skills and building camaraderie
Training develops inter-brigade relationships Training alongside neighbouring brigades is helping our members develop strong relationships with those they frequently turn out with. 12 Apr 2022 Others People Training and Recruitment Go to Training develops inter-brigade relationships
Emma upholds family State Championships legacy The CFA/VFBV Firefighting State Championships have a proud history within CFA. For decades, the event has brought together family and friends to demonstrate and compete across a variety of events that ... 23 Feb 2022 People Youth and Juniors Go to Emma upholds family State Championships legacy
Virtual training pays off for new fireys Virtual training sessions are helping more new volunteers work their way through the General Firefighter (GFF) training program. 28 Dec 2021 Training and Recruitment Go to Virtual training pays off for new fireys
Brigades conduct summer training Hoppers Crossing, Truganina, Wyndham Vale, and Pt Cook Fire brigades recently conducted strike team readiness and grassfire tactics practical training in Wyndham. 14 Dec 2021 Community Safety Training and Recruitment Go to Brigades conduct summer training
Road named in recognition of Allan Roberts Long before Research was overtaken by urban sprawl, the threat of bushfire was constant and very real. As a newlywed, Allan Roberts would spend weekends with the family in Research and weekdays in Wil ... 23 Nov 2021 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment Go to Road named in recognition of Allan Roberts
Training duo recognised by CFA A drive at the new CFA VEMTC training facility in Central Highlands has been named after a valuable CFA couple, Dale and Joy Pitts. 23 Nov 2021 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment Go to Training duo recognised by CFA
Training road named after CFA's first female captain The devastation of the Ash Wednesday bushfires left young mum Sue Sheldrick wanting to do more to help affected communities. While she was unaware at the time, this grim start to 1983 was also the sta ... 23 Nov 2021 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment Go to Training road named after CFA's first female captain