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Three generations of Owens at Beaconsfield

Recently Liam Owen turned 11 years old and joined Beaconsfield Fire Brigade as a junior member. This was not surprising given that dad Glynn and pop Rhys are both firefighters in the brigade.

24 Sep 2025 People Youth and Juniors

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Mt Martha celebrates renovated station and new vehicle

Mt Martha Fire Brigade has officially opened their newly renovated fire station and handed their new Field Command Vehicle this week.

19 Sep 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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CFA celebrates Youth Fest

September not only marks the start of spring, it also marks Youth Fest, an annual celebration that champions young people and amplifies their voices.

4 Sep 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers Inclusion and Fairness Youth and Juniors

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Cockatoo celebrate improved fire station and new vehicle

Cockatoo Fire Brigade has celebrated their renovated fire station and new command vehicle which will further boost their ability to protect their community.

29 Jul 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Girls on Fire program sparks interest in emergency services

Around 50 young women from across the state recently took part in the ‘Girls on Fire’ program at CFA’s training ground at Bangholme, aimed at engaging more women in the emergency ser ...

23 Jul 2025 Incidents - Others Others Training and Recruitment Youth and Juniors

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Pakenham receives new BA support vehicle

Pakenham Fire Brigade has officially taken delivery of its new Breathing Apparatus (BA) Support vehicle.

13 Mar 2025 People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Echuca teen steps up to the frontline in NSW

When 16-year-old CFA member Sophie Amos set out for the NSW State Firefighting Championships in Wagga Wagga late last year, she never imagined she’d return home to Echuca with real-life firefigh ...

10 Jan 2025 People Youth and Juniors

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Rochester Emergency Services Hub finds home base

Rochester Fire Brigade and Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) Rochester Unit volunteers got a first glimpse of their new co-located site this week, with the land search excitingly coming to an ...

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

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World-first fire aviation simulator launched

CFA has created a world-first mixed reality fire aviation simulator which will improve the training and skills of hundreds of the state’s eyes in the sky.

9 Oct 2024 Partnerships Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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CFA's smallest firefighting appliance?

If Upper Beaconsfield brigade’s trucks are all out fighting fires, and a fire breaks out near the fire station or at a local commercial building, they can still respond thanks to a hand-drawn tr ...

9 Oct 2024 Community Safety Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Youth inspiring at Beaconsfield Upper

Where others may look to their parents for inspiration, Beaconsfield Upper father-son pair Axel and Steve Martin are bucking the trend, with father Steve following in his son’s footsteps .

26 Sep 2024 People Training and Recruitment Youth and Juniors

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Youth-focused August Volunteer Forum is cool

Our `lit’ August Volunteer Forum was action packed with a live callout to a structure fire at Tynong North.

29 Aug 2024 Operational Information People Youth and Juniors

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Moorooduc brigade celebrates two new tankers

Moorooduc Fire Brigade has welcomed two new tankers which will significantly boost the brigade's ability to serve the local community.

6 Aug 2024 People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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State Member visits Hastings Fire Brigade

Volunteers from Hastings Fire Brigade welcomed State Member for Hastings, Mr Paul Mercurio, MP, to the station in Monday night (22 July).

22 Jul 2024 Partnerships People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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New Firebird and bushfire safety photos available now

Images of Firebird 300 at a training course at Bangholme VEMTC and lots of new bushfire preparation images are now available on the Digital Library.

10 Jul 2024 Community Safety Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Indigenous junior member leads by example

An Indigenous junior member and aspiring leader is encouraging other Indigenous people to join CFA so they can continue to help save the land.

30 May 2024 Inclusion and Fairness People Youth and Juniors

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VESEP applications are now open

Applications for the 2024-25 round of the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) are now open.

19 Apr 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Hallam woman's 30 year history with Champs

When it comes to the State Firefighter Championships you'd be hard pressed to find someone more devoted than Hallam Captain Michele Lovett.

15 Mar 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Youth and Juniors

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Phillip Island volunteers celebrate new station

Phillip Island members have celebrated the new and improved Phillip Island Fire Station at the official opening over the weekend.

11 Dec 2023 Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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South-east volunteers gather for grassfire simulation ahead of summer

More than 160 South East CFA volunteers gathered at Crib Point Refinery over the weekend (11-12 November) to take part in a group exercise training day to boost their skills ahead of a challenging sum ...

13 Nov 2023 Operational Information Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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New heavy tanker officially handed over to Inglewood volunteers

Inglewood Fire Brigade has welcomed the arrival of a new fire truck that will boost the brigade’s ability to serve their community.

6 Nov 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Five brigades band together for women at Bangholme

Band together a network of determined women, eager CFA members in training and the helpful hands of instructors and you’ve got yourself the creation of unintentional magic at CFA’s Banghol ...

10 May 2023 Inclusion and Fairness Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Beaconsfield's junior graduates ready to gear up

Beaconsfield Fire Brigade is paving the way for future firefighters following the successful graduation of five of its juniors to senior status through their well-established Juniors Program.

20 Jan 2023 Training and Recruitment Youth and Juniors

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