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Free Vicmap topographic maps for CFA members

Vicmap Topographic maps, created by The Department of Transport and Planning, are available statewide in four scales: 1:25 000 (A0); 1:30 000 (A3 and A4); 1:50 000 (A0); and 1:100000 (A0).

14 Oct 2025 Others

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International Men’s Day – 19 November 2025

This International Men’s Day (IMD), CFA is proud to recognise and celebrate the positive contributions men make to our organisation, our communities and to each other.

13 Oct 2025 Inclusion and Fairness

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New ICT Service Portal – Attend an information session

From 6 November, a new portal will be introduced to raise ICT Service tickets, replacing the current Cherwell system.

13 Oct 2025 Others

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Tech boost for brigades as tablets rollout

More than 950 rugged Android tablets are on their way to brigades across the state as part of a major technology upgrade that will equip our volunteers with the essential tools and information they ne ...

8 Oct 2025 Operational Information

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Online health modules now available

For the first time, online health modules are available to members via the CFA Learning Hub.

8 Oct 2025 Health and Safety

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First weekend of Get Fire Ready

More than two hundred CFA brigades hosted community-focused fire-readiness events over the weekend 4-5 October as the Get Fire Ready initiative officially kicked off.

6 Oct 2025 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers Health and Safety

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Junior Leader Forum Roadshow 2025

For the second year running, the Junior Leader Forum continued its roadshow format to keep Junior leaders informed and connected.

6 Oct 2025 People Training and Recruitment Youth and Juniors

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Youth Fest 2025 - That's a wrap

September saw the return of Youth Fest 2025 with a focus on young people across the state, with CFA recognising and championing young people and amplifying their voices.

6 Oct 2025 Youth and Juniors

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Fire weather district review underway

The Victorian Fire weather district boundaries were last reviewed in 2009.

6 Oct 2025 Community Safety Operational Information Planning and Research

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CFA Board tours State Control Centre

CFA Board members have toured the State Control Centre (SCC) - Victoria’s primary control centre for the management of emergencies - in advance of the upcoming fire season.

3 Oct 2025 Others

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Reducing fire risk in forests

Most CFA volunteers would be aware of forestry industry brigades that help protect plantations, but did you know that a group of plantation owners in south-west Victoria and south-east South Australia ...

3 Oct 2025 Community Safety

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Hot Fire Training Day at VEMTC Wangaratta

In late August, VEMTC Wangaratta came alive with energy, teamwork, and skill-building as 28 CFA Volunteers gathered for a Hot Fire Training Day.

3 Oct 2025 People Training and Recruitment

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First responders help raise awareness of epilepsy

The First Responders team, made up of members from Geelong West Fire Brigade, a paramedic, and an emergency doctor, recently took part in the 2025 Treadmill Challenge in Richmond.

3 Oct 2025 Inclusion and Fairness Others

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Firefighting props set to transform structural training

CFA’s structural firefighting training is set for a major upgrade with the introduction of new compartment firefighting props at Bangholme and Central Highlands training campuses.

2 Oct 2025 Operational Information Training and Recruitment

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New SAS release includes availability uplift

Release 11 of the Supplementary Alerting Service (SAS) app is out now, delivering an overhaul and uplift to one of the most requested features from our members – the ability to manage availabili ...

2 Oct 2025 Operational Information

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Tree changers urged to get fire ready

Many Melburnians have left the city behind and embraced everything our regional areas have to offer in recent years, but CFA is urging our tree changers to ensure they’re fire ready.

2 Oct 2025 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers

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National Safe Work Month starts today

October is here, and so is National Safe Work Month - a time to shine a spotlight on workplace health, safety and wellbeing.

1 Oct 2025 Health and Safety

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Designing safer gardens

CFA’s Statewide Vegetation Management Team has been collaborating with Community-Based Bushfire Management facilitators to help keen gardeners have valuable conversations about how to enhance bu ...

1 Oct 2025 Community Safety

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