Thirty-eight newly qualified peers have joined CFA’s Peer Support Program, adding to a statewide network that has supported members and their families for more than 40 years.

20 Aug 2026 Events / Fundraising / Offers Health and Safety

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New national eLearning puts bushfires safety in the hands of Australian workers

Australia’s first nationally consistent bushfire safety learning experience specifically designed for people who live, work or travel in high-risk bushfire areas was launched at AFAC26 in Melbou ...

20 Aug 2026 Community Safety Health and Safety

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Hot and dry spring could bring an early start to the fire season

Hot and dry conditions are expected across much of Victoria this spring, increasing the risk of bushfires in some parts of the state.

19 Aug 2026 Community Safety

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Virtual training takes the wheel

CFA is accelerating driver training innovation with the arrival of the first of five new mobile driving simulators.

19 Aug 2026 Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Join the CFA netball team for the 2026 Emergency Services Games

We're recruiting players, coaches, scorers and supporters to help make this year's CFA netball campaign our biggest and best yet.

19 Aug 2026 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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New landscape data proves invaluable for preparedness

CFA fire behaviour analysts have identified a gap in Australia’s landscape dryness indicators and are presenting an alternative that could lead to better bushfire preparedness.

17 Aug 2026 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire Planning and Research

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New structural firefighting props on their way to CFA

They look like shipping containers, and now they are arriving the same way. CFA’s two new compartment firefighting props are travelling from the Netherlands to Australia by cargo ship and are ex ...

14 Aug 2026 Training and Recruitment Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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R U OK? Day is coming up – 10 September

R U OK? Day is an important reminder for all of us at CFA to pause and check in with one another.

13 Aug 2026 Events / Fundraising / Offers Health and Safety

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Looking to the future at the Aerial Firefighting Conference Asia Pacific

When the email arrived to say I'd been selected to attend the Aerial Firefighting Conference Asia Pacific on the Gold Coast, I was excited.

12 Aug 2026 Operational Information Others Partnerships

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Fewer clicks, more community safety: ART gets an upgrade

CFA has introduced a range of improvements to the Activity Reporting Tool (ART), making it easier to manage community engagement activities and support the delivery of Get Fire Ready.

12 Aug 2026 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Third international deployment as firefight continues

CFA members have joined more than 240 personnel from Australia and New Zealand deployed to North America this week to support international firefighting efforts as wildfires continue to burn across Ca ...

12 Aug 2026 Incidents - Bushfire

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Don’t put the brakes on garage fire safety this winter

Victorians are being urged to ensure their fire safety measures don’t stop when it comes to their garage this winter.

11 Aug 2026 Community Safety Incidents - Structure

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Section 29 inspection update

CFA is updating several areas that impact the Section 29 inspection process.

11 Aug 2026 Planning and Research

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Have your say: Join a focus group on the future membership model

We want to hear from our members about their perspectives on some of the recommendations outlined in the Contemporary Volunteer Membership Model (CVMM) Options Paper.

7 Aug 2026 People Planning and Research

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CFA Chief Officer resigns

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan AFSM has advised the CFA Board and Victorian Government that he will be stepping down from his position as Chief Officer to accept the role of Chief Executive Officer ...

6 Aug 2026 People

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Victorian crews depart Melbourne to support Canadian fire response

Victorian emergency management personnel will today start their journey to Canada to assist with the response to the wildfires burning in Br ...

6 Aug 2026 People

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Australian Fire Service Medal nominations now open

CFA members across Victoria are encouraged to help recognise the outstanding people in their ranks, with nominations open for the 2027 King's Birthday Honours.

6 Aug 2026 Honours and Awards

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Staff profile: Trent McKinnon

Trent Mc Kinnon - Assistant Chief Fire Officer Learning & Development.

31 Jul 2026 People Training and Recruitment

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2026 Get Fire Ready – Host an event this October

As bushfire risk continues to increase and recent fire events have demonstrated the devastating impact fires can have on our communities, strengthening preparedness and resilience has never been more ...

30 Jul 2026 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers

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2026 Australasian Police & Emergency Services Games - Gold Coast QLD

CFA members are invited to join other emergency services members at the 2026 Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games in Gold Coast, Queensland.

27 Jul 2026 Events / Fundraising / Offers Health and Safety People

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Better fuel prediction

Researchers from Natural Hazards Research Australia are developing ways to map landscape dryness to deliver important operational intelligence before a ﬁre season.

27 Jul 2026 Community Safety Planning and Research

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