Tag: CFA
Kyneton CFA calls for more volunteers
Kyneton CFA brigade members are calling for more people to join them helping to keep the community safe.
The brigade is looking for men and...
Fast start for new Greenvale CFA recruit Nick Gardener
New CFA recruit Nick Gardener didn’t have to wait long to fight his first fire.
The newest member of Greenvale CFA’s team started at the...
CFA all fired up to help save lives
Firefighter’s from Craigieburn and Greenvale will now be able to provide life-saving medical assistance in an emergency.
The brigades are among 22 CFA brigades to...
Ballan wins new CFA training centre
Ballan will be home to the new Country Fire Authority training centre. The state government announced on Monday its plans for the new facility,...
Fire deaths: houses worse than bush, says CFA
Firefighters in Whittlesea and Hume were called to 79 preventable house fires last year, prompting a warning about fire safety during winter.
Latest data from...
Craigieburn train services resume after fire
Train services have resumed on the Craigieburn line after being suspended due to a grass fire.
Services were suspended for about an hour between Broadmeadows...
CFA plans fuel reduction burns across Whittlesea
Wollert, Epping North, Mernda and South Morang residents should expect to see smoke this Friday as the Country Fire Authority carries out planned burns.
The...
Hume CFA in for an upgrade
It’s out with the old and in with the new at the Hume CFA’s base in Yuroke.
State government funding will allow the fire brigade...
CFA recruit ready to dash to fires
New CFA recruit Sam Dash recalls the rigorous assessments he and 29 other graduates had to pass before earning their firefighting stripes.
“The first thing...
Firefighters conduct burn at South Morang
The Country Fire Authority will carry out a planned burn on Monday afternoon at a large private property in South Morang.
Firefighters will begin a...
Brigade captain steps down after 18 years
Lindsay McHugh hasn’t felt the sand between his toes during summer for 18 years … since the day he popped out to buy a...
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