Fire Flyer special release - crash landing

Video and photo feature - 11 April 08 WWII Mustang crash landing On Saturday 5 April, Point Cook and Werribee brigades were paged to attend the Point Cook RAAF air base after a Mustang fighter plane reported problems with its landing gear . . . more >>

Articles posted on 4 April 2008

Mildura firies triathlon success
The annual Coomealla Triathlon Club – Emergency Services Triathlon was held in Mildura on Sunday 16th March, bringing some success to the firies who represented the Mildura Fire Station Staff . . . more>>



Region 13 rope rescue
The Region 13 rope rescue team and Monbulk brigade were called to a motorcyclist who’d fallen around seven metres down an embankment at Monbulk on Monday, 24 March . . . more>>



On April 6 remember: only working smoke alarms save lives
Victoria’s fire services urge all Victorians to be alarmed and Change your clock, Change your smoke alarm battery on Sunday April 6. Change your clock, Change your smoke alarm battery . . . more>>



World's Greatest Shave at Geelong
Geelong City fire station turned into a hair salon recently when a number of firefighters took part in the World’s Greatest Shave. The annual fundraising event for the Leukaemia Foundation . . . more>>

Healthy for Life - Julie Boord
CORP Health congratulates Julie Boord, Area Finance Officer (Brigades) in Region 16 & 17, for achieving and sustaining her fitness goals through the Healthy for Life program. An interview with Julie Boord . . . more>>

New emergency management grants now available
Grants of up to $60,000 are now available to organisations with emergency management roles and responsibilities under the Victorian Emergency Management Grants program . . . more>>



Review of HR policies and procedures
The HR Directorate is progressively reviewing and developing a suite of comprehensive policies and procedures. As a result of the review, the Volunteer National Police Record Check . . . more>>



CFA supports CRC research
South East Australia is one of the most fire prone areas in the world. With climate change, propensity for mega fires and new challenges affecting our resources . . . more>>



Bushfire CRC updates
The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has just released a new Fire Update and Fire Note. Fire Update: Bushfire research in the Mallee bush (183k) Download it at . . . more>>



AFAC newsletter available
The latest edition of the AFAC Newsletter is also available online now (492k). You can download it here . . . more>>



Volunteer survey - win a $100 CFA Shop gift voucher
CFA is working in conjunction with a student team from the United States to conduct research about what volunteers think of their training. The team will be surveying volunteer firefighters . . . more>>