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Training

With the work that CFA do and the number of firefighters and personnel involved, it’s little surprise that CFA have a significant training program.

All of our firefighters are trained to maintain safety and effectively fight fires and attend a range of incidents.

Firefighter

CFA have a number of instructors and training centres across Victoria. Our training centres are located at:

  • Bangholme (South East Melbourne)
  • Penshurst (Western District)
  • Longerenong (near Horsham)
  • Bendigo
  • Sale (Gippsland)
  • Wangaratta, and
  • Fiskville (near Ballan / Bacchus Marsh)


Fiskville is the largest and most comprehensive of CFA's field training grounds. Read more about Fiskville’s facilities…

Our facilities are also utilised by many companies and private industry for specialised training and conferences.

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