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Have you considered formal training in fire safety for yourself and your staff? There are a range of skills that can be gained through formal training including emergency warden training and use of fire equipment.
CFA can provide training in a number of areas for private industry.

Training Grounds

CFA has a number of training complexes and training grounds across the State that provide fire ground and emergency training for both CFA personnel and external organisations.

Training Campuses are located at:

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

Two of our training complexes are detailed below:

CFA Training College, Bangholme Campus (South East Melbourne)

World class training in firefighting and a range of emergency responses is provided at the Bangholme Campus, just 45 minutes south east of the Melbourne CBD.

The 15 hectare facility is a wholly owned CFA Facility that provides access to training for other emergency response agencies in particular; Melbourne's Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFESB), State Emergency services - Victoria, Metropolitan Ambulance Service and Victoria Police.

The primary role of Bangholme Campus is to facilitate the training of CFA career and volunteer fire fighters together with other emergency service workers. Community Education through Industry based training is an important part of day to day activities and there are many businesses in the East and South Eastern corridor of Melbourne that rely on the Campus Instructors and Safety Officers to suppport there emergency preparedness and response training needs.

Customers include TRU Energy, National Foods, BHP Billiton, Australia Post, Bunnings, Mobil, Jayco, Theiss Services as well as medium and small service industries such as shopping centres, office complexes, hospitals and nursing homes.

Training facilities include:

  • Four lecture rooms
  • BA (Breathing Apparatus) building simulating factory, office, hospital and residential premises
  • Fire Attack Building
  • USAR Disaster Area
  • BA maintenance area
  • Gas attack training facility including Gas Ruptures
  • Road accident rescue area
  • Flammable liquid drill areas
  • Confined space rescue
  • Quick response first aid staff and equipment
  • Amenities area

CFA Training College, Fiskville Campus (near Ballan / Bacchus Marsh)

CFA Fiskville is the largest and most comprehensive of CFA's field training grounds. Located just off the Western Freeway near Ballan, Fiskville was formerly used as a radio transmission station by Amalgamated Wireless of Australia (AWA) to handle overseas communication from Australia to Canada and England. Aerial shot of Fiskville

During World War II, Fiskville was operated by the Department of Defence and in the post war years, was used by OTC until satellites rendered its equipment obsolete.

The transformation of Fiskville into a specialised fire service training college occurred early in the 1970s and this now represents an investment of around $10 million in the complex.

Fiskville offers a wide variety of courses and training facilities to CFA personnel and industrial clients. With a highly skilled instructor group available, courses ranging from basic firefighting to complex incident management and planning are conducted.
Course design can be tailored to satisfy special requirements.

Gas and flammable fire training areas are available with an extensive array of props to add realism and interest to the training.

Fireground facilities include:

  • Multi storey building and structures
  • Flammable liquid pits
  • Simulated LPG installations (domestic, industrial, service station)
  • Hazardous materials
  • Breathing apparatus
  • Search and rescue facilities
  • Road accident rescue (include level crossing)
  • Confined space rescue
  • Driver training
  • Adventure training
  • Teambuilding and leadership facilities

Flexibility in timing for day and/or night exercises is available with few restrictions on pad operations.

CFA Fiskville offers excellent conference and function amenities with the modern, purpose built practical training facilities.

Fiskville's facilities include:
Fiskville PAD at night
  • Residential accommodation for up to 78 people
  • A modern auditorium seating 109 people
  • General and specialist training rooms
  • A teaching centre with syndicated rooms for small group work
  • A reference and lending library
  • A specialised training facility featuring model urban and rural settings
  • A 'theatre in the round' facility in the Rural TEWT (Tactical Exercise Without Troops) Room
  • Desktop publishing, word processing and printing facilities

Contact Fiskville on 5366 7200.

Further Information on Fiskville >>

 
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