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Municipal Fire Prevention
provides a coordinated approach for public, private, voluntary
and community
sectors in identifying fire risks, specifying who is responsible
for those risks and how those risks are to be treated.
Municipal
Fire Prevention is a statutory responsibility of all municipalities
falling within the country area of Victoria.
The CFA Act 1958 provides the head of power, CFA provides
policy, planning leadership, standards for training and
best practice
in Municipal Fire Prevention. CFA also carries the audit
responsibility for Municipal Fire Prevention Plans. |
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CFA is represented by its Area staff, Brigades and groups on
Municipal Fire Prevention Committees.
The CFA Act requires municipalities to prepare and maintain a
Municipal Fire Prevention Plan (MFPP).
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Municipal Fire Prevention Plan
The MFPP must be in accordance with the advice and recommendations
of the Municipal Fire Prevention Committee.
The plan:
- identifies areas, buildings and land use in the municipality,
which are at particular risk in the event of fire.
- specifies how each identified risk is to be treated, and
- specifies who is responsible for treating the identified risks.
The plan needs to be up to date and accurate. CFA must audit the
MFPP of every municipality in the country area of Victoria at least
once every three years. The audit checks the
compliance of MFPPs with the legislative obligations set out in
Section 55A of the CFA
Act 1958.
See Also:
Municipal Fire Prevention Officers (MFPO)
Municipal Fire Prevention Officers (MFPOs) are Council employees
with responsibilities under the CFA Act for fire prevention. MFPOs
may
delegate their powers
to Assistant Fire Prevention Officers. MFPO's work at the local
council offices.
MFPOs act as the executive officer of the
Municipal Fire Prevention Committee (MFPC). They also issue permits
to burn and fire prevention notices in their municipality. If you
have any queries regarding
these matters you should contact your local
MFPO.
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