Community Fireguard

Community Fireguard is a bushfire safety program designed to reduce the loss of lives and homes in bushfires. Community Fireguard helps residents to plan for the threat of a bushfire and to manage their own fire risk.

CFA cannot provide every person and home with individual protection during a major bushfire and recognises that many people may have to face a fire without the support of CFA. Bushfires are survivable if people take responsibility for their fire safety and prepare themselves for the event of a bushfire in their area.

Community Fireguard assists community groups to develop bushfire survival strategies that suit their lifestyle, environment and values.

The program

Community Fireguard encourages residents to work together to improve bushfire safety.
The following aspects are addressed as part of the core Community Fireguard program.

• Introduction to the program
• Fire behaviour
• Personal survival
• House survival
• Street walk
• Fire protection equipment
• Developing personal and household bushfire survival plans.

Most groups will cover these aspects in four to five meetings over a twelve month period. However, groups vary in experience and understanding so the number of meetings needed to cover the core information will vary to meet the needs of the group.
 

Brochure

CFA's Community Fireguard program brochure (pdf 242k)

For further information contact Community Safety on 9262 8416 or by email cfg@cfa.vic.gov.au