What We Do

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Our Role

We are Victoria’s volunteer fire service, operating across the state to reduce the occurrence and impacts of fire and other emergencies

We are a Trusted Authority because we combine our core strengths in:

fire safety

community connectedness

volunteering

We are a dedicated and skilled team, performing roles beyond fire suppression; educating and engaging the community, helping residents develop fire plans and responding to other emergencies when they happen.

Our valued advice and knowledge in fire behaviour, fire safety, incident management and community preparation adds further strength to Victoria’s trusted and united emergency services sector.

CFA strives to be an organisation of choice for volunteers and employees, attracting people with a variety of skills, from organisational to operational, who all add value through the roles they perform.

It’s why we’re focused on increasing our diversity, our flexibility and our inclusiveness and providing a range of opportunities and skill development.

We work proudly together with Victorian communities to deliver on CFA’s vision of fire safety and preparedness, regardless of whether that role is on the firefront or behind the scenes. All our people make a valuable contribution.

burned area teaching in a classroom

CFA provides statewide fire and related emergency coordination

Wildfire suppression
Structural fire suppression
Transport-related fire suppression
Road rescue
Technical rescue, such as high angle, trench and mine operations
Hazardous materials transportation and storage incidents
Working with Forestry industry brigades
Other emergency activities including flood assistance.

CFA is also involved in a range of non-emergency activities

Community awareness, education and safety programs
Fire safety input planning for major community risks
Fire prevention and planning
Land use planning advice at municipal level
Technical services including building code-related inspections, post incident analysis and fire investigation.
Vegetation Management
Planned Burning
Sustainable Fire Management

More information in this section

	Page Title	Description
	Victorian Emergency Management Training Centres	VEMTC - Victorian Emergency Management Training Centres
	Equipment	CFA relies on a range of fire stations and trucks to meet the needs of the community it serves.
	Forest Industry Plantations	In November 1997, the Victorian Government introduced legislation requiring forest plantation companies to form fire brigades when their plantation assets reached a critical size.
	Grassland Curing Observations	Information for Grassland Curing Observers (CFA website)
	Planned Burning	Information on CFA involvement in Planned Burning
	Roadside Management	Roadsides are important for safety, the provision of services and the environment. Roadside management involves a wide range of issues and organisations. One important issue is roadside fire management.
	Sustainable Fire Management	CFA has programs and publications to assist people working in the rural landscape to make bushfire planning and operations as environmentally sustainable as possible.