CFA training campus - Central Highlands

About CFA training campus - Central Highlands

Located on approximately 40 hectares on the outskirts of Ballan, the Victorian Emergency Management Training Centre Central Highlands is a versatile Emergency Services Training Facility that uses LPG as its sole fuel source for live-fire scenarios. This makes the site efficient, and environmentally responsible, while still providing the realism needed to prepare personnel for a wide range of Emergency situations.

The Central Highlands campus supports comprehensive programs across fire and rescue, incident management, teamwork, and multi-agency exercises. Its purpose-built grounds and controlled environments allow for both routine skill development and complex, scenario-based training that reflects the real-world challenges Emergency Services face.

Centrally located, the site is easily accessible for both Metropolitan and Regional attendees, making it an ideal hub for ongoing capability building. By choosing the Central Highlands campus, organisations gain access to a facility that combines safety, flexibility, and realism - ensuring their people return to service with the confidence, teamwork, and expertise to perform at their best.

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Campus features

Please find more information on the the Central Highlands campus below. There is also additional information on:

• environmental sustainability at Central Highlands
• how Central Highlands honours CFA Members
• frequently asked questions about the Central Highlands campus

Campus highlights

Teaching Centre

Gas PAD

Safe Working at Heights

Extinguisher PAD

Structure PAD

Off-Road Driving

Classroom facilities

Classroom capacities

Classroom	Capacity	Layout
Conference room	20	Boardroom
Classroom 1	20	Joined classroom accommodating 80 students
Classroom 2	20
Classroom 3	30	Theatre style
Classroom 4	30	Theatre style

Gas Pad

• Domestic Cylinders
• Gas Meter Leak
• Gas Rupture/Impingement Shield
• Horizontal/Vertical Bullet
• Loading Dock – Fat Boy Gas Cylinder
• Loading Dock – Office
• Road Tanker
• Running Drain
• Service Station
• Skip Bin

Extinguisher Pad

• Car
• Circular Pit/Island Prop
• Flame Trays
• Flexible Prop Point
  • BBQ
  • Car
  • Kitchen Stove
  • Letter Box
  • Plane
• Skip Bin
• Spoon Drain

Structure Pad

Low structure and multi-storey buildings provide experience at a range of skill levels for:

• BA Search and Rescue
• Break and Enter
• Draughting Pit
• Low Structure House
• Multi-storey Building
• Portable Gas Caddy
• Power Line Prop
• Single Storey House
• Skip Bin
• Solar Panel Prop
• Workshop/Compound

Off-Road Driver Training Areas

• Cross slope capability
• Driving over rough and uneven ground
• Driving through mud
• Sand crossing
• Stopping and starting on steep gradients
• Water crossing

Safe Working at Heights

• Ladder Training and Skills Maintenance
• Low Voltage Fuse Removal Skills Maintenance
• Low Voltage Fuse Removal Training
• Safe Working at Heights Skills Maintenance
• Safe Working at Heights Training

Other features

BA maintenance

Forcible entry prop

Gas PAD bullets

Low structure

Single story structure

Multi-story structure

Service station

Off-site support to brigades

The following resources are available via the off-site booking form.

Resources

Item	Details
District 07 BA Trailer	8 Classic BA sets 16 BA cylinders 2 Dummies Smoke machine (1 litre fluid)
District 15 BA Trailer	2 Classic BA sets 2 Electronic BA sets 10 BA cylinders 3 Dummies Smoke machine (1 litre fluid)
General rescue trailer	-
Rope rescue trailer 1	-
Rope rescue trailer 2	-
LVFR2 trailer	-
Gas suits	6 available
Splash suits	6 available
Driver training vehicle	Automatic
Driver training vehicle	Manual

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