CFA at a glance

CFA at a Glance provides up-to-date statistics on CFA’s volunteer and staff numbers, total brigades and appliances, and other core resources. This snapshot is updated quarterly to reflect the scale of CFA’s operations across Victoria.

CFA's Workforce and Resource Numbers.

Resources

 
Mooroopna Brigade
Brigades Number
Volunteer Brigades 1,138
Co-located Volunteer Brigades 34
Coastguard Brigades 18
Forest Industry Brigades 19
Total Brigades 1,209
Appliances Number
Tankers 1,940
Pumpers 219
Pumper Tankers 44
Specialist Support 141
Boat 1
Total Appliances 2,345
CFA Firetruck

Workforce

 
Firefighters taking out a fire
Volunteers
  Male Female Total
Operational  24,442 4,774
 29,247
Support 14,152 7,626 21,799
Juniors 808 516 1,329
Total Volunteer Membership 39,402
 12,916 52,375
  Ongoing and Fixed Term Staff (FTE*)
  Actual
  Male  Female  Total
Ongoing 382 581 964
Fixed term 26 33 59
Total Staff 408 614 1023

*FTE - Full Time Equivalent

 

Page last updated: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 12:52:55 PM