CFA

  • Firefighters urging caution for long weekend

    CFA members have warned of the fire risk across the Colac district this long weekend, with “a spike in weather conditions” approaching on Monday.

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  • Detectives working district scrub blaze

    Colac Crime Investigation Unit have confirmed there is still an ongoing active investigation into a “suspicious” Kawarren fire.

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  • Don’t forget furry friends

    CFA members and RSPCA Victoria have urged the Colac Otway community to include pets in their bushfire survival plans, amid increased fire activity this summer.

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  • Aircraft prepared for fire response

    Two aircraft stationed in the Colac district are ready to respond over the summer season, including the biggest single-engine helicopter in the world.

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  • STAY SAFE: Celebrate safely and arrive alive

    They’re our rescuers, responders, healers and volunteer helpers—and they’re all the more reason to take care this Christmas.

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  • Burn-off ignites fire season concerns

    “Everything’s ready to burn” Birregurra’s CFA captain Eddie Murnane says it’s going to be a big summer fire season with everything ready to burn, following an out-of-control burn-off this week.

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  • Crews quell Otways blaze

    A fire burning in the Otways for more than a week has been contained by local fire authorities but burnt more than 740 hectares of national park, forest and private land.

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  • Rapid CFA response contains Otways fire

    A rapid response from CFA crews helped contain a bushfire that broke out at Kawarren on Saturday.

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