District 15 News

CFA welcomed 25 of its newest full-time firefighters on Friday 16 September, including three women, at its graduation at Fiskville Training College.

CFA want to hear your comments about the development and review we’re doing of local Township Protection Plans (TPPs) and Municipal Fire Management Plans (MFMPs) ahead of this year’s fire danger period in the Grampians Region.

Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley has launched the Grampians region community consultation program to further develop draft Municipal Fire Management Plans (MFMPs) and Township Protection Plans.

The importance of smoke alarms was highlighted when a fire tore through a Mount Rowan family home on Tuesday afternoon.

Fiskville Training College Operations Officer Robin Parsons has brought his long and outstanding career to an end following 48 years of service in CFA as a volunteer and staff member.

A farmer has survived an 18-hour ordeal trapped under a tractor on a property at Berringa.

Information for August meetings From Operations Manager Mark Gilmore.

A house in Smythesdale has been completely destroyed after a fire ripped through the home around 10.50am yesterday morning.

A hydrogen sulphide leak at the Corio Shell refinery has been isolated.

At approximately 1100hrs on Saturday 2 July, Bacchus Marsh and Myrniong Fire Brigades were paged to a reported kitchen fire in Main Street, Bacchus Marsh.