District 8 News

CFA held the annual CALD Communities Spokespersons Training Day at Pakenham Fire Station on Thursday 15th of November. 

Video and images from the fire that destroyed Pakenham Party Hire on Thursday 15 November.

Westernport Group Brigades fire up with Exercise Sea Eagle.

Investigators will return to the scene of a fire which totally destroyed a Pakenham party hire shop last night.

Eid al-Adha is a significant annual Islamic observance for Muslim communities across Australia. It is also known as the Feast of Sacrifice or Festival of Sacrifice as it commemorates Ibrahim’s (Abraham) willingness to sacrifice his son to God.

Rosebud Fire Brigade’s incredible fund raising efforts have resulted in the imminent arrival of a new pumper.

They only have fake moustaches now, but the boys at Hampton Park Fire Brigade will be sporting full top-lip growth by the end of the month.

The Patterson River Fire Brigade would like to invite the public and CFA members to our Open Day this Saturday the 10th November from 10am to 3pm. 

A simple fire extinguisher could have prevented the destruction by fire of a $100k tractor at Cape Paterson, early Monday 5 November, firefighters say.

By Scott HamiltonOn the weekend of 26-28 October 2012, CFA crews converged on the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit to provide fire protection and suppression for the 2012 Air Asia Motorcycle Grand Prix.