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Premier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan launched Fire Action Week today, with the announcement of the new Bushfire, Arson and Explosives Specialist Group within Victoria Police to target arsonists in high risk areas across the state.

A 60 year old man has sustained burns to his hands and lower legs after using flammable liquids as a weed killer around his garden at home in Craigieburn.

The testing phase of CFA’s News and Media website has now concluded and the website will be launching soon.

Dear VolunteersAs fire action week and CFA Sunday is nearly here, I started annoying the usual people to get support from our membership, regarding  helping out on CFA Sunday.On asking one brigade captain whether or not they were participating in CFA Sunday this year, I got this response. “No, we opened the station doors last year and not one person called in.”He was not alone in this response to me.Getting fire safety messages out to the community is just the same as fighting fires.We need to go to them!

CFA is warning residents about the dangers of illegal burn-offs following a private burn-off which got out of control at Kyabram last night (9 Nov).

As part of the redesign of the CFA website (cfa.vic.gov.au), CFA Connect is being integrated into the CFA website under the new site’s ‘News & Media’ tab.

CFA is still on scene cleaning up from a hay baler and hay shed fire in Gippsland’s south-west.

A significant waste fire in Pakenham prompted the large response of fire crews shortly before 9:10pm last night (27th October).

CFA has brought a fire at a recycling yard in Delacombe under control.

Several CFA and MFB crews have battled for several hours to extinguish a large rubbish fire at the rear of the Knox Transfer Station on George Street, Wantirna South on Monday 22 October.