CFA’s work in integrating social media into Victoria’s emergency communications was acknowledged last night when the agency won both of its finalist categories at the 2012 Australian Government ICT Awards.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Emergency Services Peter Ryan today urged Victorians to be vigilant against fire this winter when the likelihood of house fires can increase by up to 20 per cent.
CFA and Melbourne Water led a multi-agency exercise last Sunday to test emergency response to an incident at the Winneke Water Treatment Plant at Christmas Hills.
Where there's smoke.....there's training! In partnership with Mitchell Shire Council, the Broadford Fire Brigade is undertaking a unique training opportunity in the old Broadford courthouse.
Wind, rain, spatterings of sunshine then more wind and rain was all that was on offer for the residents of South Morang on Saturday morning as they went about their errands, travelling the intersection of Plenty & Gorge Roads.
The united force of all Bendigo firefighters at a shop fire led to some glowing comments from Senior Station Officer Dale Stemmer who doubled as the incident controller.
