Country Fire Authority
The CFA Logo | | Established: | 1945 | | Regions: | 20 | | Specialities: | Combatant Authority for Fire, Rescue and Hazmat | | Volunteers: | ~60,000 | | Paid Staff: | 1,200 | | Brigades: | 1275 | | Location: | Victoria, Australia | | Website | Official CFA Website | The Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides fire fighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne not covered by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Image File history File links Cfa_logo. ...
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Rescue refers to operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury. ...
A hazardous material (HAZMAT) is any solid, liquid, or gas that can cause harm to humans, other living organisms, or the environment due to being radioactive, flammable, explosive, toxic, corrosive, a biohazard, an oxidizer, an asphyxiant, or capable of causing severe allergic reactions. ...
Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
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Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade is the operational arm of the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board which operates in the metropolitan area of Melbourne, the capital of the State of Victoria, Australia. ...
 CFA volunteers at a fire in a school classroom. CFA, as it is commonly known, draws the majority of its officers and members from the local community on a volunteer basis. Image File history File links CFA_School_Fire. ...
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CFA is one of the world's largest volunteer based firefighting organisations. It services more than 150,000 square kilometres and 2 million people, and currently has approximately 58,000 active volunteers with more than 400 career fire fighters and 700 career support staff. One Brick volunteers help at a soup kitchen. ...
There are over 1200 brigades (1023 rural and 252 urban), with more than 2300 vehicles across twenty regions in nine areas. The vehicles are made up of nearly 1300 Tankers, 240 Pumpers, seven Aerial Appliances, thirty Rescue Units and various other special purpose and Command and Support vehicles. This fleet is supplemented by over 730 brigade owned vehicles. Brigade owned vehicles are bought and paid for by the individual brigades and communities to allow extension of brigade fire fighting capability.
Funding is largely provided by Fire Service Levies charged by insurance companies, and in part by appropriations from the Victorian State Government. Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. ...
CFA currently operates under the Country Fire Authority Act of 1958 and its amendments. This legislation was brought about by significant bushfires during the period 1939-1944 which killed 114 people and destroyed nearly 1400 homes while also damaging large areas of the state and destroying significant amounts of stock. Subsequent investigations showed the lack of a cohesive fire fighting agency outside the central metropolitan area and the CFA was born on 2nd April 1945. Many of its brigades however were established in the 1800s or early in the 20th century.
The CFA has been involved in a number of major fires over the years where lives have been lost including Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 and the Linton bushfire in 1998. The Ash Wednesday fires were a series of bushfires which occurred on February 16, 1983 in south-east Australia, resulting in a natural disaster. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
On 2 December 1998, a wildfire burned through private land and state forest near the township of Linton, Victoria. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
 Official Seal and Emblem of the Country Fire Authority Image File history File links CFAemblem. ...
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See also
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The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) is a volunteer firefighting service and is responsible for providing fire protection to over 90% of the geographical area of the state of New South Wales in Australia. ...
External links - Official Country Fire Authority web site
- CFA Act 1958
- FIREWORLD - CFA Museum and Discovery Centre
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