News and Communities
Major Fire Updates and Community Alerts via ABC Radio
During times of significant fires, ABC Local Radio will broadcast updates of the fires along with any important community alerts. The DSE website has a maintained list of ABC Local Radio stations across Victoria.
Please Note:
The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission has made a recommendation that the State of Victoria invite commercial media broadcasters to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding similar to what it has with the ABC to broadcast updates in times of emergencies. Should the State adopt this recommendation, the ABC will effectively lose its role as the sole emergency broadcaster – however it would also mean information in such times would be available from more sources. (Source: 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report, Recommendation 4.6)
The Fireman
The Fireman is the official monthly publication of the Victorian volunteer fire service.
CFA Connect
CFA Connect is an information hub of CFA-related news, multimedia, and chat, which can be filtered by a given region. Although the website is geared towards CFA members, non-members can request access.
CFA Stream
CFA Stream is another online community, but geared specifically towards CFA members.
CFA TV
CFA TV is the CFA’s official YouTube channel.
Firebreak
Firebreak is a website geared towards the ACT fire services and contains a lot of valuable information on fireground safety, bushfire behaviour and weather, and bushfire season summaries.
AussieFirefighters.org.au
AussieFirefighters.org.au is an online community site aimed at bringing together all firefighters from Australia and around the world.
Firehouse.com
Firehouse.com is an American website dedicated to bringing you the latest news and information in the world of firefighting. There’s an active forum, special offers available for members, and much more.