Related Organisations
CFA Brigades on the Net
CFA Brigades on the Net is a list of all CFA brigades who have their own website.
CFA 4WD Club, Inc.
The CFA 4WD Club is a club for CFA and non-CFA members alike, who enjoy family 4WDing and camping.
Emergency Memberlink
Emergency Memberlink is a recognition program for CFA and VICSES staff and volunteers, which provides a wide range of discounts and benefits.
www.emergencymemberlink.com.au
Fire Services Museum Victoria
The Fire Services Museum Victoria was opened in 1979 to provide a home and focus for the history of firefighting services in Victoria. It has a large collection of fire related items from home and abroad.
Fire Engine Rides
Fire Engine Rides is run by former firefighter Rob, who will turn out to kids parties, fetes, kindergartens, and more since 1980. Guaranteed to be a hit with the kids!
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.
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.
AussieFirefighters.org.au
AussieFirefighters.org.au is an online community site aimed at bringing together all firefighters from Australia and around the world.
Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria
Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria, or VFBV, aims to be the united voice of CFA volunteers by engaging these firefighters and promoting their views and interests.
United Firefighters Union Australia
The United Firefighters Union of Australia, or UFUA, represents thousands of members across the country. The UFUA continues to campaign for better working conditions for those who continuously confront dangerous and life-threatening conditions in their day to day work.
Australasian Fire Authorities Council
Australasian Fire Authorities Council, or AFAC, is the peak representative body for fire, emergency services, and land management agencies in the Australasian region. It aims to improve the collaboration between these agencies, especially in the exchange of strategic information and expertise sharing.
Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre
The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, or Bushfire CRC, was established in 2003 to gain a better understanding of the complex social, economic, and environmental aspects of bushfire in Australia and New Zealand. The Bushfire CRC coordinates activities with the industry’s peak body – the Australasian Fire Authorities Council.
Open Fire Academy
Open Fire Academy is a collaborative resource for emergency services organisations and centres of learning. It aims to create and manage training management systems for departments and training institutions, provide a way for firefighting organisations to share these materials and more.
National Aerial Firefighting Centre
National Aerial Firefighting Centre, or NAFC, is a joint initiative by all Australian States and Territories to provide more effective support for combating wildfires. NAFC facilitates the establishment of a fleet of firefighting aircraft that is available for use by emergency organisations nationwide.
CSIRO Bushfire Research
CSIRO bushfire research aims to improve our understanding of fire, and improve technologies and strategies to save lives and limit damage.
www.csiro.au/science/Bushfires.html
International Association of Wildland Fire
The International Association of Wildland Fire, or IAWF, is a non-for-profit organisation that represents the members of the global wildland fire community. They promote and facilitate the communication and provide leadership within this community.
Global Fire Monitoring Centre
The Global Fire Monitoring Centre, or GFMC, is an activity of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN ISDR). GFMC provides early warning of fire danger and near real time monitoring of fire events, support of local, national, and international entities to develop long term strategies or policies for wildland fire management, and much more.
Australian Firefighters International Relief and Education
Australian Firefighters International Relief and Education, or AFIRE, is a non-government organisation set up to assist firefighters in developing countries and provide the best possible assistance to communities in emergency situations. It is run voluntarily by Australian firefighters.
AusDIN Portal
The Australian Disaster Information Network, or AusDIN, Portal is a multi-agency initiative to establish a national knowledge and information network to serve the emergency services community in Australia.
VicRoads
The VicRoads website has a near real time Traffic Conditions and Travel Time Information section, which allows you to view the latest traffic conditions on major roads and freeways around the state, information on roads works, tow truck allocations (this could indicate a possible accident or lane closure), and more.
www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/RoadsAndProjects/LatestTrafficRoadConditions.htm
Parks Victoria
Parks Victoria has a section on their website dedicated to bushfire information and closure/ access details to parks, tracks, walking trails, and picnic areas.
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1process_content.cfm?main=9&page=2
Department of Human Services
The Department of Human Services, or DHS, has a section on their website dedicated to bushfire preparedness, including health information, personal support, and financial assistance.
www.dhs.vic.gov.au/emergency/current-events/bushfire
Emergency Management Australia
Emergency Management Australia is a federal government agency that provides national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage the consequences of disasters.
Energy Safe Victoria
Energy Safe Victoria is the statutory independant electricity, gas, pipeline safety, and technical regulator in Victoria.