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CFA Victoria Fire Station Victoria

Aireys Inlet CFA – District 7

Aireys Inlet CFA is located on the surf coast, South-West of Geelong. The brigade is part of the Coastal Group of Brigades in District 7.

We understand they run 2 Tankers and 2 Slip-Ons

Aireys Inlet CFA Station, District 7

Aireys Inlet CFA Station, District 7

CFA Victoria Fire Station Victoria

Tallarook CFA

Tallarook brigade is located north of Melbourne and part of the Mitchell Shire Group of brigades in District 12

The Fire Station is a modest building and houses 2 appliances.
Tallarook CFA Fire Staton, District 12

Tallarook Tanker is a Hino Medium Tanker, and Tallarook Support is a Landrover Defender Crew Cab

Tallarook Tanker at Tallarook CFA Fire Staton, District 12 Tallarook Support at Tallarook CFA Fire Staton, District 12

CFA Victoria Fire Services Victoria

Country Fire Authority (Victoria)

Overview

The origins of the CFA date back to the 1850s with the formation of the first Volunteer Fire Brigades. In the 1890s, The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board (MFBB) and the Country Fire Brigades Board (CFBB) were created with by the Fire Brigade Act. The CFBB has power and responsibility of all fire brigades based more than 16km from Melbourne. In 1945, the CFA was formed following recommendations from the Black Friday fires.

As the service, and the communities it serves grew around it, CFA for a period had an increasing staff of paid firefighters in outer suburbs and regional centres. In 2020 with the implementation of the Fire Services Reform and formation of Fire Rescue Victoria, CFA returned to being a Volunteer based emergency service organisation.

Now, CFA is made up of over 1,200 Volunteer Fire Brigades, who operate over 2,000 Appliances (vehicles). The membership of brigades is 100% volunteer, with around 50,000 members. Staff support from an administrative and command support, with around 800 full time employees.

CFA Website

Horsham CFA Fire Station, D17

CFA Brigade posts

CFA Vehicle posts

* Note that some vehicles may appear here which are now part of FRV but undertook some service time in CFA

CFA Victoria Fire Station Victoria

Rye CFA (Victoria)

Rye is located on the Mornington Peninsula, almost due south from Melbourne CBD. The town has both a bayside beach in Port Phillip Bay, and an oceanside beach.

Rye is a volunteer brigade and has been operating since 1948. They run 2 pumpers and a tanker, and recently took delivery of a support vehicle “Rye Car”

CFA Rye Fire Station
Rye Fire Station
CFA Rye Fire Station
Rye Tanker and Pumper 1

CFA Victoria Fire Station Victoria

Beechworth CFA (Victoria)

Courtesy of the brigade: Beechworth Fire Brigade was formed on the 20th October 1867 after a meeting at the Star Hotel in Ford Street Beechworth.

The original brigade consisted of 10 paid members and 16 volunteers. Ten years later (in 1877) through lack of funds the Brigade disbanded. In 1886 because there were so many fires in the Beechworth area the insurance companies approached the council and offered to contribute towards the cost of equipment and running of a brigade. It was formed and called the Volunteer fire Brigade Board.

In the Summer of 1939 the state was covered with fires resulting in the state government in 1944 passing an act to form the Country Fire Authority, this was done in 1946.

Beechworth CFA Fire Station (1892)
The Camp St station was built in 1892 and was in use until 2013 when they moved to Victoria Road

Our original station in Camp Street was built in 1892 was still being used up to November in 2013. Today we are now in a state of the art facility in Victoria Road which will service the growing town of Beechworth for the next 100 years.


The Victoria Road station reaplced the original Camp St station built in 1892, from November 2013
The Victoria Road station reaplced the original Camp St station built in 1892, from November 2013

Beechworth Fire Brigade is in the North East of Victoria and part of District 24 which operates out of Wodonga around 40km from Beechworth. We have four vehicles to service the town which consist of 2 4WD Tankers an urban pumper and a Fire Equipment Service van. We also house the Indigo Field Command Vehicle at our station.
Our volunteer members are trained in and attend both urban and rural incidents and fires all year round.

Appliances CFA Victoria SEM (Skilled) Victoria

CFA – Melton Tanker (2005 Mack Prototype)

Service – CFA (Victoria)
Appliance Type – Tanker
Cab Chassis – Mack
Body Builder – SEM
Built – October 2005
Registration – MBR374

This tanker was constructed as a prototype, with another prototype on MAN cab chassis at the same time. It spent some time touring differenet areas for demonstration, before eventually being allocated to Melton Fire Brigade.

Firefighting features include a 4000 Litre tank, protection spray systems, plumbed monitor rises in crew deck area. The most unique feature is perhaps the rear crew door which gives direct access between the rear of the cab and crew deck area.

More photos available in this gallery:CFA Melton Brigade

CFA Melton Tanker. December 2008

CFA Melton Tanker. December 2008


Appliances CFA Victoria Scania SEM (Skilled) Victoria

CFA – Melton Heavy Rescue (2008 Scania)

Service – CFA (Victoria)
Appliance Type – Rescue
Cab Chassis – Scania P310
Body Builder – SEM
Registration – MCD662

This appliance was commissioned late in December 2008 at Melton Fire Brigade, replacing an Isuzu Rescue appliance which was due to be reallocated to Monbulk Fire Brigade. It was built by SEM Fire & Rescue

More photos including 360 degree view and locker shots available in this gallery:CFA Melton Brigade

CFA Melton Rescue. December 2008

CFA Melton Rescue. December 2008