Spot fires kilometres ahead of blaze

In 2000 CSIRO's Peter Ellis is using a novel, specially-built 12-metre tall vertical wind tunnel at CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products in Canberra to investigate the hazards of flying sparks and embers. More

Warrandyte Fire Safety Expo

Warrandyte Fire Brigade is hosting a Bushfire Safety EXPO on Saturday 17th October from 10am to 5pm. The EXPO will be taking place at the Warrandyte fire station, Harris Gully Road Warrandyte.The EXPO will provide residents in high fire risk areas access to equipment, services and information that will help them prepare for the coming fire season. There will be a number of Information... More

15 Oct 2009

CFA Community Meetings

Community meetings are held in community halls or on street corners and leading up to summer a calendar of activities showing where meetings will be held is advertised through flyers, local newspapers, sign boards, and on this website. Look for a meeting in your area. More

13 Oct 2009

New fire rating includes category catastrophic

The new six-tiered fire rating system replaces the previous ‘stay or go’ policy which was heavily criticised after the Back Saturday fires. More