This year’s VFBV Vol Survey is about to close. The Survey has been open since October 2025, and was extended due to the high activity fire season. This is a final reminder before we close out this year's results. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY The survey is the largest of its kind, and provides an annual snapshot of volunteer opinion, using questions on issues chosen by volunteers. All responses are confidential, with only de-identified results… (more)

VFBV continues to educate the community on the Victorian Government's new Emergency Services Tax, that replaced the previous Fire Services Property Levy that used to only fund CFA and FRV. While the previous levy only funded fire services, the new tax expands the number of agencies it now covers, including a number of Victorian Government Departments. All new entities added to the Tax were previously funded from consolidated revenue. Therefore,… (more)

How CFA activates thousands of TRAINED, EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS to deal with multiple major incidents, anywhere at any time. How MELBOURNE’S SUBURBS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE. How VICTORIA NEEDS CFA’S SURGE CAPACITY hundreds of times a year. Our colourful animated video explains how CFA’s volunteer surge capacity works. Our computer-generated video shows a satellite view of hundreds of brigades as they respond. Our animated video gives you a… (more)