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Wednesday, 29 April 2015 00:00

VFBV's Handy Pocket Book

The VFBV Handy Pocket Book will arrive at Brigades over the next few days with the regular VFBV mailout.

The Pocket Book includes contact details for your District’s VFBV officials, important dates and information on championships, volunteer welfare, the VESEP grants program and issues resolution.

This is a first of its kind for VFBV and your feedback is welcome at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Monday, 20 April 2015 00:00

VFBV Leadership Course in Demand

Places in this year’s VFBV Leadership Program course have been in demand, with 92 applicants for 50 positions.

The program is funded by VFBV, with additional funding from the Department of Justice to assist with our multi-agency approach, but with such strong demand we were able to make a successful application to Emergency Management Victoria for top up funding sufficient for an extra 10 participants for this year’s course, taking the total to 60.

This is the sixth course, and includes volunteers from CFA, VICSES, Lifesaving Victoria, the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard, Ambulance Victoria CERT and St John Ambulance.

The successful applicants have been advised and the Lilydale and Werribee groups have had their first session.

The VFBV Leadership Program has equipped more than 200 successful participants with Certificate IV in Frontline Management, a nationally recognised qualification provided under the auspices of Chisholm Institute of TAFE.

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Wednesday, 01 April 2015 00:00

2015 VFBV State Rural Championships

Torquay A achieved the highest points overall at the 2015 VFBV State Rural Championships, which brought 600 competitors from 46 Brigades to St Arnaud for the weekend’s competition.

Napoleons/Enfield A won Division A with 38 points and Dunrobbin/Nangeela D won Division C with 42 points. St Arnaud, Strathdownie and Hurstbridge all appeared among the placings, District 22 won the Discipline Award, and Greta runners Sarah Hooper and Nathan Hooper won the sprints.

At the 2015 VFBV State Rural Junior Championships, Willaura A won the Champion Team title and the 11-15 Years Aggregate.

Springhurst A won the 11-13 Aggregate, Slaty Creek won the VFBV State President Encouragement Award, Willaura won the Stan Ross Conduct Trophy, Erin Munro of Dunrobbin/Nangeela and Lachlan Peck of Miners Rest won the 11-13 Years sprints, and Tiffany Bussem-Jorgensen of Beazleys Bridge and: Cooper Nelson or Irrewarre won the 11-15 Years sprints.

There will be a full report in the April edition of the Fireman, there are more pictures on the VFBV Facebook page www.facebook.com/cfavol and you can download the full results from both Championships by clicking here.

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Wednesday, 01 April 2015 00:00

Reminder: AFSM Nominations for 2016 close on Friday, 1 May.

The Australian Fire Service Medal recognises distinguished service by members of Australian fire services. It is awarded to paid and volunteer members. The AFSM is awarded by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the responsible minister. For CFA and the other Victorian fire services, the responsible minister is the Minister for Police and Emergency Services.

The awards are announced on Australia Day (26 January) and the Queen’s Birthday (June) of each year. Recipients of the Australian Fire Service Medal are entitled to use the letters “AFSM” after their names to show that their outstanding service has been formally recognised.

All volunteers, auxiliary members and full-time staff of CFA are eligible for the medal.

The sole criterion for the award of the Australian Fire Service Medal is distinguished service.

Visit http://cfaonline.cfa.vic.gov.au/mycfa/Show?pageId=aboutAwards for the CFA Honours & Awards Manual and the Nomination Form.

If you need assistance, contact the CFA Awards Secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 1800 232 636.

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Friday, 27 March 2015 00:00

VFBV Rural Championships Program available now

Click here for the VFBV Rural Championships page and the 2015 VFBV State Rural Championships program

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Friday, 27 March 2015 00:00

Fiskville Must Be Replaced

VFBV MEDIA RELEASE 26 March 2015

Downloads below - the closure announcement, VFBV's response and VFBV's submission to the Fiskville Inquiry

FISKVILLE MUST BE REPLACED, SAY CFA VOLUNTEERS

Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV), the association representing CFA volunteers, says the closure of the Fiskville training facility is a blow for firefighter training in CFA, and will leave a major hole in the State’s capacity to train Victoria’s firefighters.

Firefighting involves inherent dangers and unpredictable hazards. In an organisation like CFA, training is critical. Fiskville was a critical component of Victoria’s emergency service training network, and its closure will leave a significant gap.

VFBV President Hans van Hamond AFSM said CFA volunteers want to know there is a plan to replace the large scale and sophisticated training capacity Fiskville has been providing. Easy, frequent and cost effective access to training is critical for fire services, particularly organisations such as CFA.

“VFBV’s major concern through the Fiskville saga has been the safety of all CFA members, but now that the facility is closed, there must be serious and immediate attention paid to meeting the training needs of CFA’s tens of thousands of firefighters,” Mr van Hamond said.

“Fiskville has had a critically important role in CFA’s network of facilities, training local Brigades in that part of Victoria and providing live-in training and specialist programs for CFA personnel from all over the state,” he said.

“Even the recent temporary closure of the facility has led to some Brigades having to travel three to four hours away to visit a training facility with spare capacity.”

CFA’s large, geographically dispersed workforce and the volunteer-based nature of that workforce means that training needs to be available as close as possible to the volunteers’ home location, and where there is a need for multi-day training, long duration experience simulation or learning, accommodation facilities become a necessary component of the state’s training capability.

There is much public attention and emotion now involved with the Fiskville facility, but regardless of how these factors weigh into ultimate decisions, several things are certain;

Any training ground used for hot fire or other training must be safe to use
Investment to replace Fiskville’s significant state training capability will be required, as the rest of the fire services training network will not cope with the overall training load
Firefighters who currently rely on Fiskville as their local training facility must have locally available access to state of the art training
Support for any members who have been exposed to health hazards at Fiskville must continue; the closure of the facility does not mean their needs are at an end.

“CFA Brigades protect 60% of suburban Melbourne, regional cities and all of country Victoria every day and night of the year, and Victorians have a right to expect that their volunteers can access and continue to be trained to the professional standards to which the community is entitled,” Mr van Hamond said.

Download the State Government's media release here.

Download VFBV's media release here.

See CFA's announcement, with contact numbers for support services and the Fiskville Enquiry Hotline here.

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Wednesday, 11 March 2015 00:00

Web Streaming of CFA Radio

<News on listening sets & scanners coming soon>

The VFBV/CFA Joint Communications Committee is pleased to advise that you can now tune in to regional radio dispatch traffic from anywhere in the state by using the free website Broadcastify.

This web streaming service allows you to receive radio comms via your computer, smart phone or tablet, without the need for a listening set, or an upfront cost.

To hear CFA traffic, go to www.broadcastify.com/listen/stid/152 and select your region. Official CFA streams are identified by a white star inside a red circle. For those using smartphones, you may need to install a player from the app store. Be aware that some free apps might have time restrictions which will stop the streaming after several minutes.

Anyone listening via their mobile phone or tablet should keep track of their data usage to avoid the extra cost of exceeding their monthly data limit. The VFBV/CFA Joint Communications Committee has requested that CFA publish streaming rates and estimated data use per hour to ensure people can factor that into their decision to use the service.

This service is not designed to replace listening sets, but the streaming service will provide a convenient way to listen for those that prefer a smartphone or computer. The committee is still working very closely with CFA as they progress to tender, and will have news on listening sets very shortly.

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Saturday, 07 March 2015 00:00

2015 VFBV Urban Championships - results

EVENT RESULTS - FINAL

SATURDAY, 7^th MARCH

Click here to download Aggregate Spreadsheet and Champion Competitor event scores

Event 1, DISCIPLINE CONTEST

Section A:

1^st	Mildura	93.64 %
2^nd	Melton A	90.00 %
3^rd	Bendigo	87.27 %
4^th	Kooweerup	85.00 %
5^th	Dandenong	84.55 %

Section B:

1^st	Patterson River	88.64 %
2^nd	Benalla	86.82 %
3^rd	Morwell	85.91 %
4^th	Maldon	84.55 %
5^th	Kyneton	84.09 %

Section C:

1^st	Knox Group	89.09 %
2^nd	Hoppers Crossing	85.45 %
3^rd	Whittlesea	82.27 %
4^th	Pakenham	81.82 %
5^th	Frankston	81.36 %

Event No. 2 – Ladder Race - One Competitor

1^st	Jackson Dargaville, Kangaroo Flat	6.42 Seconds
2^nd	Matt Royal, Maryvale	6.60 Seconds
3^rd	Andrew Norman, Narre Warren A	6.65 Seconds
4^th	Jake Rennie, Tatura	6.69 Seconds
5^th	Jon Murphey, Eaglehawk A	6.88 Seconds

Event 3 - Hydrant Race - One Competitor

1^st	Jackson Dargaville, Kangaroo Flat	11.54 Seconds
2^nd	Matt Royal, Maryvale	11.67 Seconds
3^rd	Thomas Germon, Wendouree	11.75 Seconds
4^th	Joshua Pike, Mildura	11.75 Seconds
5^th	Brendan Webbers, Kooweerup	11.90 Seconds

Event 4 – B Section Pumper & Ladder – Five Competitors

1^st	Corio	15.52 Seconds
2^nd	Benalla	15.58 Seconds
3^rd	Morwell	16.49 Seconds
4^th	Kyneton	17.31 Seconds
5^th	Maldon	17.89 Seconds

Event No. 5 - C Section Marshall - One Competitor

1^st	Maffra B: Mitch Hawkins	25.57 Seconds
2^nd	Warrnambool: A Bishop	26.78 Seconds
3^rd	Sebastopol: Shaun Parker	27.06 Seconds
4^th	Warracknabeal: Devon Winsall	27.88 Seconds
5^th	Eaglehawk B: Mason	28.05 Seconds

Event No. 6 - A Section Hose and Ladder Eights

1^st	Kangaroo Flat	19.93 Seconds
2^nd	Maryvale	20.44 Seconds
3^rd	Narre Warren A	20.88 Seconds
4^th	Eaglehawk A	21.51 Seconds
5^th	Tatura	21.52 Seconds

Event No. 7 - B Section Marshall - One Competitor

1^st	Benalla: Les Palpratt	24.97 Seconds
2^nd	Benalla: Cameron Green	25.49 Seconds
3^rd	Corio: James Mullins	26.37 Seconds
4^th	Corio: Dean Jordan	26.65 Seconds
5^th	Patterson River: Mark Mullins	28.15 Seconds

Event No. 8 - C Section Hose and Reel Fours

1^st	Warrnambool	18.04 Seconds
2^nd	Warracknabeal	18.22 Seconds
3^rd	Stanhope	19.75 Seconds
4^th	Pakenham	19.75 Seconds
5^th	Euroa B	20.69 Seconds

Event No. 9 - A Section Marshall - One Competitor

1^st	Kangaroo Flat A: Jamie Hart	22.94 Seconds
2^nd	Narre Warren A: Dale Hutchinson	24.14 Seconds
3^rd	Wendouree: Damon Sutton	24.78 Seconds
4^th	Moe	25.04 Seconds
5^th	Melton A: Bailey Rhodes	25.38 Seconds

Event No. 10 - B Section Hose and Reel Sixes

1^st	St Arnaud	29.34 Seconds
2^nd	Corio	29.99 Seconds
3^rd	Patterson River	30.46 Seconds
4^th	Sunbury	32.33 Seconds
5^th	Kyneton	34.79 Seconds

Torchlight Procession

1^st	Knox Group	93.00 %
=2^nd	Diamond Creek, Hoppers Crossing & Melton A	90.00 %
5^th	Mornington	89.00 %

SUNDAY, 8^th MARCH

Event 11– C Section Pumper & Ladder – Five Competitors

1^st	Sale – NEW RECORD	15.94 Seconds
2^nd	Whittlesea	19.14 Seconds
3^rd	Stanhope	19.28 Seconds
4^th	Narre Warren B	20.52 Seconds
5^th	Warracknabeal	20.78 Seconds

Event 12 - A Section Marshall - Two Competitors

1^st	Kangaroo Flat: Thomas Dargaville & Jamie Hart	14.29 Seconds
2^nd	Narre Warren: Dale Hutchinson & Steve Miles	15.31 Seconds
3^rd	Bendigo: Leigh Schintler & Nigel Anderson	15.55 Seconds
4^th	Wendouree: Craig Briody & Thomas Germon	15.62 Seconds
5^th	Maryvale: Dallas Flowers & Chris Johnson	15.65 Seconds

Event 13 - B Section Hose and Ladder Eights

1^st	Pyramid Hill	23.21 Seconds
2^nd	Werribee	23.71 Seconds
3^rd	St Arnaud	24.02 Seconds
4^th	Patterson River	24.22 Seconds
5^th	Corio	24.48 Seconds

Event 14 - C Section Marshall - Two Competitors

1^st	Warracknabeal: Cameron Whelan & Shaune Winsall	16.38 Seconds
2^nd	Maffra B: Mitch Hawkins & Jess Clark	16.51 Seconds
3^rd	Sale: David Monck & Gil Aitken	17.02 Seconds
4^th	Stanhope: Lachlan Armstrong & Jack Cockroft	17.21 Seconds
5^th	Maffra B: Mitch Trail & Braden Hargreaves	17.55 Seconds

Event 15 - A Section Hose and Reel Eights

1^st	Kangaroo Flat	26.32 Seconds
2^nd	Drouin/Bunyip	27.76 Seconds
3^rd	Harvey	28.15 Seconds
4^th	Narre Warren	28.91 Seconds
5^th	Wendouree	38.37 Seconds

Event 16 - B Section Marshall - Two Competitors

1^st	Corio: Dean Jordan & James Mullins	15.63 Seconds
2^nd	Patterson River: Tim Mullins & Mark Mullins	16.02 Seconds
3^rd	Geelong West: Mark Simons & Ben Simons	16.08 Seconds
4^th	Benalla: David Smith & Mitch Beaton	16.57 Seconds
5^th	Horsham: Marcus Williamson & Paul Hollier	16.79 Seconds

Event 17 - C Section Hose and Reel Sixes

1^st	Warrnambool	31.27 Seconds
2^nd	Maffra B	31.37 Seconds
3^rd	Warracknabeal	32.87 Seconds
4^th	Pakenham	33.92 Seconds
5^th	Eaglehawk B	34.27 Seconds

Event 18 - A Section Hose, Hydrant and Pumper

1^st	Dandenong	12.88 Seconds
2^nd	Wendouree	13.27 Seconds
3^rd	Drouin/Bunyip	13.52 Seconds
4^th	Swan Hill	13.87 Seconds
5^th	Mandurah WA	14.13 Seconds

Event 19 - B Section Y Coupling and Ladder Eights

1^st	Corio	34.73 Seconds
2^nd	St Arnaud	35.09 Seconds
3^rd	Patterson River	35.55 Seconds
4^th	Morwell	36.23 Seconds
5^th	Sunbury	38.53 Seconds

Event 20 - C Section Hose, Hydrant and Pumper

1^st	Stanhope	14.25 Seconds
2^nd	Sale	15.62 Seconds
3^rd	Whittlesea	16.72 Seconds
4^th	Pakenham	16.74 Seconds
5^th	Seymour	17.13 Seconds

Event 21 - A Section Y Coupling and Ladder Eights

1^st	Tatura	31.44 Seconds
2^nd	Harvey WA	33.31 Seconds
3^rd	Narre Warren A	33.77 Seconds
4^th	Eaglehawk A	35.13 Seconds
5^th	Swan Hill	36.16 Seconds

Event 22 - B Section Hose, Hydrant and Pumper

1^st	Geelong West	14.33 Seconds
2^nd	Benalla	14.82 Seconds
3^rd	Corio	14.84 Seconds
4^th	Morwell	15.16 Seconds
5^th	Horsham	15.38 Seconds

Event 23 – C Section Y Coupling and Ladder Eights

1^st	Warracknabeal – NEW RECORD	34.28 Seconds
2^nd	Sale	39.63 Seconds
3^rd	Hoppers Crossing	41.99 Seconds
4^th	Stanhope	42.23 Seconds
5^th	Eaglehawk B	42.67 Seconds

Event 24 - A Section Hose and Reel Sixes

1^st	Drouin-Bunyip	28.01 Seconds
2^nd	Bendigo	28.16 Seconds
3^rd	Maffra A	28.33 Seconds
4^th	Wendouree	29.33 Seconds
5^th	Kangaroo Flat	33.02 Seconds

MONDAY, MARCH 9^th

Event 25 – A Section Pumper & Ladder – Five Competitors

1^st	Drouin/Bunyip	14.28 Seconds
2^nd	Eaglehawk A	14.48 Seconds
3^rd	Wendouree	14.76 Seconds
4^th	Swan Hill	14.84 Seconds
5^th	Kangaroo Flat	14.89 Seconds

Event 26 - B Section Y Coupling - Four Competitors

1^st	Corio	8.08 Seconds
2^nd	Benalla	8.11 Seconds
3^rd	Bairnsdale/Lakes Entrance	8.19 Seconds
4^th	Geelong West	8.52 Seconds
5^th	Morwell	8.85 Seconds

Event 27 - C Section Hose and Ladder Fives

1^st	Whittlesea	23.28 Seconds
2^nd	Hoppers Crossing	23.34 Seconds
3^rd	Maffra B	23.59 Seconds
4^th	Sale	24.22 Seconds
5^th	Knox Group	25.15 Seconds

Event 28 - A Section Y Coupling - Four Competitors

1^st	Kangaroo Flat	7.55 Seconds
2^nd	Eaglehawk A	7.67 Seconds
3^rd	Narre Warren A	7.80 Seconds
4^th	Swan Hill	7.93 Seconds
5^th	Harvey W.A.	7.98 Seconds

Event 29 - B Section Hose and Reel Eights

1^st	Morwell	29.51 Seconds
2^nd	Kyneton	30.83 Seconds
3^rd	Corio	31.22 Seconds
4^th	Patterson River	31.53 Seconds
5^th	St Arnaud	32.54 Seconds

Event 30 - C Section Y Coupling - Four Competitors

1^st	Warracknabeal	8.13 Seconds
2^nd	Euroa B	8.47 Seconds
3^rd	Maffra B	8.57 Seconds
4^th	Narre Warren B	8.58 Seconds
5^th	Sale	8.80 Seconds

Event 31 - Champion Fours

1^st	Maryvale	16.53 Seconds
2^nd	Wendouree	17.03 Seconds
3^rd	Moe	17.24 Seconds
4^th	Traralgon	17.55 Seconds
5^th	Bendigo	17.77 Seconds

FINAL AGGREGATE RESULTS

Dry Aggregate

1^st	Kangaroo Flat	40 Points
2^nd	Narre Warren A	16 Points
3^rd	Maryvale	10 Points

Wet Aggregate

1^st	Corio	56 Points
2^nd	Drouin/Bunyip	48 Points
3^rd	Sale	40 Points

SECTION AGGREGATES:

‘A’ SECTION

1^st	Kangaroo Flat	76 Points
2^nd	Drouin/Bunyip	48 Points
3^rd	Wendouree	40 Points

‘B’ SECTION

1^st	Corio	77 Points
2^nd	Benalla	45 Points
=3^rd	Morwell, Patterson River & St Arnaud	34 Points

‘C’ SECTION

1^st	Warracknabeal	52 Points
2^nd	Sale	44 Points
3^rd	Warrnambool	37 Points

2015 CHAMPION BRIGADE: Kangaroo Flat

The team members of Kangaroo Flat are Coach David Dargaville, and competitors:

Jackson Dargaville

Tomas Dargaville

Shane Every

Shane Harris

Tyler Harris

Jamie Hart

Jack Mactier

Adam Mellis

James Murphy

Craig Peters

Andrew Smith

Results for the 2015 Champion Competitor:

1^st	Jackson Dargaville (Kangaroo Flat)	16 Points
=2^nd	Jamie Hart (Kangaroo Flat) & Thomas Germon (Wendouree)	15 Points
=4^th	James Hall (Drouin/Bunyip), Steve Forrest (Drouin/Bunyip) & Matt Royal (Maryvale)	13 Points

The Victoria / Western Australia Challenge took place after the final event, the Champion Fours, and was won by the Western Australian team in a time of 29.15 seconds with the Victorian team 29.96 seconds. The competitors of the two teams for the Victoria / Western Australia Challenge were:

Western Australian:

Tim Egerton-Green Harvey

Cory Goodhill Mandurah

Scott Hendon Mandurah

Phil Johnson Mandurah

Luke Jones Harvey

Levi Pope Harvey

Steve Rees Harvey

Jarrod White Mandurah

Catcher Vaea Peterson, Carterton N.Z.

& Coach - Richard Epplett, Carterton N.Z.

Victoria:

Jackson Dargaville,

Tom Dargaville &

Jamie Hart Kangaroo Flat

Evan Bramley Drouin/Bunyip

Michael Coleman Maffra

Dale Hutchinson Narre Warren

Nathan Rennie Tatura

Matt Royal Maryvale

Catcher Peter Fiddes, Tatura

& Coach David Dargaville, Kangaroo Flat

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Friday, 27 February 2015 00:00

Emergency Medical Response Program a Winner – CFA Volunteers

VFBV MEDIA RELEASE 25 February 2014

The CFA volunteers’ association, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV), has welcomed the State Government’s decision to extend Emergency Medical Response (EMR) to more CFA fire stations.

With EMR, CFA crews trained in advanced first aid and equipped with oxygen and defibrillators are despatched to urgent ambulance calls, arriving and starting resuscitation of the patient minutes earlier, significantly increasing the patient’s chances of survival.

VFBV Chief Executive Officer Andrew Ford says five volunteer Brigades have been providing EMR response since 2008 under the pilot program, with five Integrated Brigades joining them in late 2011.

“CFA volunteer and paid firefighters at ten brigades across the suburbs of Melbourne and provincial centres have achieved great success with Emergency Medical Response, saving a number of lives,” Mr Ford said.

“The official study that shows EMR can significantly increase the patients’ survival rate matches the volunteer Brigades’ experience, and expansion of the program can only be a good thing, especially in country areas, where ambulance response times can be quite high,” he said.

“The State Government’s announcement of $5 million to extend the program is a good start; the cost of EMR equipment and training for a volunteer Brigade is quite modest, especially for the considerable benefits it can produce.”

The volunteer Brigades achieving success with EMR since 2008 are; Berwick, Edithvale, Mornington, South Morang and Whittlesea. Dozens of volunteers contributed and responded to the evaluation study, indicating they were extremely happy in performing the EMR role, and reporting the extra skills to be useful at other fire related call types, such as car accidents and rescue events.

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Wednesday, 25 February 2015 00:00

Emergency Medical Response Program a Winner - Media Release

VFBV Media Release - Wednesday, 25 February 2015

The CFA volunteers’ association, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV), has welcomed the State Government’s decision to extend Emergency Medical Response (EMR) to more CFA fire stations.

With EMR, CFA crews trained in advanced first aid and equipped with oxygen and defibrillators are despatched to urgent ambulance calls, arriving and starting resuscitation of the patient minutes earlier, significantly increasing the patient’s chances of survival.

VFBV Chief Executive Officer Andrew Ford says five volunteer Brigades have been providing EMR response since 2008 under the pilot program, with five Integrated Brigades joining them in late 2011.

“CFA volunteer and paid firefighters at ten brigades across the suburbs of Melbourne and provincial centres have achieved great success with Emergency Medical Response, saving a number of lives,” Mr Ford said.

“The official study that shows EMR can significantly increase the patients’ survival rate matches the volunteer Brigades’ experience, and expansion of the program can only be a good thing, especially in country areas, where ambulance response times can be quite high,” he said.

“The State Government’s announcement of $5 million to extend the program is a good start; the cost of EMR equipment and training for a volunteer Brigade is quite modest, especially for the considerable benefits it can produce.”

The volunteer Brigades achieving success with EMR since 2008 are; Berwick, Edithvale, Mornington, South Morang and Whittlesea. Dozens of volunteers contributed and responded to the evaluation study, indicating they were extremely happy in performing the EMR role, and reporting the extra skills to be useful at other fire related call types, such as car accidents and rescue events.

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Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:00

VFBV Urban Junior Championships Results

Tatura's juniors have dominated the 2015 VFBV Urban Junior Championships at Horsham, with a strong win from Benalla and Drouin/Bunyip.

Click here for full results.

More than 700 junior CFA volunteers from Victoria and WA took part, in events involving fitness, skill and speed with hoses and equipment, and putting water onto a target.

One thousand spectators and supporters were there to see 75 teams from 46 Brigades competing, in events hosted by Horsham Fire Brigade and Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria.

Aggregate results are;

WET AGGREGATE

1^st TATURA A 37 points

2^nd SWAN HILL A 16 points

=3^rd EUROA A & MOE A 13 points

UNDER 14 YEARS AGGREGATE

1^st TATURA A 43 points

2^nd DROUIN/BUNYIP 26 points

3^rd BENALLA 18 points

UNDER 17 YEARS AGGREGATE

1^st TATURA A 29 points

2^nd SWAN HILL A 24 points

3^rd MOE A 22 points

GRAND AGGREGATE

1^st TATURA A 72 points

2^nd BENALLA 28 points

3^rd DROUIN/BUNYIP 26 points

2015 -Champion Brigade Members – TATURA A

Coaches Martin Rennie, Darren Rennie & Damian Briese, and competitors:

Leigh Dann

Guilz Meola

Hayley Rennie

Matthew Rennie

Nathan Rennie

Grady Tyson

Floyd Vincitorio

Jeremey Withal

Click here for the events program, list of competing Brigades, championship rules and media contact detaills.

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Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:00

Urban Championships program & teams now available

Programs and teams for the 2015 VFBV Urban Championships and Junior Urban Championships are now available for download.

Click here for the Urban Championships page

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Friday, 13 February 2015 00:00

Fiskville Research Released

On 21 January, the Victorian Premier announced the release of the Fiskville Firefighters’ Health Study by Monash University. You can download it from the Fiskville Investigation page of the CFA website www.cfa.vic.gov.au

The study was commissioned by CFA in November 2012 and led by Monash Universities Associate Professor Deborah Glass. It adds to the already well established evidence showing connections between firefighting and cancer that led to VFBV’s continuing campaign for presumptive cancer compensation legislation to cover all Victorian firefighters, in line with federal legislation.

It is important to note in relation to the Fiskville training facility in particular, that in announcing the details of the study, the Premier Mr Andrews said that for those who work and train there now, there are very low risks associated with the site today because remediation work has been done.

Whilst acknowledging that issues relating to Fiskville are largely historical, the Premier went on to say that there is ongoing oversight and monitoring of those risks – and that vigilance is critically important.

VFBV has worked with CFA since questions were raised about the safety of training practices at the site, supervising onsite inspections alongside the EPA and successfully pressing for greater monitoring and easier access to information for members, including the posting of regular water testing results on the CFA website for the information of all members. VFBV has also been advocating and supporting changes to new training foams to be used at all training grounds.

VFBV continues to closely monitor the situation and advocate on behalf of our members. If you have concerns or questions, or would like to provide us with feedback, talk to your VFBV State Councillor or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Thursday, 12 February 2015 00:00

Invitation to apply for a position on the VFBV Board

Invitation to apply

Four VFBV Board vacancies – for a 2 year term until 1 October 2017

Closing date for written applications is Friday 31 July 2015

VFBV advances the interests of all Victorian fire brigade volunteers and advocates on their behalf to CFA and other key stakeholders. The VFBV Board drives policy development based on volunteer input and is involved in management of issues of central importance to all CFA volunteers.

Vacancies for Four Board Members will arise when the terms of Tom Brodie, Gary Lyttle, Mick Nunweek and Hans van Hamond expire on 1^st October 2015. Tom Brodie will retire on the expiration of his term on 1^st October 2015; all other members are eligible for re-appointment.

The term of appointment will be for two years and applications are invited from interested volunteers to be considered for these vacancies.

The role of a VFBV Board Member involves contributing to VFBV direction, policy determination and monitoring the performance and governance of the Association. Also actively contributing to policy discussion at Board Meetings, networking with others about policies and issues management, and not only making decisions but being prepared to actively advocate for the benefit of all CFA volunteers and ultimately the Victorian community.

Click here for a Board Member Role Statement including the key selection criteria.

This is an honorary position; no honorarium is paid.

If you are motivated by the prospect of making a difference for CFA volunteers, then send your written application addressing the key selection criteria in the role statement, plus an outline of your CFA activity including the names of two referees.

Applications must be lodged with VFBV by Friday 31 July 2015, to:

VFBV, P O Box 453, Mt Waverley 3149

Tel: 9886 1141; Fax: 9886 1618

Email: j.laingThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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