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Churchill Fire Brigade is part the CFA (Country Fire Authority) Victoria, Australia It will be run in conjunction with the CFA media policy.
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This is NOT an official page of CFA but is run by Churchill Fire Brigade members. Opinions posted by users of this page do not necessarily reflect those of Churchill Fire Brigade or CFA. Opinions posted by the Brigade do not reflect those of CFA.

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- personal attacks, abuse and threats to cause physical or mental harm
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- content that is defamatory to any person
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- posts or links to pages that contain the aforementioned material

22/10/2026

This Sunday from 9 am !!!

18/10/2026

Churchill Fire Brigade 80th Anniversary

The Churchill Fire Brigade held our 80th Anniversary celebrations on Saturday, October 10, at the Churchill Football and Netball Club Rooms

Captain Matt Fisher, in his welcome speech, spoke about the recent upgrades to the station, which are now nearly complete, and the station is ready for operational use again. He also took time to highlight some of the future projects the brigade wishes to complete, as well as mentioning further projects for inside the station.

He thanked all the current members for all they do, highlighting that Churchill CFA had responded to 189 call-outs, thanking all members for their hard work over the preceding 12 months and their partners and families for supporting them.

Brigade Awards

"Firefighter of the Year” was awarded to Chris Gallagher
The Recognition Award was awarded to Chris Wrightson
“Captain's Award” was awarded to Craig Griffiths

CFA Service Awards

5 Years of Service Certificate -Beau Jeffs
10 Year Service Medal – Justin Coleman
40 Year Service Medal & CFA Life Member - Steve Barling (AFSM)

Appreciation Award - Allan Larkin
Allan has been a firefighter and was the President of the Brigade, holding the position since 2007 until 2026. He has contributed much time and energy supporting the Churchill brigade across the many facets of running a CFA brigade; some of these included assisting with fire equipment maintenance, community initiatives like smoke alarm checking, community engagement with fire safety and almost every other task the Churchill brigade needs someone to do.

Congratulations to all the award recipients, and we look forward to another fantastic 12 months ahead.

21/09/2026

Thinking about burning off? STOP AND CHECK FIRST.

As the weather starts to warm up and those hot, dry and windy days become more common, the risk of grass and bushfires increases — and this is also the time of year when we start seeing more burn-offs escape.

Before lighting anything:

✅ Check the current Fire Danger Period and local council restrictions. - https://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/Community/Emergencies/Fire_Ready/Be_prepared_create_a_firebreak

✅ Check the weather for the day of the burn and the days afterwards.
✅ Don't burn off when it's windy or when conditions are becoming hot and dry.
✅ Have a minimum 3-metre break around your burn, clear of anything that can burn.
✅ Make sure you have enough water, equipment and people to control the fire.
✅ Never leave a burn-off unattended.
✅ Let your neighbours know if smoke may affect them.
✅ Register your burn-off so emergency services know it is legitimate. - https://firepermits.vic.gov.au/notify
✅ If the fire starts getting away from you — call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

And remember: just because you've lit it doesn't mean you've finished with it. Burn-offs can flare up again hours or even days later when the wind picks up; keep checking !!!

Conditions can change quickly, and fires can get out of control within minutes in hot and windy conditions, even in spring

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We'd much rather see you spend a few extra minutes checking the conditions than have to spend several hours chasing a fire that escaped a burn pile.

Spring is a great time to get your property prepared — just don't let your clean-up become our next job. 😉

For the latest fire restrictions, permits and burn-off information, visit https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/

12/09/2026

Shout out to these 2 awesome people who we call our own, Derek and Maddie who completed the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb today.

It's an incredible feat for our members and we as a brigade are extreamly proud of them and what they achieved.

Climbing 28 flights of stairs in full kit is no mean feat, their months of training has paid off.

Maddie completed her Climb in 19mins and 39 seconds
Derek completed his climb in 10mins and 19 seconds .

11/09/2026

This morning 2 Churchill fire fighters Derek and Maddie will complete the annual firefighter stairclimb honouring the 343 firefighters that lost their lives on the morning of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York.

They will both climb the 28 flights of stairs in full PPE.

Derek is close to raising his target of $1000 for the event but needs our support, if you follow the link you can donate to his climb today.

https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/climber/derekwatson/

This is also the brigade donation link for both the members: https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/station/cfa/churchill/

We are incredibly proud of both Maddie and Derek and wish them well today.

02/09/2026

Shop Local - Churchill

We would like to thank our community for their ongoing support of our community education program.

Every Shop Local that is held in Churchill is a fantastic opportunity for us to connect with you, our community and share important information about fire safety and also grab a free snag...

At this Shop Local event we were joined by Tracie Lund - Labor for Morwell and Martin Cameron MP for Morwell, who took time to chat with our community education team and talk about our newest role, the Fire Medical Response, which provides early emergency medical interventions for our community, supporting Ambulance Victoria.

We look forward to seeing you all at the next Shop Local Churchill and our Fire Station Open Day later in the year

30/08/2026

🚒 HOUSE FIRE – CHURINGA DRIVE, CHURCHILL 🔥

On Friday afternoon, firefighters were called to a house fire in the Glendonald Estate on Churinga Drive, Churchill.

At the time, several appliances from our neighbouring brigades were already responding into Churchill for an Automatic Fire Alarm. Fortunately, once that incident was confirmed as a false alarm, some of those appliances were able to be immediately diverted to the house fire.

It was a great example of how our emergency services work together — when one community needs help, our neighbouring crews are never far away.

A huge thank you to Fire Rescue Victoria Stations 77 (Traralgon) and 78 (Morwell), CFA Hazelwood North Fire Brigade, and, of course, our own Churchill Fire Brigade members who responded and worked together at the incident.

Having multiple crews and appliances available so quickly makes a significant difference at a structure fire, helping us protect lives, property and our community, and to keep the fire very small.

A big thank you to all crews for the teamwork, professionalism and support.

📸 Churchill Fire Brigade

26/07/2026

Our fire station renovations are coming along nicely, huge shout out to all the tradespeople working hard to deliver our new and improved home. We are excited.

22/07/2026

A national test of AusAlert will take place on Monday 27 July.

The test will send a Critical Alert to all compatible mobile devices across Australia, even if your phone is on silent or 'Do Not Disturb'.

If receiving this alert could impact your safety, please take steps to prepare ahead of time:

• Turn your device off or switch it to aeroplane mode one hour before the test.
• Keep it off or in aeroplane mode for 24 hours after the test.

For more information about the AusAlert national test, visit ausalert.gov.au.

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08/07/2026

Introducing AusAlert

AusAlert is a new national warning system that uses the latest technology to send emergency messages to compatible mobile devices.It’s a fast and reliable way to help people be informed and better prepared during local and national emergencies.

Who is AusAlert for?
AusAlert is for everyone in Australia. It sends information about local and national disasters, including what is happening now or what might happen soon.

During a disaster, you may receive an alert if you have a compatible mobile phone, tablet or smart watch.

People who may need more support
AusAlert is designed for all Australians.

If you need more support around AusAlert, specific resources have been made for:

people living with disability
older Australians
young people
First Nations peoples
people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Testing and launch
AusAlert will be ready to use in October 2026, but before it launches, the system needs to be tested in local communities across Australia and nationally.

AusAlert will be tested in selected community locations in June 2026.

An AusAlert national test will be sent to all compatible mobile devices in Australia on Monday 27 July 2026.

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1-3 Philip Parade
Churchill, VIC
3842

Website

https://linktr.ee/ChurchillCFA

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