Country Fire Authority (Victoria, Australia) 1
Country Fire Authority (Victoria, Australia) 1 : Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne not covered by theMetropolitan Fire Brigade. In the event of an emergency in Australia, emergency services including the CFA can be called by dialling 000. CFA, as it is commonly known, draws the majority of its officers and members from the local community on a volunteer basis. The CFA works closely with the other emergency services within Victoria namely being the State Emergency Service, Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and the Metropolitan Fire Brigadeworking together with unique skill sets and resources for the betterment and safety of all Victorians. The current Chairman of CFA is Kerry Murphy. Its Chief Executive Officer is Mick Bourke, and its operational Chief Officer of CFA is Euan Ferguson. The CFA falls under the portfolio of the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Peter Ryan. History: CFA operates under the Country Fire Authority Act of 1958, its amendments and Regulations. This legislation was brought about by significant bushfires during the period 1939-1944 which killed 114 people and destroyed nearly 1400 homes while also damaging large areas of the state and destroying significant amounts of stock. Subsequent investigations showed the lack of a cohesive firefighting agency outside the central metropolitan area and CFA was born on 2 April 1945. Many of its brigades however were established in the 19th century or early in the 20th century. CFA is one of the world's largest volunteer based firefighting organisations. It services more than 150,000 square kilometres and 3. 3 million people, and currently has approximately 59,000 active volunteers with over 550 career firefighters and about 1,100 career support staff
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