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Community Bushfire Session 2025

Bushfire Community Session 2025

Are You Bushfire Ready For This Fire Season?

Join us for our Fire Safety Safety Essentials session 4:30pm Saturday 29 November 2025 at the Upwey Fire Station – 134 Old Belgrave Road, Upwey.

Learn how to stay safe in the event of a bushfire.

We are also opening the station to the public from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Activities for the kids, see our fire trucks, meet with your local fire fighters, free giveaways.

Bushfire Community Meeting Upwey CFA 2025
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Fire Awareness & Safety

Fire Danger Period

FDP Vs TFB

Fire Danger Period and Total Fire Ban – what’s the difference?

While both restrict your use of fire in order to protect you and your community, each have different rules.

Our ‘Can I’ or ‘Can’t I’ twins are here to help you understand the difference between the two.

For more information and to see a short video explaining the difference, visit
Fire Danger Period Vs Total Fire Bans Explained

Also check out About Total Fire Bans

Fire Danger Period
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Fire Awareness & Safety

Upwey Fire Siren

UPWEY CFA FIRE SIREN

Fire Siren Upwey

Have you heard a siren in your area and wondered what it means?

The siren at the Upwey Fire Station is used 3 ways;

1. Siren Test
During the morning of first Sunday of the month the siren will sound for about 20 seconds. This a test only and does not indicate an emergency event.

2. Short Siren (30 to 90 seconds)
Indicates the Brigade is responding to an emergency incident nearby. Expect to see members arriving at the station and CFA vehicles in the area responding to the incident. Stay informed.

3. Extended Siren (5 minutes)
Indicates that a current emergency has been identified in the local area. The emergency incident will impact people in the area. You should seek further information immediately and stay informed.

More information about the Upwey Fire Siren

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Fire Awareness & Safety

Stay Informed

Stay Informed

Fires can start and change quickly. Stay up to date with trusted sources.

CFA recommends you download the VicEmergency App and follow trusted sources for emergency updates.

Where do I Get Information In An Emergency?

Australian Fire Danger Ratings

Information and Warning Sources
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Home Fire Safety

PAVS 2025

PAVS - Property Advice Visit Service 2025

Prepare Your Property

Plan, Protect, Survive.

Spring is with us and now is the time to start thinking about how well prepared are you and your property in the event of a bushfire.

Upwey CFA provides Property Advice Visit Service (PAVS), an awareness-raising program delivered by trained brigade members. PAVS is a free service that typically involves a 15- 20 minute meeting at your property. You will receive

  • publications
  • planning templates
  • information about your local risk and
  • preparing for a bushfire

Visit upweycfa.org.au/community-support/ for more information about PAVS and how to book a visit.

See also upweycfa.org.au/prepare-your-property/

More information about preparing your property can be found at
cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/how-to-prepare-your-property

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Home Fire Safety

Prepare your Property

Prepare Your Property

A well-prepared property is more likely to survive fire.

Start outside: clear gutters, mow grass, trim overhanging branches. Every action reduces risk.

Planning And Preparing

Tips on How To Prepare Your Property

Prepare Your Property
Prepare Your Property By Cleaning Gutters
Prepare Your Property By Tidying Garden
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Announcement Brigade Activities

Community Awareness Message 1-2025

Fire Fighting Training September 2025

Community Awareness Message 1-2025

Two CFA training props will be positioned in the temporary car park beside UT Crash until early October.

Local brigades will be using them at various times to conduct fire fighting training drills. These drills are only performed in a controlled environment with a number of pre-planned safety precautions in place.

If you do see fire in the general area of the props or car park, before calling 000 please check it is not from one of these props being used.

See also our recent visit to the CFA South East Training Ground for hot fire training.

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Fire Awareness & Safety

Burning Off Safely?

Burning Off Tips

Are You Burning Off Safely?

For many people, burning-off vegetation is an effective way to prepare and maintain their property. Here are some important steps to take before you light your burn-off pile.
 
  1. Check your council’s local law regarding when and where you can burn off?
  2. Check the weather and don’t burn-off on days with more than a light wind.
  3. For small fires have access to a hose or at least 10 litres of water. For larger fires appropriate firefighting equipment and/or machinery may be required.
  4. Create a 3-metre clearance of all flammable material around your whole burn-off site.
  5. Register your burn-off by calling 1800 668 511
  6. Ensure your burn-off is completely extinguished before you leave it.

Share this with neighbours and friends.
For more details, download the “Are You Burning Off Safely?” brochure at https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/…/how-to-prepare…/burning-off

Burn Off Checklist
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Brigade Activities

Hot Fire Training 2025

Hot Fire Training

Hot Fire Training June 2025

Members from Upwey CFA recently attended the CFA South East Training Ground to practice and enhance a number of skills including supressing different types of fires, search and rescue, team work and incident management.

We regularly practice these so our crews are always ready to respond to incidents in a quick, safe and effective manner.

Here are a few photos showing different types of fires.

 

Not all members are firefighters.  Learn more about volunteering  options with CFA? 

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Home Fire Safety

Chimney Fire Risk

Chimney Fire Risk

Reduce Your Chimney Fire Risk.

CFA is encouraging residents to keep themselves safe by checking and maintaining their fireplaces, chimneys, fireboxes and flues.
 
Even though the cooler months are now well upon us, it’s not to late to take action.
 
Spending a few minutes to check your chimney could be one of the most important fire safety actions you take this season.
 
You can easily check for creosote build-up or obstructions by simply using a torch before lighting a fire. Or you can engage a professional chimney sweep to check and clean your chimney for you.
 
CFA recommends you have your chimney cleaned annually and regularly test your smoke alarms to ensure they are working.
Clean your chimney annually