Annual Report

Our annual report provides an overview of the organisation's achievements for the year, with a focus on initiatives that support volunteers, our engagement with the community to deliver fire safety advice and the work undertaken in research and innovation to improve our response capability.

Female volunteer on Annual report cover

The CFA Annual Report 2023-24 outlines the achievements of CFA’s volunteers and staff throughout 2023-24 and initiatives to support CFA’s vision, mission and strategy. It focuses on measures to improve diversity and inclusion, provide equipment, infrastructure and programs which support our volunteers, enhance the resources to engage and prepare communities for fire, and build capability across the organisation.

Key outcomes for the year included the delivery of 91 new vehicles (tankers, field command vehicles and specialist vehicles), while 10 new fire stations were built. The report provides an update on the projects funded over five years by the Victorian Government’s Capability Measures Program and progress in achieving CFA’s strategic objectives and outcomes.

During the 2023-24 financial year, CFA attended 37,690 incidents, with 70,734 brigade turnouts. This represents 18% more incidents attended and 18% more brigade turnouts compared with 2022-23.

The overall number of CFA volunteers as at 30 June 2024 was 51,949 representing an increase for the first time in a number of years.

CFA is undertaking a range of actions to support the recruitment and retention of members including exploring flexible volunteering models, continuing the Volunteer Recruitment Campaign, establishing programs targeting young people, supporting junior members’ transition to senior membership, and developing resources and tools to assist brigades with recruitment drives.

Throughout 2023-24, CFA conducted 2,899 Property Advice Visits, 1,411 residential fire safety programs and 348 fire safety programs for children and young people. Additionally, 8,255 e-modules were completed including Bushfire Safety for Workers and 1,925 events and informal engagement (such as CFA Open Days) were held.

Download the CFA Annual Report 2023-2024 (PDF 5.1MB)

Previous Annual Reports are also available in the publications section.

 

 

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