Emergency Response Times

2025/26 (Quarter 3) - 01 January to 31 March 2026

Key Findings

• State-wide compliance with the Community Service Delivery Standards was 80.9%.
• CFA responded to 9,617 incidents in Quarter 3 2025-26, up from 8,623 incidents in Quarter 3 2024-25.
• No fire-related fatalities were recorded during Quarter 3.

CFA Service Delivery

CFA delivers services to the community through a network of over 52,000 volunteers operating out of more than 1,200 rural and urban brigades across Victoria. CFA also employs around 1,000 Professional, Technical and Administrative staff to support service delivery.

CFA uses its network of brigades to respond to emergency events, including structure fires, bush and grass fires, road crashes and vehicle fires. CFA brigades also respond alongside Fire Rescue Victoria and other emergency service organisations.

Outcomes infographic

Maps of Emergency Response Times

Tables of Emergency Response Times

 

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