Country Fire Authority

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CFA
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Australian_Fire_Service_Medal
gptkb:National_Emergency_Medal
gptkbp:budget over $500 million
gptkbp:chiefOfficer Jason Heffernan (as of 2024)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Victoria_Police
gptkb:Ambulance_Victoria
gptkb:Department_of_Environment,_Land,_Water_and_Planning_(Victoria)
gptkb:Fire_Rescue_Victoria
gptkb:Victoria_State_Emergency_Service
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:employs volunteers
career firefighters
gptkbp:fleetSize over 2,000 vehicles
gptkbp:formed 1945
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Victorian_Government
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Burwood_East,_Victoria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Country Fire Authority
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Country_Fire_Authority_Act_1958
gptkbp:logo CFA logo.svg
gptkbp:motto Protecting lives and property
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Black_Saturday_bushfires
gptkb:Ash_Wednesday_bushfires
gptkbp:notableProgram gptkb:Brigades_in_Schools
gptkb:Community_Fireguard
gptkb:Fire_Ready_Victoria
gptkb:Fireguard
gptkb:Junior_Volunteer_Development_Program
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Brigade_magazine
gptkbp:numberOfCareerFirefighters about 1,800
gptkbp:numberOfStations over 1,200
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Department_of_Justice_and_Community_Safety_(Victoria)
gptkbp:providesService industrial areas
rural communities
agricultural areas
regional towns
outer suburbs of Melbourne
bushland areas
urban fringe communities
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:regional_Victoria
outer metropolitan Melbourne
gptkbp:responsibleFor emergency response
community education
firefighting
rescue operations
fire prevention
hazardous material response
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:volunteers over 54,000
gptkbp:website https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Belmont_Fire_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6