Good Friday Appeal 2024

When Can I… burn off, use a BBQ, light a fire for cooking?

When Can I Burn Off In Mt Eliza?

When Can I Use A Solid Fuel BBQ?

When Can I Start A Camp Fire To Keep Warm or Cook Foods?

The answer to these common questions can be found on CFA’s Can I, Can’t I brochure.

Know the risks of lithium-ion batteries

In the past 12 months, Victoria’s fire services responded to at least one significant lithium-ion battery-related fire each week and expect this trend to increase.

Allow at least 3 metres to allow fire trucks to pass quickly and safely

Recently, we attended a structure fire on this street. Thankfully, we weren’t attending a fire this weekend, as these parked cars would have slowed us down. Seconds count in an emergency.

Have you practised your home fire escape plan?

House fires move fast and can fill your home with smoke in a matter of minutes. Nobody wants to think about a house fire, yet, on average 18 Victorians lose their lives to preventable house fires each year.

To safeguard your loved ones, follow these tips:

• Know what to do if a fire occurs. Whether you’re a homeowner or renter you should have a home fire escape plan ready to go.
• Practise your plan with your family, and everyone who lives with you, so you know what to do.
• You can’t escape if your doors are deadlocked. If you must lock yourself in, ensure you keep the key in the deadlock.
• Get down low to stay out of smoke.
• If it is safe, close doors to slow the spread of fire and smoke.
• Alert other people on your way out.
• Get out, stay out. Never go back into a burning building.
• Meet at a safe place such as the letterbox out the front of your home.
• Call 000 (triple zero, fire) from a mobile phone or a neighbour’s phone.
• If someone in your household is older or has a disability, plan ahead and complete the Prevent Detect Escape e-learning module.
• The best protection against fire is prevention; install smoke alarms in all bedrooms, living spaces, and corridors today.

For more information on how to make a Home Fire Escape Plan, visit cfa.vic.gov.au.