Shelford Rural Fire Brigade - CFA

15/04/2026

Last night our members attended our third brigade training night for the year.

The topic was structure fires, which begun at the station discussing the topic, and we ended up running through a structure fire scenario within the community.

Members were able to practise setting up hose lines, as well as reaffirm their local knowledge of hydrants in the town.

03/04/2026

Not only did the country fire authority deliver a record breaking donation to the good friday appeal, we also broke last years record for the appeal with a total of $25'268'485.
Good job to everyone who donated their time and money to this amazing cause, thank you.

What a incredible day it has been, in our 75th year supporting the Good Friday Appeal!

Our brigades collected a remarkable $2,150,000 and it wouldn't have been possible without your support!

Thank you to all the members of the community who generously donated and supported the cause through our brigades, and to our wonderful members who took part in this year's fundraising efforts both before and during the appeal. We are so proud to be a part of such a worthwhile cause each and every year.

Read more: https://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/cfa-raises-2-1-million-in-75th-year-of-supporting-good-friday-appeal

31/03/2026

Our brigade was excited to take delivery of our tanker this morning after its new paint job!!!
Pink is definitely the new red!!
What do you guys think?

18/03/2026

Another successful training night done!

We had our second training night for the year this evening, the theme for the night was vehicle fires.

We had simulated a vehicle fire that had spread to grass land using traffic cones and a members vehicle, the setup worked very well.

Luckily we were able to run this locally, using the shelford common.

Members were able to practise fire attack patterns, as well as discuss and learn about how to manage vehicle fires.

22/02/2026

What a great day to be a duck! 🦆🚒

Today, along with many other community groups, Shelford CFA were in attendance at the 2026 Shelford Duck Race, we were flat out discussing fire safety with the community and helping all the children have look over our new truck, and have a turn on the hose.

Luckily the rain held off most of the day.

We would like to thank everyone who showed interest in our brigade, as well as anyone who donated, it truly goes a long way.

18/02/2026

Tonight Shelford CFA held its first training night of the year.

we kicked it off with training on the quickfill pump trailer, a quickfill trailer is a small mobile pump that's fixed to a trailer, its great for setting up a fill point on dams/rivers to allow tankers to quickly fill up, and get back to the fire ground.

It was great to see some of our new firefighters working with our experienced members.

16/02/2026

Tomorrow, Tue, 17 Feb 2026 has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban in the Wimmera, South West, North Central, Central (includes Melbourne and Geelong) and West and South Gippsland district(s) of Victoria.

No fires can be lit or be allowed to remain alight in the open air from 12:01 AM on Tue, 17 Feb 2026 until 11:59 PM Tue, 17 Feb 2026.

Glenelg Shire Council
Moyne Shire Council
Warrnambool City Council
Southern Grampians Shire Council
Corangamite Shire Council
Colac Otway Shire Council
Surf Coast Shire Council
Golden Plains Shire Council
City of Greater Geelong
Borough of Queenscliffe

11/02/2026

Busy afternoon for local brigades with a Grass & Scrub fire in the Mt Mercer area. With many tankers including many privately owned ones and the support from our Helitankers, and mild weather conditions the fire was quickly brought under control.

Many crews remained on scene for a couple of hours blacking out.

03/02/2026

Tomorrow, Wed, 4 Feb 2026 has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban in the Wimmera, North Central and Central (includes Melbourne and Geelong) district(s) of Victoria.

No fires can be lit or be allowed to remain alight in the open air from 12:01 AM on Wed, 4 Feb 2026 until 11:59 PM Wed, 4 Feb 2026.

24/01/2026

A couple of our members were sent to Gellibrand overnight for a Strike-team.

Their efforts consisted of asset protection, which than rolled into working at the head of the fire and reinforcing containment lines.

23/01/2026

Tomorrow, Sat, 24 Jan 2026 has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban for the whole State of Victoria.

No fires can be lit or be allowed to remain alight in the open air from 12:01 AM on Sat, 24 Jan 2026 until 11:59 PM Sat, 24 Jan 2026.

Glenelg Shire Council
Moyne Shire Council
Warrnambool City Council
Southern Grampians Shire Council
Colac Otway Shire Council
Corangamite Shire Council
Golden Plains Shire Council
Surf Coast Shire Council
Borough of Queenscliffe
City of Greater Geelong