Mount Macedon CFA

22/05/2026

Yep.

Some great comments from other volunteer firefighters and emergency services on this post too.

Cars always reverse-parked in the driveway. A pair of slip-on shoes right at the front door. Clean socks always sitting within arm's reach.

Why do our Research CFA members do this? Because when you call 000, every second matters.
From the moment our pagers go off with your emergency, we have just 4 minutes to stop our lives, get to the station, put on our gear, jump in the truck, figure out the game plan, and roll out the door.

Those little habits at home shave seconds off our response time. We do it because we are entirely committed to getting to you as quickly as possible when you need us most.

04/05/2026

While Many are Celebrating "Star Wars Day" (May the Fourth Be With You), for firefighters today is International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) and is observed on May 4th around the world. In some places it is even a public holiday.

International Firefighters Day was proposed in Jan 1999 After the Linton Fires of December 1998 which saw the loss of five firefighters from Geelong West.

This unfortunate incident is what inspired JJ Edmondson to bring about an International Fire Fighters Day, to support the lives lost along with the dedicated firefighters who risk their lives every day to save life and property.

Today is International Firefighters Day.

The date chosen for International Firefighters’ Day was linked to the feast day of St Florian (the patron saint of all firefighters). St Florian was the first known commander of one firefighting squad in the Roman Empire. He lost his life, as well as those of his colleagues, for protecting the same humane ideas which firefighters all over the world share even today.

Firefighters in most of the European countries celebrate their day on 4th of May as a ‘Day of Fire Service’ as well as St. Florian’s Day. This date is also known as St Florian’s Day worldwide and has been tradition for more than 150 years in Europe.

https://www.firefightersday.org/

15/04/2026

A big turnout last night to a fully involved shed fire with Macedon CFA, Woodend CFA, Gisborne Fire Brigade - CFA and Riddells Creek Fire Brigade.

A timely reminder that we may be out of the official fire season but that doesn’t mean all fire risk is over.

In the coming months there will likely be fires locally due to faulty wiring, lithium batteries, chimney fires and other sources. Please do what you can to make sure you are staying safe and check that you have working smoke detectors installed.

Photo credit to Mount Macedon CFA member Ross.

07/04/2026

Well done, Jeff and Marg.

Fire preparation is a year-round obligation.

31/03/2026

We look forward to welcoming our own ALFIE after the completion of the trial at Stratford. Congrats to them! 👏

We expect it won’t be until 1 April next year that we get our own ALFIE though. 😉

We’re thrilled to announce Stratford has been selected as the first brigade in Australia to trial a humanoid firefighter robot.
Meet ALFIE (Autonomous Logistics & Firefighting Intelligence Engine).
He completed his minimum skills weekend in 47 minutes, hasn’t missed a single truck check, and is the first member in brigade history to actually read the SOPs cover to cover.

You can meet ALFIE this weekend at the station as we continue the training.

25/03/2026

Pretty amazing when Mother Nature starts a fire and then puts it out herself. 😯

Please don’t hesitate to phone in such a fire even if it’s raining, though.

A thermal imaging camera is the only way to be sure there is no risk of the fire reigniting.

At 4:10 this afternoon (Tuesday), Blackwood brigade was paged to support Greendale with a tree fire in Dales Creek.

Heavy rain was falling all the way from Blackwood to Dales Creek and both brigades arrived on scene at the same time. Three trees had been hit by lighting and initially were well alight. The subsequent heavy rain had doused the fire with no smoke visible by the time the brigades arrived on scene. The photo shows the bark ripped on the trees as the lightning made its way to the ground.

A thermal imaging camera was used to scan all of the trees for any abnormally hot areas, but none were found. The rain had extinguished the fire before it could take hold in the bark or timber.

Blackwood Tanker was back in station about 4:50.

Ross, Blackwood Captain

13/03/2026

A great post from Romsey.

If we’re out at an emergency with signs out and lights flashing, we aren’t road workers who’ve left reduced speed signs up overnight after going home — we are actively protecting the safety of people involved in an emergency and the general public.

We don’t want to be hurt and you don’t want hurting us on your conscience.

Slow. Down.

A word about passing emergency scenes!

Yesterday, Romsey CFA (Country Fire Authority) along with Ambulance Victoria and Victoria Police attended a vehicle accident on Melbourne-Lancefield Road in the overtaking lane section near Lancefield. To keep traffic flowing, we maintained one lane open and posted slow signs — but some drivers continued through at speeds that were genuinely unsafe for our crew.

We want to take a moment to explain what we're actually asking of you when you see those signs:
The law requires you to slow to 40km/h when passing emergency vehicles with lights activated. But 40 is a maximum — not a target speed. When you're directed to slow by a crew member, or when you can see people moving around a crash scene metres from your door, we're asking you to use your judgement and drop well below that.

Think of it this way: the on-scene crews are working in an outdoor workplace, right beside live traffic. They're moving equipment, checking on patients, and managing a chaotic scene — often with their backs to oncoming vehicles. A car passing at 35km/h is still a potential hazard in that environment.

We know nobody wants to be delayed. But slowing to a lower, safer speed through a 200-metre scene adds seconds to your trip — not minutes. The alternative would have seen us closing the road entirely and routing traffic on a longer, dirt road, albeit scenic, detour. This is absolutely something we'll do if we don't feel the scene can be managed safely with traffic flowing.

Please slow right down when directed. Not to 40 — to whatever speed gives the people working that scene a real margin of safety.
Thanks for listening, and for the majority of drivers who do the right thing — we appreciate it.

27/02/2026

Well that was quite a storm!

Yesterday had the Mount looking more like it was August not February.

We hope everyone survived okay.

There’s A LOT of debris on our roads so shave off a few kilometres per hour over the coming days to give yourself extra braking time and distance.

And despite how hairy it got yesterday the Macedon CFA have their annual fundraising day on today. Please pop down and support them.

Link in the comments.

22/02/2026

This fire could have been so much worse and being on another Ash Wednesday it definitely had some eerie elements to it.

Massive congrats and thanks to the Bullengarook CFA for how you handled this.

We are so happy to stand beside you fighting to keep our communities safe.

And good on you for shouting out to the non-operational members too.

We’re always happy to welcome both new operational and non-operational members into the Mount Macedon CFA brigade. If you’re unable to get on the back of a truck for whatever reason, we still have roles you can help us out with.

Drop us a line on Facebook or pop into the station on a Sunday morning around 10am for a chat.

21/02/2026

What Gisborne Fire Brigade - CFA said 👇

Did you know?

One of the most common questions we get after sharing a fire update is, “Do we know how it started?”

It’s a fair question. When something happens close to home, people naturally want to understand why.

What many people don’t realise is that unless the cause is clearly obvious and confirmed, we generally won’t comment on how a fire started.

Figuring that out can take time and sometimes involves formal investigations. In some cases, it’s simply not information we have straight away, and in others it’s not something we’re able to share publicly.

Our focus during an incident is on keeping people safe and protecting our community. If and when information about the cause is confirmed and appropriate to release, it will come from the relevant authorities.

Thanks for always looking out for each other and for supporting our crews. 💛🔥