Tallangatta CFA Brigade

09/04/2026

Although fire restrictions have now ended for Towong Shire, we are still required to keep our burn offs safe and legal. Please see below advice from CFA.

Keep you burn-off safe and legal:
• Check fire restrictions with your local council and register your burn online at www.firepermits.vic.gov.au or phone 1800 668 511
• Check and monitor weather conditions – particularly wind
• To avoid unnecessary calls to emergency services, notify your neighbours beforehand
• Leave a three metre fire break, free from flammable materials around the burn
• Have sufficient equipment and water to stop the fire spreading
• Never leave a burn-off unattended – stay for its entire duration
• If your burn-off gets out of control, call ‘000’ immediately

31/03/2026

24/03/2026

Tallangatta Fire Brigade is the very grateful recipient of two of these amazing pumps, donated by Icon CCB. Photos are Noel Biltris and Captain Geoff Love, and the brigade members. These pumps will speed the filling of the trucks when we're in the field, making it faster for our response and continued fire attack activities. The pumps feature a direct drive impeller that is put into the water and sucks directly with no need to prime anything. Capable of 55,000L per hour these are an exciting addition to our equipment. Thanks Icon CCB!

05/03/2026

🚗 If you're hitting the road over the long weekend, there are some simple steps to stay safe 🚗
📅 Check the Fire Danger Rating daily for anywhere you're travelling through.
📱 Download the VicEmergency app and set up a watch zone for home and where you're heading.
📻 Know your local emergency broadcaster to tune in for warnings.
🔥 Be prepared to change your plans on fire risk days.
cfa.vic.gov.au/travel

13/02/2026

A poem to Tallangatta and our loved ones on Valentine's Day:

Fire is red
Water is blue
We put one on the other
And we do it for you

01/02/2026

It's been a busy 24 hours for your local brigade, starting with multiple pages after midnight due to lightning strikes. The Tallangatta Tanker and Ultralight headed up Yabba Rd and up into the hills to tackle a going grass and scrub fire. With the arrival of other brigades, the FFMV team and many locals in their private appliances we collectively extinguished the fire and blacked it out, finishing as the sun rose. Off for a well earned breakfast only to be sent out to Jarvis Creek for another fire. This one was deep in the bush and we left it for FFMV to take on, returning to station for a rest.

This afternoon the tanker was paged out to a serious fire in Wodonga and the crew are still there. Big shoutout to all the the firefighters turning out and a pat on the back for Todd Crawshaw performing an excellent job as Incident Controller over night.

25/01/2026

21/01/2026

The CFA (Country Fire Authority) Mobile Education Unit will be on location for communities in the Upper Murray over the coming days.

Learn about the current fire situation, as well as information about preparing your property, developing your fire plan, what to include in home emergency kits, kids’ activities and more.

Where to find the Mobile Education Unit:
📆 Wed 21 Jan - Tallangatta - 10am to 4pm, Tallangatta Triangle near the Visitor Information Centre.
📆 Thurs 22 Jan - Corryong - 9am to 12pm, near the IGA supermarket.
📆 Thurs 22 Jan - Walwa - 1pm to 4pm, near the General Store.
📆 Fri 23 Jan - Cudgewa - 9am to 12pm, near the Hotel.
📆 Fri 23 Jan - Tintaldra - 2pm to 4pm, near the General Store.
📆 Sat 24 Jan - Dartmouth - 9am to 12pm, at the carpark near the Hotel.
📆 Sat 24 Jan - Eskdale - 2pm to 4pm, near the IGA.
📆 Sun 25 Jan - Granya - 10am to 12pm, near the Granya Hall.

Corryong CFA
Tallangatta CFA Brigade
Towong Shire Council

17/01/2026

And video of the big skycrane filling up from a nearby dam.to fight the Charleroi fire. We were joined by Kiewa and Sandy Creek/Charleroi Brigades yesterday plus a couple of dozers that made a big difference to the firefighting work.

17/01/2026

Here are some photos from the fire at Charleroi yesterday from BirdDog 375, affectionately known as Firebird 309 with Helitak 342. This aerial firefighting is critical to our success in such difficult to reach places. We gratefully acknowledge the hard work by the air teams and it really lifts the spirits to hear the choppers coming in.

12/01/2026

While this fire continues to burn, Tallangatta CFA Brigade is fully crewed up for strike teams and for local fire protection. We want to thank the legends from RFS, the ACT Fire Service and the hay runners. Awesome to see all the tents on Rowan Park, to watch the different trucks from all the fire services rolling out and the hundreds of volunteers giving their time and effort.

If you hear the siren don't panic - we're ready to go.