CAVFA
Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations
CAVFA’s member associations together represent over 250,000 volunteer firefighters.
Welcome to CAVFA
CAVFA is a council of 11 Australian state and territory fire associations.
Our overriding aim is to assist volunteer fire fighters and operational support volunteers to support and protect their communities and the diverse environments across Australia.
The Council
Structure
Constitution
Executive
Member Associations
CAVFA member associations together represent over 250,000 volunteer firefighters
Association of Volunteer Fire Brigades of WA
NSW Rural Fire Service Association
ACT Volunteer Brigades Association
NT Bushfire Volunteer Association
Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland
QLD Auxiliary Firefighters Association
SA Country Fire Service Volunteers Association
TAS Retained Volunteer Firefighters Association
TAS Volunteer Fire Brigades Association
Volunteer Fire Brigades of Victoria
WA Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services Association
News and Media
CAVFA National Volunteer response to fire emergency
The Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations is a collaboration of eleven volunteer fire brigade associations within Australia. Through its member associations it represents some 250,000 volunteer fire-fighters and operational support volunteers across the...
Memorandum of Understanding to be signed between CAVFA and NSESVA
Memorandum of Understanding to be signed between CAVFA and NSESVA The Council of Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) and the National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association (NSESVA) will sign an agreement for mutual understanding, co-operation and...
CAVFA Delegation meets with the Prime Minister in Canberra
Representatives from the Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) met with Prime Minister Tony Abbott to discuss issues relevant to volunteerism at a national level. The meeting occurred at Parliament House on Wednesday, 12th August 2015 and was...
Memorandum of Understanding to be signed between CAVFA and NSESVA
Memorandum of Understanding to be signed between CAVFA and NSESVA The Council of Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) and the National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association (NSESVA) will sign an agreement for mutual understanding, co-operation and...
CAVFA Delegation meets with the Prime Minister in Canberra
Representatives from the Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) met with Prime Minister Tony Abbott to discuss issues relevant to volunteerism at a national level. The meeting occurred at Parliament House on Wednesday, 12th August 2015 and was...
Volunteers remember emergency services personnel who have lost their lives
Representatives of Australia's 250,000 volunteer fire-fighters have taken part in the inaugural National Memorial Service for Fire and Emergency Services Personnel in Canberra. Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) Director Hans van Hamond AFSM and...
MOU signed between CAVFA and AFAC
An agreement was signed on April 4, 2014 for mutual understanding, co-operation and collaboration between the Council of Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) and the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC). Signed in front of representatives...
National Volunteer Welfare Survey
