An IMT Experience Upper Murray

Over the border

FFMVic Crew Leader, Bjorn Boysen tells us about protecting Methodist Ladies College Marshmead campus at Mallacoota, including conducting a backburn that crossed the Victorian and New South Wales border.

Three generations of firefighters

Fighting fires is a family affair for the Southen blokes from Bruthen. Bairnsdale Forest and Fire Operations Officer Troy Southen shares how he got into firefighting and how his son is following in his footsteps.

Exciting backfill not so business as usual

Business Support Officer Paul Kusmanoff from the Water and Catchments Group shares his experience working front of house in Orbost after responding to an Expressions of Interest call.

Bushfire recovery in East Gippsland

Recovery works are underway across parts of Victoria which were impacted by the bushfires. Project Fire Fighter Lloyd Bates shared these photos of the Canadian crew who worked along the Tulloch Ard Gorge in mid-February.

Contained after 91 days of fighting

​​On Wednesday afternoon, Gippsland Deputy Chief Fire Officer Bethany Roberts wrote a heartfelt message of thanks to her staff to celebrate the containment of the Tambo bushfire complex.

Fire on familiar ground

Jordyn Chodziesner is a first-year Project Firefighter. Here she tells us what it was like working to protect communities and assets when the fires hit so close to home.

Finding hot spots from the air

Dealing with hot spots within the fire ground is a critically important part of containing fires. Have you ever wondered how we find them? Aerial Intelligence Gathering (AIG) mapping operator, Amy Caddick, shows us how.

Half a world away, mates reunite

DELWP Grampians Regional Manager Forest and Fire Operations Peter Kambouris says he had a surprise when he connected with North American firefighters visiting Victoria to assist in our bushfire emergency.