Our page is dedicated to keeping the community informed with the latest news, safety tips, updates, and details about brigade events and activities. Mission: To Protect lives and property.
- TERMS OF USE -
Bairnsdale Fire Brigade administers this page to provide general community safety information, and details of Brigade activities and events. Official CFA Warnings and Advice messages
WILL NOT be automatically shared with this page and as such it should not be used as a source of emergency information. For emergency warnings visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au
Emergency information and advice is also available via phone on the Victorian Bushfire Information Line 1800 240 667. A full list of emergency broadcasters is available herehttp://www.firecommissioner.vic.gov.au/policies/emergency-broadcasters-2/
Please note this page is for information only. For emergencies call Triple Zero (000). Opinions posted by users of this page do not reflect those of Bairnsdale Fire Brigade, CFA or the Victorian Government.
- Frequently Asked Questions -
Is this account monitored 24/7? No, Bairnsdale Fire Brigade is a fully volunteer brigade and may not be online on a regular basis. In the event of a localised major emergency this page may be monitored more regularly however this is subject to the availability of administrators to do so. This page should not be relied upon to receive official CFA Warnings and Advice messages, for a list of official sources of emergency information please visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au
Why can’t we answer every question? We will try our best to answer as many of your questions as possible but this will not always be possible, especially during busy times. During major emergencies our focus will be on providing an emergency response to the incident and as such this page may be unmonitored. Please familiarise yourself with other sources of information such as the CFA website, www.cfa.vic.gov.au or the Victorian Bushfire Information Line 1800 240 667
Can I share information from this page? As long as you attribute the source. Where is my comment? During major emergencies we may change the page’s default wall setting from showing posts from everyone to only show posts from Bairnsdale Fire Brigade and CFA. This allows people to immediately see the latest incident information posted by Bairnsdale Fire Brigade and CFA. Why has my comment been deleted? Bairnsdale Fire Brigade has outlined its Moderation Policy below for using this page. If users post comments found to be breaching these conditions we may delete their comment. Why do people ‘like’ status updates about sad topics? When page users ‘like’ status updates about tragic events, it doesn’t necessarily mean they approve of them happening, ‘Liking’ an update is a way of showing support and appreciation of the information shared in the update.
- Moderation Policy –
Bairnsdale Fire Brigade reserves the right to delete any posted content that we deem to be offensive, insulting or inappropriate. Unacceptable content includes, but is not limited to;
- material that is obscene, offensive, pornographic, vulgar, profane, indecent or otherwise illegal
- remarks that racially or religiously vilifies, incites violence or hatred, or is likely to offend, insult or humiliate others based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation or any physical or mental disability
- personal attacks, abuse and threats to cause physical or mental harm
- content which you know (or is reasonably expected to know) is false, misleading or deceptive
- content that could be defamatory to any person
- any content not related to Bairnsdale Fire Brigade, CFA or their areas of responsibility
- posts or links to pages that contain the aforementioned material
