2024-25 Quarter 2 Fire Services Outcomes Framework Progress Report

Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) have provided their quarterly fire service performance updates for the quarter 2, 2024-25 reporting period (1 October to 31 December 2024) to the Fire Services Implementation Monitor (FSIM).

In this quarter, CFA reported on its Year 5 outcomes framework for the first time. CFA reported on 24 indicators and FRV reported on 25 measures.

FSIM has reported on select results based on the following criteria:

Demonstrates a notable achievement

• CFA: Increase in the number of community members engaging with CFA (indicator 1.2.1).
• FRV: Number of women firefighters in leadership roles (measure 3.2.1b).

Continuing off-track trend over repeated quarters

• FRV: Percentage of response to structure fire incidents within 7.7 minutes (target 90 per cent) (measure 2.1.3a).

Significant change from the previous quarter (positive or negative)

• CFA: An increase in hazard reporting within CFA locations (indicator 3.1.1) – reflecting a negative change.
• FRV: Number of engagements with Local Government Areas by the Community Safety Team (measure 1.3.1) – reflecting a positive change.
• FRV: Proportion of preventable residential structure fires attended by Fire Rescue Victoria by time of day contained to room of origin (measure 2.1.1b).

FSIM acknowledges CFA and FRV for their ongoing cooperation and active contribution to FSIM’s monitoring and reporting activities.