2026 CFA/VFBV State Rural Senior Firefighter Championships

2026 CFA/VFBV State Rural Senior Firefighter Championships

Team Entry & Registration

Seniors: Saturday 28th March 2026
Official Opening commencing 0820 hrs (roll call 0745 hrs)

Venue: Stawell North Park Recreation Reserve, Newington Rd, Stawell

Closing date: Sunday 15 February 2026

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CFA collects the personal information you provide in this form for the purposes of administering and managing participation in the CFA/VFBV State Championships.

This information will be shared with Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) for event management, including coordinating entries, preparing event materials, and ensuring participant safety and wellbeing.

Your information may also be used for related administrative purposes, reporting, and compliance with CFA policies.

By submitting this form, you consent to CFA and VFBV using and sharing your information for these purposes.

For more information about how CFA handles personal information, please refer to the CFA Privacy Policy.

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Booking Details

Details of the person filling in this form:

Role *

Coach/ManagerBrigade SecretaryBrigade CaptainOther

Name *

Mobile No. *

Email address *

Brigade name (and combined Brigade if applicable) *

Brigade Secretary Full Name *

Brigade Secretary Email *

Brigade Secretary Mobile No. *

Brigade Secretary Address *

Suburb *

Postcode *

Coaches

Coaches with Under-18 competitors

If you are a coach with a competitor under 18 years old, you MUST have a current WWCC card. If you have any questions regarding this, contact juniors@cfa.vic.gov.au

Please list your Coaches/Manager below. If you have under-18 year old competitors, the WWCC field MUST be completed.

Coach/Manager Name *

CFA Member No. *

Email *

Mobile No. *

WWCC No. *

Please use this space to provide any additional details or information regarding Team Coaches.

Please access and read the Rules for Senior Coaches.

Please confirm that your Coaches/Team Managers have read and understand the document. *

Under 18 competitors

Members under the age of 16 years are NOT permitted to compete in the senior events.

All competitors MUST be registered CFA members. CFA member numbers will be collected on a second form to be sent to you in early 2026. Competitors MUST be registered CFA members by 6 March 2026.

If you have young people who are not yet members their parent/guardian should start the membership application NOW using this link Apply to volunteer | CFA (Country Fire Authority).

Consent from parents/guardians will be gathered for ALL under 18 year old competitors to participate in State Championships. To facilitate this, parent/guardian email addresses will be collected (mobile numbers are helpful) for registering under 18 year olds. This information will be collected on the next form to be sent to you in early 2026.

PLEASE NOTE - Under 18 year old competitors WILL NOT be able to participate if they:

are NOT registered CFA members
DO NOT have parent consent

Do you have any competitors aged under 18 in your team? *

YesNo

Events

Event 1: Low Down Pump & Ladder. 4 competitors
Event 2: Wet Hose & Ladde. 4 competitors
Event 3: Tanker Hose Reel & Ladder. 4 competitors
Event 4: Tanker - Priming Pumping & Ladder. 4 competitors
Event 5: Hydrant & Tanker. 4 competitors
Event 6: Tanker - Drawing Water from Tank. 4 competitors

How many teams are you entering? *

Travel

To assist with planning, CFA have requested that Brigades provide an indication of potential travel claims for the 2026 State Championships. The information you provide below is not binding but will assist CFA in planning for expected travel reimbursement.

Each Brigade will still be required to submit a travel claim for each Championship with the reimbursement form to be distributed prior to the State Championships.

To be eligible for reimbursement of costs for bus travel, pre-approval must be obtained by sending a quote for hire/travel through to championships@cfa.vic.gov.au by Sunday 8 March 2026.

All invoices and receipts are required to be submitted to championships@cfa.vic.gov.au within four weeks of the event date for reimbursements. Claims received after this time, or that do not have pre-approval, will not be reimbursed.

Approximately how many cars does your Brigade intend on claiming travel for? (Note: max of 5) *

Does your Brigade/team intend on claiming for bus travel? *

YesNo

Torchlight Procession

Brigades competing at the Rural Senior Championship are again invited to take part in the Torchlight Procession in 2026 on Saturday 28th March commencing at 2030 hrs. Roll call at 2000 hrs.

Squad size. The minimum number of marchers is 6 members and a Commander and the maximum number is 15 members plus a Commander. Approval can be gained from CFA to march with less than 6 members. Any teams with more than the permitted maximum or less than the permitted minimum will have points deducted from their scores.

Dress. Preferred dress for Brigades is CFA Dress Uniform. If Brigades are unable to outfit their squad in Dress Uniforms CFA Workwear, a Brigade specific uniform with CFA baseball cap or CFA summer dress uniform can be worn. Brigades competing in the rural events can wear CFA uniform, CFA Workwear, a brigade specific uniform or competition gear. All members of the squad must wear the same apparel.

LED Torches. LED torches will again be supplied by CFA for the Torchlight Procession. These will need to be picked up alongside Brigade name plates at the Championships. The information below will be used to package torches for each team. Please ensure that this is accurate.

For further information about the Torchlight Procession contact championships@vfbv.com.au

Please provide the rank and name of the Brigade member leading the Brigade in the Torchlight Procession below this information is used for the announcer as the Brigade marches past the official seating area.

Our Brigade will enter the Torchlight Procession *

YesNo

Rank and name of the Brigade Member leading your Brigade in the Torchlight Procession *

Estimated squad size for Torchlight Procession (excluding Commander and name plate holder). This information is used for the allocation of LED torches, please be accurate. *

Make-up

Brigade member to be included on the Make-up Personnel roster for Saturday 28th March.

Make-up Personnel Full Name *

Make-up Personnel Mobile No. *

Make-up Personnel Email *

Confirmation of Conditions of Entry

Please check the boxes below to confirm that you are aware of the conditions of entry into the State Championships.

I confirm that the Brigade Captain approves our team/s competing. *

I confirm that I understand we are competing under the rules and regulations of the State Championship as are currently in place, that any decision of the protest committee is final. *

Date of submission *

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