United Firefighters Union and The Volunteer Association
The group associated with the CFA is Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) which was created following the merger of the Victorian Urban Fire Brigades' Association (VUFBA), and the Victorian Rural Fire Brigades' Association (VRFBA). The role of these organisations is to represent the interests of volunteers of urban and rural fire brigades, and deal with the CFA Board, state and federal governments as well as the United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFU). The UFU is the Union that represents the career firefighters in the CFA, however volunteer firefighters are able to join as Associate Members.
The VFBV is also responsible for running the Urban and Rural (respectively) State Championships held each year. These competitions involve brigades from around the state competing in a range of events which are based on current and past fire fighting practices.
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