The Fire Rescue Victoria Training Academy (formerly the Victorian Emergency Management Training Centre (VEMTC)) is a training facility for volunteer and career emergency services personnel. It used by

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(FRV), the

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(CFA),

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and the Department of Environment, and Primary Industries. The center is located in

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's north in Craigieburn.

History

2014

The training center was completed in June 2014 for $109 million and designed by

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an
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It was built for Melbourne Fire Brigade (MFB) after 2 years of planning.

2015

It is the primary training center for Melbourne Fire Brigade (MFB) and their recruiting courses and promotional courses are run from VEMTC. Following the closure of CFA Fiskville training ground due to health and safety reasons, the VEMTC became the primary training facility for CFA new career fire fighters.

2023

VEMTC is renamed The Fire Rescue Victoria Training Academy.

Key features

The 10 hectare facility has a focus on urban emergency incidents with scenarios for the following settings: * road * rail * tunnel * marine * Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) * High Angle Rescue Team (HART) There is a large seven-story building or prop which includes a carpark and numerous other types of environments including an atrium, prison and hospital themes.

References

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