A new series of videos that focus on home fire safety, smoke alarm safety and bushfire safety have been released and are available for all.
Developed jointly by the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), the videos were launched on Friday, March 14.
Speaking at the launch event, Deputy Chief Fire Officer Alen Slijepcevic reflected on his personal experience migrating to Australia more than 20 years ago and said that fire safety was often lower down the list of priorities for multicultural communities.
“Many recent migrants don’t know what smoke alarms are and probably never had them in their homes,” Deputy Chief Fire Officer Slijepcevic said.
He said the videos would become a talking point and help communities think about the fire risks in Victoria especially those in the home.
FRV Deputy Commissioner Community Safety Joshua Fischer said it was reassuring that a separate community checking process showed the videos were accurate, simple and easy to understand.
He said resources aimed to make fire safety information as accessible as possible for multicultural communities.
The resources are available year-round on both fire agency websites : www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about-us/publications/fire-safety-translations and www.frv.vic.gov.au/
