Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) was established on 1st July 2020 as part of Victoria’s Fire Services Reforms FRV to serve and protect communities across Melbourne and Victoria’s major regional centres from 85 FRV fire and rescue stations across the state. Its career firefighters operate 47 fire stations in metropolitan Melbourne and 38 regional stations, most of which are co-located with CFA volunteer brigades. FRV proudly continues to work alongside the Country Fire Authority (CFA), which operates as a community-based volunteer fire service.