The workwear, including short and long-sleeved shirts, blouses, jackets, trousers and shorts, will feature a distinctive blue colour and the CFA logo, making it stand out within the emergency services sector.
“The idea is to make us all look the same,” he said.
“At the moment, brigade members wear our green shirts, which are not uniform across all stations.
“This new workwear will unite us as an organisation, which is fantastic, as it helps with our identity.”
Chief officer Jason Heffernan said the workwear did not replace the traditional personal protective clothing (the “yellows”), used for operational response purposes, but provided a practical and recognisable alternative for volunteers undertaking important roles in the community.
“Instances where the workwear will be used include brigade activities, training, fundraising, community education activities and while working in incident management teams,” he said.
Acting chief executive Catherine Greaves said after much discussion, engagement and feedback, the CFA workwear would be delivered from mid-2021.
“CFA is a volunteer emergency service, therefore it’s important that our members have a unique and distinctive identity that they can wear with pride,” she said.
The first tranche of the rollout will deliver around 8500 sets of workwear to volunteers in leadership and community-facing positions in the second half of 2021.
The workwear is funded by a $3 million investment from the Victorian Government’s Volunteer Support Package.
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