FRANKSTON – the suburb

Frankston is a blend of commercial, light industrial, and residential development on the urban / rural interface. It is an outer south- eastern suburb of Melbourne and is located on the eastern shores of Port Philip Bay. In Frankston there are two large shopping centres, a major hospital, several schools and approximately 65,000 people.

THE FRANKSTON FIRE BRIGADE

The Frankston Fire Brigade is an integrated station (consisting of both volunteers ane career staff) and is responsible for the protection of life and property for those in Frankston and surrounding suburbs. Currently there are 25 CFA employed career staff appointed to Frankston (minimum of 4 on at any one time) and 31 operational volunteer fire fighters.

THE COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY

The Frankston fire brigade is one of 1220 brigades that together form the Country Fire Authority (CFA). The CFA is responsible for all parts of the state of Victoria except for public land (eg National Parks etc. which is the responsibility of the DSE), and inner metropolitan Melbourne (which is protected by the MFB).