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CFA suffers net loss of nearly 2,000 volunteers in two years but operational capacity 'remains strong'

There are more than enough volunteers to respond to bushfires across Victoria this summer despite the service losing more than 2 per cent of its workforce, the Country Fire Authority's chief officer says. 

The CFA's latest annual report shows a net loss of 1,381 volunteers in the 12 months to June.

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