TEN CFA brigades in the Bass Coast Group are revolting against boundary changes.
The Gippsland brigades have refused to volunteer at major events, including the Moto GP on Phillip Island, as a protest against CFA management's decision to carve up their group into two new areas.
They say the changes are eroding volunteer spirit and causing people to leave the CFA.
The refusal is a desperate bid by CFA volunteers who claim their concerns have been dismissed and their volunteer and firefighting work has been treated with disrespect.
The CFA will split the Bass Coast Group's Dandenong headquarters between Warragul and Sale in July.
The volunteers claim they have been ignored by the CFA despite their efforts to air concerns and create a compromise .
Bass Coast Group officer Damien O'Connor said CFA would make the changes, before the Royal Commission was due to report.
"It's an absolute slap in the face for volunteers who provide this service to our community," Mr O'Connor said.
He said volunteers dedicated their lives to the service, often putting their wellbeing at risk and suffered financially and socially as a result.
"Unfortunately it appears the once proud volunteer organisation that was the CFA has now been dominated by government and is headed by individuals who are puppets to this government," Mr O'Connor said.
Mr O'Connor said his group are yet to receive a response from CFA hierarchy about their decision not to service the Moto GP.
"We will escalate things in coming weeks with other actions, if nothing changes," he said.
"We have to make a stance and cannot afford to wait any longer, we don't want to be forced to withdraw services, but it is what has to be done to be heard."
In March CFA chief executive Mick Bourke told The Weekly Times that CFA would consult with the volunteers, work with them through problems and "continue to do that until we get it right".
Mr O'Connor said this was not happening.
The CFA was yesterday unavailable for comment.
