A group of volunteer Victorian firefighters have set up an alternative body to represent them, after the existing volunteer organisation took court action to stop a controversial industrial deal.

Key points: VVFA born from volunteers unhappy with the Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria

VVFA born from volunteers unhappy with the Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria Country Fire Authority said they will support the new association

Country Fire Authority said they will support the new association VVFA will advise on things like training and operations, alongside existing volunteer group

The new group, the Victorian Volunteer Firefighters Association (VVFA), met with Country Fire Authority chiefs this week and are set to play a role on internal advisory committees.

Raj Faour, from VVFA, said he was one of many who were unhappy with the Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV).

"They always say 60,000 volunteers this, 60,000 volunteers that," he said.

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"Well the truth is it's not 60,000, there are a lot of volunteers out there that are not represented by the VFBV and basically we're being misrepresented."

The association emerged out of the fallout from a controversial industrial deal for paid firefighters, which some but not all volunteers believe gave the firefighters union too much power.

Mr Faour said there were a number of brigades withdrawing their association with VFBV who had told him that their original affiliation with the VFBV was "because of the support fund that they have and nothing else."

"So I think that our association is going to have a really good chance with representing individuals in pulling people over to us and giving them a true voice," he said.

'Country Fire Authority want to give us a voice'

AM can reveal that on Wednesday, the new association met with the chief executive and chair of the Country Fire Authority.

"They were very keen to meet us, and they were very happy that another association was formed," Mr Faour said.

"We met with them to let them know who we are, what we do — we wanted to get their backing."

Mr Faour said they told him that they wanted to support the new association.

"They want to give us a voice, the same as what the VFBV does," he said.

The new association will now advise on things like training and operations alongside the existing volunteer group.

'We should be concentrating on the upcoming fire season'

Mr Faour said the new group had no political agenda and did not support or oppose the controversial industrial deal.

"It shouldn't be like this, we should be concentrating on the upcoming fire season," he said.

"We need to be concentrating on protecting our communities, getting the fire safety messages out there — putting all that stuff into media, not all this stuff."

He called the situation a "catch 22" and said while he was worried about the ongoing rift, he felt that everyone involved were being "as professional as possible".

"I think that will always unite on the fire ground, because our goal is common," he said.

"And that's to protect our community and look after our families and everyone that's in need, and [that] will overcome everything at the end of the day."