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Victoria's volunteer firefighting force has shrunk by nearly 3,500 members — its biggest fall in numbers since 2013. Key points: New CFA boss Jason Heffernan said many of the volunteers had to be removed from operational duties because essential training had not been completed Beechworth CFA captain Bruce Forrest said the training system had not been functioning well in recent …