State (kind of) mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for emergency service volunteers
Let's be very clear upfront - the Bushfire Volunteers association [...]
Celebrating Mental Health Week 2021
Mental Health Week is being celebrated from 9-16 October this [...]
SW Times: DFES vaccination policy could see volunteer fireys sent home when fires escalates to a Level 3 blaze
A new mandatory vaccination policy introduced to protect frontline firefighters [...]
Peak body gives in principle support for DFES Infection Protection Policy but reiterates need for flexibility to meet local challenges
Key Points The peak body for WA’s 20,000+ local government [...]
R U OK? Day 2021 – Are they really OK? Ask them today
R U OK? is a harm prevention charity that encourages [...]
WA Govt: $38.4 million firefighting package to boost frontline services
Below is a media statement published today by the Hon [...]
QwN: Hon Martin Aldridge re lack of inquiry into Wooroloo Bushfire
The following Question Without Notice was asked by the Nationals [...]
Wooroloo bushfire inquiry launched: Call for public submissions
Key Points Wooroloo bushfires in early February 2021 destroyed 86 [...]
WA Gov’t: Baldivis volunteer firefighters benefit from new fire truck
Hon Reece Whitby MLA, Minister for Emergency Services; Racing [...]
Letter to FES Commissioner Darren Klemm re Light Tanker safety issues
The letter below was sent to FES Commissioner Darren Klemm [...]
Bunbury Mail: Gelorup Bushfire Brigade acknowledges hard work of volunteers
GELORUP firefighters have been recognised for their outstanding service as [...]
The Countryman: Long wait for fire victims
Pages 6 and 7 of The Countryman this week [...]
2021 State Election Candidate Survey
In the past 10 years, the annual expenditure of the [...]
Nominations for DFES training facility project team
The association has been given a short amount of time [...]
Xinhua News: Chinese business community in Australia helps local organizations in bushfire recovery
The Chinese business community in Australia's state of Western Australia [...]
The Nationals: Modern technology to boost emergency services capabilities
The Nationals WA have committed to roll out drone technology [...]
Wooroloo fire must have open, independent and inclusive review
Key points Bushfire Volunteer association calls for immediate commitment for [...]
The West: Perth Hills horror bushfire threat downgraded to watch and act
Image of the efforts of DFES battling the Wooroloo [...]
Australian Emergency Law: Employment protection for volunteer firefighters in WA
The valuable legal opinion below is courtesy of Michael Eburn, [...]
Employment protection for emergency volunteers
The association has put together the short summary of employment [...]
Countryman: Volunteer fireys tell it how it is
Bushfire Volunteers President Dave Gossage AFSM. Photo: The Countryman/Cally [...]
COVID-19 information for members
Key points: The association will remain available to assist members [...]
WA Gov’t: $47.5 million to build up to 300 new WA-built firefighting appliances
WA-based and family-owned company Technifire awarded $47.5 million vehicle manufacturing [...]
State Govt: Construction complete on Cockburn’s new $11 million Fire Station
State-of-the-art station features three vehicle bays, improved training facilities and [...]
Success: Thermal Imaging Cameras to be equally available to Bush Fire Brigades
The association has worked long and hard for many years [...]