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Hotspots no longer hidden from Clackline Muresk VBFB
Members of the Clackline Muresk Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade happy to receive their new FLIR Thermal Imaging Camera courtesy of our Western Power Small Equipment Grants program With thanks to our great friends [...]
GWN7: Shire of Capel protest
The association is proud to have been supporting volunteers in the Shire of Capel and shares the community’s relief that a positive resolution appears to have been delivered. While the situation is far from ideal [...]
ABC: Capel Shire president Michael Southwell to quit, citing online abuse
The Shire of Capel sits between Bunbury and Busselton about 200 kilometres south of Perth. ABC Southwest (Supplied) A South West shire president has cited consistent online abuse as the reason behind his [...]
Bonding & Beach Cricket: Bunbury Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
Bunbury Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade: Bonding and Beach Cricket 14-01-21 This week, Bushfire Volunteers visited Bunbury Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade to make a delivery and check in on the crew. After a few [...]
Unpaid Professionals – Phil Penny – Yarloop and Cookernup VBFB
Unpaid Professionals - Phil Penny (Yarloop & Cookernup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades, Shire of Harvey) This week, we share an interview with Phil Penny, a member of both Yarloop & Cookernup Volunteer [...]
ECHO News: Doubts for new south-east career fire station promise
The Kalamunda Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service is one of the brigades that service the area. Image ECHO News A LABOR election promise to bolster Western Australian firefighting capacity with additional infrastructure and [...]
The Waroona-Yarloop Fires: Five Years On
Some of the appliances in the drive around to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the 2016 Waroona-Yarloop bushfires. January 2021 Last week, Bushfire Volunteers visited the Yarloop fire shed, along with many [...]
Behind the Scenes: Training with Roelands-Olive Hill Combined Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
The team from the Roelands-Olive Hill Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade training4 12-01-21 Last week, Bushfire Volunteers visited the Roelands-Olive Hill Combined Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade at their usual Wednesday night training session to [...]
WALabor: $38.4 million firefighting boost to keep WA safe and strong
Please note: The media statement below was published by WA Labor as a political Party, not the Government. Premier Mark McGowan, Member for Armadale Tony Buti and WA Labor Candidate for Darling Range Hugh [...]
Unpaid Professionals – Jen Armitage – Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club
Jen Armitage - Harvey Brunswick Leschenault, Harvey This week, we share a special bonus interview with Jen Armitage, who was the President of the Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club, in the Shire [...]
Unpaid Professionals – Mick Papalia – Leschenault VBFB, Shire of Harvey
Mick Papalia Photo: West Australian Newspapers This week, we share an interview with Mick Papalia, the current Captain of the Leschenault Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade (VBFB) in the Shire of Harvey. Mick [...]
Christmas message from President Dave Gossage AFSM
Bushfire Volunteers' President Dave Gossage AFSM This year has been a belter to say the least, but as we all know, the southwest high risk period has only just begun . Throughout the [...]
Shout out to our farmer firies
There's typically a lot of talk about chimneys, reindeers and holiday treats this time of year. But we know many of our amazing 20,000+ Bush Fire volunteers won't get time to plonk on the couch [...]
Success: Portable fridge/freezers to be removed from “ineligible” ESL list
The association has worked long and hard for many years to reform much of the way the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) is managed and reported. One specific issue we have long pursued on behalf of [...]
Success: Chainsaws to be removed from “ineligible” ESL list
The association has worked long and hard for many years to reform much of the way the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) is managed and reported. One specific issue we have long pursued on behalf of [...]
Unpaid Professionals – Bev Seeney – Somerset Hill VBFB, Denmark
This week, we share an interview with Bev Seeney, a volunteer from the Somerset Hill Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade (VBFB) in the Shire of Denmark. Bev joined her local brigade when she first moved [...]
Bushfire Volunteers launches first of its kind Podcast
First-of-its-kind podcast launched to share the real stories of the Unpaid Professional Volunteer firefighters in Western Australia Members of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades make up over 75% of WA’s firefighting service, but there is little [...]
Background: Who are the Unpaid Professionals?
Welcome to the Unpaid Professionals, a fortnightly podcast where we will be sharing the real stories of the different members of the 560+ Western Australian Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades with you and delving into [...]
Introduction: What is Bushfire Volunteers?
Bushfire Volunteers is the nonprofit peak body that is the united voice for 560+ Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades in Western Australia. Our mission is to represent the volunteer Members of Bush Fire Brigades a [...]
Busselton Mail: WA government urged to increase Firefighter numbers
A renewed call has been made for more firefighters in Western Australia. The United Professional Firefighters Union is urgently calling upon the WA Government to increase firefighter numbers as part of its Heroes Support Heroes [...]