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Hundreds already using our new app ahead of official launch
COVID-19 has delayed the "official launch" a little, but during the week we invited members to get a head start and register themselves and their Brigades to use our awesome new [...]
Help us help you: Your recruitment needs this year
While almost everything has to stop to limit the transmission of COVID-19, our incredible members are still on call 24/7 and responding to emergencies (as well as helping police at roadblocks) because, well, they are [...]
Strong support for Bushfire Volunteer Convention and Exhibition
We must admit, we were a little nervous about last week's announcement that we are progressing plans for ConEx 2020 - our first annual regional Convention and Exhibition for Bushfire Volunteers and the Local Government [...]
WA Gov’t: New emergency management powers to combat COVID-19
Emergency Management Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020 passes through both houses of State Parliament New laws significantly strengthen WA's response to the COVID-19 crisis Tougher penalties including $1,000 on-the-spot fines and tougher penalties will soon [...]
Bushfire Volunteers supporting Police at Nanutarra Roadhouse roadblock
We say they are Diverse and Invaluable over and over... and here's more proof! Who could have predicted that part of a Bush Fire Volunteer's "job" would be to assist Police at Regional Roadblocks throughout [...]
Australian Emergency Law: Paying overtime for F&RNSW firefighters whilst on intrastate deployment
Below is another excellent article from Michael Eburn's Australian Emergency Law website. While the legal action summarised in this article was in NSW, it might give some insight into why "Employee benefits" for WA's 1,719 [...]
Association gives in-principle support for COVID-19 assitance
In response to a request from WA Police (via DFES), the association has given in-principle support for volunteers to be asked if they are willing and able to assist with the control of movements between [...]
BIG NEWS!! Bushfire Volunteers announces annual regional Convention and Exhibition
Members and other stakeholders know that the association has worked hard for many years to secure support from government to increase our capacity to provide direct services to the 20,000+ incredible women and men we [...]
Local Business: We have your back
Essential Service Volunteers across Australia know that when the poo really hits the fan, our teams of deeply skilled specialists come together and make a truly awesome team. Whether it is a wall of fire [...]
Does your Brigade have teleconferencing facilities?
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unprecedented action from governments all around the world in an attempt to slow its transmission and moderate the inevitable impact it will have on health services and front [...]
RIOT ACT!: More than 400 deaths, 4,400 hospitalisations linked to bushfire smoke effects
A summer marked by hazardous air quality and bushfire smoke may have cost 31 Canberrans their lives, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. The study did not analyse pre-existing conditions [...]
Cabin fever? Watch Bushfire Wars this Sunday on 7TWO at 8:30pm
One very positive thing about restaurants being closed is that most of us will be home at 8:30pm on Sunday 29 March to watch the excellent documentary Bushfire Wars produced by our friends at Sea [...]
Statement by Member for Roe, Mr Peter Rundle MLA: Stirling Range National Park Bushfires
The Statement below was read into Parliament today by the Member for Roe, Mr Peter Rundle MLA. BUSHFIRES — STIRLING RANGE NATIONAL PARK On Boxing Day last year, a fire was sparked by lightening in [...]
Augusta Margaret River Times: Bushfire brigade row fails to halt DFES talks
Internal conflict around the proposed transfer of two local fire brigades to State Government control looks unlikely to derail the process. At last week’s Shire of Augusta-Margaret River council meeting in Augusta, president Ian Earl [...]
Statement regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
One of the defining strengths of Western Australia's Volunteer Bush Fire Service is its unique "bottom up" culture and the association is extremely confident that will make a very positive difference to the resilience of [...]
Mirage News: Emergency chiefs take national bushfire and climate change summit online due to COVID-19
Emergency chiefs take national bushfire and climate change summit online due to COVID-19 AS THE COVID-19 pandemic worsens, Emergency Leaders for Climate Action (ELCA) has decided to postpone its planned National Bushfire Emergency Summit event [...]
QWN: Hon Rick Mazza MLC to Hon Stephen Dawson MLC
Below is a Question Without Notice asked by the Hon Rick Mazza MLC and answered in Parliament today by the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC as the Minister representing the Emergency Services Minister, Hon Fran Logan [...]
ABC: The effect of COVID-19 on Australia’s bushfire recovery efforts
Australians in bushfire-ravaged parts of the country are still reeling from the summer blazes and the devastation they brought to their communities, their homes and their businesses. But as they continue to regroup and start [...]
The West Real Estate: Bushfire ready
Bushfires are an unfortunate reality of Australian life and for many homeowners, especially those in bushfire prone areas, the potential damage or complete loss of their home due to bushfires is something which weighs heavily [...]
The Strategist: What has Australia learned from the coronavirus and bushfire crises?
Australian governments at all levels have learned a lot between the onset of the bushfire season and the first stages of the novel coronavirus pandemic. There’s a clear understanding that national crises require coherent national [...]