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Unpaid Professionals – Ed Bland – Bridgetown Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
This week, we share an interview with Ed Bland, a member of Bridgetown Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, Fire Control Officer (FCO), and fire intelligence officer for the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes. Ed is also the [...]
WA Gov’t: Baldivis volunteer firefighters benefit from new fire truck
Hon Reece Whitby MLA, Minister for Emergency Services; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Volunteering New 3.4 Urban Tanker will replace ageing firefighting vehicle Vehicle design incorporates feedback from volunteer and career firefighters Baldivis [...]
Examiner Newspapers: New era in fire fighting
Association note: As the Examiner Newspaper article below explains, the new Bedfordale Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade was only possible because of an enormous amount of fundraising and advocacy work on behalf of the Brigade's amazing [...]
Letter to FES Commissioner Darren Klemm re Light Tanker safety issues
The letter below was sent to FES Commissioner Darren Klemm today Dear Darren, In order to ensure the safety of our members and try to help your Department manage risks, the association has long sought [...]
Triple M Karratha interview with Dave Gossage re launch of Baker Hughes Innovation Development Program
Our State President Dave Gossage AFSM was interviewed by Triple M Karratha's Pablo for Breakfast about the launch of our exciting national Baker Hughes Innovation Development Program. Click the media player below to hear the [...]
6PR: How an idea to help volunteer firefighters could win you $10,000
Australia’s peak body for bushfire volunteers is looking for innovative solutions to help frontline firefighters keep our community safe. Bushfire Volunteers president Dave Gossage told Millsy $10,000 is on the line for the best invention. [...]
Bunbury Mail: Gelorup Bushfire Brigade acknowledges hard work of volunteers
GELORUP firefighters have been recognised for their outstanding service as part of National Volunteer Week 2021. The presentation night held by the Gelorup Volunteer Bushfire Brigade marked an opportunity to acknowledge volunteers for their efforts [...]
WA Gov’t: New $11 million fire station in Cockburn fully operational
Hon Reece Whitby MLA, Minister for Emergency Services; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Volunteering Cockburn Career Fire and Rescue Service firefighters move into their new state-of-the-art home Future-proofed station designed to meet the [...]
The Countryman: Long wait for fire victims
Pages 6 and 7 of The Countryman this week 20-05-2021 Nearly four months after WA’s catastrophic Wooroloo bushfire, only a handful of the 86 burnt-out homes have been completely demolished and cleared. Tents [...]
Triple M Avon Valley interview with Dave Gossage re launch of Baker Hughes Innovation Development Program
Our State President Dave Gossage AFSM was interviewed this morning by Triple M Avon Valley's Terry for Breakfast about the launch of our exciting national Baker Hughes Innovation Development Program. Click the media player below [...]
ABC Southwest interview with Dave Gossage regarding Baker Hughes IDP and Royal Commission
Our State President Dave Gossage AFSM was interviewed this morning by ABC Southwest Mornings presenter Dominique Bayens about the launch of our exciting Baker Hughes Innovation Development Program and a quick chat about the Federal [...]
WA Gov’t: Western Australia celebrates National Volunteer Week
Please find below a media statement published today by Hon Reece Whitby, Minister for Emergency Services; Volunteering The contribution made by volunteers recognised during National Volunteer Week, May 17-23 Volunteering is worth $39 billion to Western [...]
ABC Victoria (Ballarat) interview with Dave Gossage re launch of Baker Hughes Innovation Development Program
Our State President Dave Gossage AFSM was interviewed this morning by ABC Ballarat Saturday Breakfast presenter Matt Tribe about the launch of our exciting Baker Hughes Innovation Development Program. Click the media player below to hear [...]
Bushfire Volunteers and Baker Hughes Launch joint national program to drive innovation in bushfire management
LOCATION: Perth Western Australia, May 14, 2021 - Bushfire Volunteers Western Australia (WA) and Baker Hughes, a global energy technology company, announced the launch of the Bushfire Volunteers-Baker Hughes Innovation Development Program, to encourage and [...]
The Mandarin: We need to get better at learning how to learn from bushfires
Below is an interesting article recently published by our friends at The Mandarin. For the record, the Association agrees and has advocated for a Federal Government Agency to conduct standardised post incident reviews of all [...]
International Firefighters’ Day Memorial Service 2021
Minister Reece Whitby MLA, Bushfire Volunteers' Lorraine Webster, Member Rhys McDonald and John Mangini, and FES Commissioner Darren Klemm at the International Firefighters Day 2021 Memorial Service in Kings Park, Perth Yesterday, Bushfire [...]
6PR’s Oliver Peterson interviews President Dave Gossage AFSM re Mitigation
Bushfire Volunteers' President Dave Gossage AFSM was interviewed by radio 6PR's Oliver Peterson today regarding the unusually high smoke levels over the last couple of days and the value of bush fire mitigation, including prescribed/planned [...]
Unpaid Professionals – Jenelle Parkinson – Myalup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
This week, we share an interview with Jenelle Parkinson, a member of Myalup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade. Jenelle shares some of her personal story about how, as a single mother of young children, her [...]
2021 State Election Candidate Survey
In the past 10 years, the annual expenditure of the State Government Department responsible for Fire and Emergency Services (FESA/DFES) almost doubled, ballooning to nearly half a billion dollars this year. At the same time, [...]
Dept of Premier and Cabinet: re Wooroloo fire inquiry
On the back of feedback from various volunteers who attended the devastating Wooroloo fire, the association published this statement calling on the government to commit to an open, independent and inclusive review of its management. [...]
Nominations for DFES training facility project team
The association has been given a short amount of time to nominate volunteers who would like to be part of DFES project teams regarding the development of a new training facility that will apparently provide [...]