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Quick Quiz: Tell us about your Brigade: Power
Help us help you by completing this quick quiz about your Brigade and its access to and use of electricity.
WAFarmers / Bushfire Volunteers 2nd regional meeting a great success!
Dave Gossage AFSM presenting at the WAFarmers / Bushfire Volunteers Northam Regional Roadshow 31 July 2020 Just over 30 farmers, politicians and firefighters took time out of their day to attend the second [...]
ABC: Esperance-based water bomber and qualified pilot unable to help in local bushfire emergency
Scott Mackie and his water bomber plane, which are not contracted to fly around Esperance.(ABC Esperance: Emily Smith) Key points: When four people were killed in Esperance's 2015 bushfires a coroner said the [...]
No response on Yanchep, no progress on Norseman incident reviews
Members would recall this article last week (Lack of Incident Review report into 2019 Yanchep fire disappointing) about the fact that there hasn't yet been any kind of consultation with volunteers about an incident review [...]
Bushfire Volunteers / WA Farmers member forum – Northam (Jennacubbine) 31 July 2020
Our wonderful Farmer Engagement Partner, WAFarmers, have collaborated with the Bushfire Volunteers WA team and planned a number of forums in various towns across our amazing state to discuss topics relevant to your farm, brigade [...]
“Engaged, interested and informed” audience at WAFarmers/Bushfire Volunteers meeting in Albany
A group of more than 50 people attended the first joint WA Farmers / Bushfire Volunteers Regional Roadshow in Albany yesterday to listen and be heard regarding issues that affect many of WA's regional areas. [...]
WA Gov’t: Emergency services volunteer fuel card to be automatically issued
Volunteer groups who previously held $1,000 fuel card no longer need to reapply for new card this year DFES to contact groups who have not previously applied for the card Part of nearly $6 million [...]
Government must fund replenishment of water taken from farms for bush fires
The peak body for WA’s 20,000+ Bush Fire Volunteers has formally adopted a policy calling on government to guarantee that water taken from private land for bush fires is replenished at no cost to the [...]
Albany Advertiser Opinion: Walls won’t create trust
The following letter to the editor was published in the Albany Advertiser 23 July 2020 The Member for Warren-Blackwood Terry Redman quite rightly raises concerns about the new addition to the Department of Fire and [...]
Albany Advertiser: WAFarmers and Bushfire Volunteers WA will host free forum in Albany to bring the region’s big issues to the forefront
The WAFarmers Regional Roadshow visits Albany tomorrow and organisers want to hear about the region’s most pressing issues. This year, WAFarmers has partnered with Bushfire Volunteers WA for the free forums. WAFarmers chief executive Trevor [...]
Royal Commission: Extension of reporting date
The terms of reference for the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements have been amended to extend the reporting date from 31 August 2020 to 28 October 2020. This short extension will enable the Royal Commission to complete [...]
Stirling Times: Warwick teenager wins award with poem inspired by Australian bushfires
Congratulations for the win Ellen Vigus and thank you so much for recognising the challenge and very real threat that bushfire poses to so much of our great country. And thank you to our friends [...]
ABC: Bushfire royal commission hears how COVID-19 could impact firefighting this bushfire season
COVID-19 has had a big impact on the movement of people between some states of Australia.(ABC News: Laura Gartry) COVID-19 is impacting preparations for the upcoming bushfire season and could cause problems during [...]
Apply now: Project Officer – Breaking Barriers for women
With support of the Department of Communities, Bushfire Volunteers has today announced its exciting new Breaking Barriers: Issues and opportunities for women project and the very first thing we need to do is recruit a [...]
Breaking Barriers project: Issues and opportunities for women
The team at Bushfire Volunteers is extremely excited to announce a new project that will investigate issues and opportunities for women in the volunteer emergency service. The project, supported by a $10,000 grant from the [...]
Farm Weekly Opinion: Balancing government support and control
AS president of the peak body for Western Australia's Volunteer Bush Fire Service, the past six months have been especially challenging. The images of unstoppable walls of fire that dominated the daily news over the [...]
Lack of Incident Review report into 2019 Yanchep fire disappointing
Many of our stakeholders simply aren't aware of all the work Bushfire Volunteers has always done behind the scenes to make things better for everyone. Frankly, that's mostly our fault for not proactively sharing more [...]
Bushfire Volunteers and WA Farmers regional roadshow – Albany 24 July
Our wonderful Farmer Engagement Partners, WAFarmers, have collaborated with the Bushfire Volunteers WA team and planned a number of Regional Roadshows in various towns across our amazing state to discuss topics relevant to your farm, [...]
Augusta Margaret River Times: Call to end fireys code gag
Call to end fireys code gag Local MP Terry Redman and his National Party colleagues are calling for the Premier to intervene in tough new code of conduct changes they fear will muzzle the State’s [...]
BNHCRC: Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: July 2020
The Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: July 2020 reflects the main bushfire management priorities in each state and territory from July to September. It is particularly relevant to parts of northern Australia that have entered (or are soon [...]