Weekend Australian: Bushfires: fireys say donations no excuse for government to cut funding
Rural Fire Service Shoalhaven district manager Mark Williams in the supply room at Nowra on the NSW south coast. Picture: Nikki Short The union representing NSW volunteer firefighters says it remains concerned government [...]
Kalgoorlie Miner: Pollies scrap over inferno
Bushfires near the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway near Norseman. Photo: Kalgoorlie Miner The alleged politicisation of the Goldfields bushfires in January sparked an intense firefight during the first week back of WA Parliament for 2020. [...]
ABC Sum of All Parts: Fact checking the fire season
During the recent Australian bushfires, numbers gave us a sense of the unprecedented scale of the disaster; 12.6 million hectares burnt, 431 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted, one billion animals killed. But where do [...]
CAVFA: Fire Presidents call for recognition of volunteer firefighters
FIRE PRESIDENTS CALL FOR RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS On Wednesday 12 February, the Executive of the Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) met in Melbourne to discuss the recent and ongoing horrific bushfire season [...]
Australia Zoo offers free entry to firefighters
FREE Zoo entry for All Firefighters 15 - 21 February To thank the firefighters for all they do, all firefighters and a guest of their choice, can enter Australia Zoo for FREE during the week [...]
Wollondilly Tiser: TV company scouting bushfire heroes for an all-expenses paid luxury adventure
Macarthur residents are encouraged to nominate their bushfire hero for a starring role in an episode of Australian television show Adventure All Stars. This could be anyone from those in the emergency services, to the volunteers [...]
Augusta Margaret River Times: Fire vollies bid angers Shire boss
Note: The association holds the considered view that there is enormous value in the local ownership, wisdom and management that comes with Western Australia's unique Emergency Services model. While there has certainly been a serious [...]
BNHCRC: Science Roundtable meets on bushfires
The Big Jack Mountain fire in NSW, February 2020. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service. Australian bushfire researchers are working together to attack the causes and consequences arising from the recent extraordinary run of [...]
Bushfire Volunteers Historical Group secures small grant to restore Upper Ferguson tanker
We really do have an amazing group of volunteers - and not just holding hoses when the devil's tongue is licking. A huge shout out to the impressive Bushfire Volunteers Historical Group for all they [...]
A long way from home: Jandakot Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade helping the Hyden community
Jandakot Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade responding to fires near Hyden Western Australia February 2020 Photo: D.Patterson/Facebook/Jandakot VBFB We say it again and again, the women and men of WA's volunteer Bush Fire Service [...]