WA Gov’t: Nominations now open for WA’s 2020 Multicultural Awards
The simple fact is Western Australian Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades do a s#$% load more than protect people and property from the immediate dangers of fire. We know - and it's about time the rest [...]
Ambitious plan for world-leading Bushfire Volunteers Heritage and Education Centre
Bushfire Volunteers has today published a Market Sounding for Expressions of Interest from Local Governments, Corporations and Philanthropists for support to create our ambitious Bushfire Volunteers Heritage and Education Centre (BVHEC). The document invites contact [...]
WA Gov’t: ‘Get Behind the Frontline’ to help our emergency services
The Association is disappointed that it was yet again not invited to attend the launch of a campaign that we donated almost 100 hours to help DFES develop. From the news reports on TV, it [...]
WA Gov’t: Employers celebrated for their support of WA’s emergency services
Volunteer Employer Recognition Awards 2019 celebrates employers of emergency services volunteers from across the State Awards recognise employers paying staff for volunteer training, and donations of materials, skills and funds Almost 80 businesses, organisations and [...]
Kalgoorlie Miner: Esperance fighting for off-road fire vehicles
Fires near Esperance in 2015. Credit: WA News, Mogens Johansen, The West Australian The Shire of Esperance will lobby for firefighting vehicles with all-terrain capability amid fears the current fleet is putting lives [...]
Wanneroo Times: Bushfire crews preparing for dry conditions this bushfire season
Wanneroo chief bush fire control officer Paul Postma (centre) with Quinns Rocks Bush Fire Brigade and Wanneroo Fire Support Brigade volunteers Bill Knijf, of Beldon, Ray York, of Sinagra, Tara Andrews, of Butler, Terri [...]
Bunbury VFRS share important knowledge with Bush Fire Cadets
We all know it: the specialist skills of the Volunteer Bush Fire Service, Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service and State Emergency Service serve the Western Australian community extremely well. Each individual volunteer stream have deep [...]
ABC: ‘Disastrous’ funding process blamed for 10-year wait on specialised SES equipment
Key points: WA's SES Volunteer Association says it has waited 10 years for better climate gear for specialist operations in WA's south SES groups say they have regular call-outs to places like Bluff Knoll where [...]
Farm Weekly: State pumps $35m into bushfire funding
THE State government has committed $35 million towards bush fire mitigation on Crown land in an effort to reduce the possibility of a severe fire this season. Emergency Services Minister Francis Logan said with summer [...]
ABC Esperance radio interview with Blake Halford, Gibson VBFB
ABC Esperance journalist Emily Smith interviewed Gibson Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Captain Blake Halford this morning about the motion the local BFAC moved to call on the Local Government to lobby for fit-for-purpose vehicles for [...]