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WAFES Conference rescheduled until 2021 – ConEx still on! GalleryWAFES Conference rescheduled until 2021 – ConEx still on!
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WAFES Conference rescheduled until 2021 – ConEx still on!
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has announced that the 2020 WAFES Volunteer Conference won't go ahead this year because of the challenges and uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Undoubtedly like [...]
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Last 3 days – Western Power Bushfire Volunteer Grants close Monday GalleryLast 3 days – Western Power Bushfire Volunteer Grants close Monday
Funding opportunities, Local Government, Supportive Businesses, Western Power Grants, Zone 2 – Midwest / Gascoyne, Zone 3 – Goldfields / Midlands, Zone 4 – Metro South, Zone 5 – South West, Zone 6 – Lower South West, Zone 7 – Upper Great Southern, Zone 8 – Lower Great Southern, Zone 9 – Metro North
Last 3 days – Western Power Bushfire Volunteer Grants close Monday
Time is running out for Local Government Bush Fire Brigades to submit applications for the 2020 Western Power Bushfire Volunteers Grants Program. We've already had applications from more than 50 Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades from [...]
Supporting our supporters: DFES Chaplain Dennis Sudla
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) Chaplain Dennis Sudla and Bushfire Volunteers' Engagement Manager Alex Espey discussing collaboration opportunities in June 2020 The Bushfire Volunteers team reached out to DFES Chaplain Dennis [...]
DFES confirms “wage increases will be backdated”
The Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) negotiated by the United Firefighter's Union of Australia, West Australian Branch just after the current Government was elected in 2017 officially expires today, 9 June 2020. Among other things, the [...]
Dwellingup Cadet team share insights and experiences with association
Cadet ninjas Colleen and Brad Warr, Police Officer Dave Harnett and some of the amazing team of cadets at the Dwellingup Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, June 2020 Bushfire Volunteers representatives visited the Dwellingup Volunteer [...]
Wanneroo Bushfire Volunteer recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
The association congratulates Chris (Ian) Hammond, ‘Hammo,’ of the Wanneroo Central Bush Fire Brigade, for his incredible commitment to the community of Wanneroo and is very pleased that he has been awarded the Medal of [...]
NV News: Lower Chittering VBFB embraces new Emergency Services Volunteers app
Lower Chittering Volunteer Bushfire Brigade members Graham Furlong (captain), Ash Silverton, Grahame Beevors, Mick Harry, Leanne Bauerle, Peter Thompson and Nick Beach. Photo NV News The Essential Services Volunteers mobile app is a [...]
ABC: Queensland Government use of QFES funding to cover COVID-19 expenses questioned
Key points: Concerns include that up to $20 million of money intended for use in fighting fires is being used to fund "accommodation for the travelling public" Rural firefighters say the money should not be [...]
Countryman: DFES taps into tradition
The association is a strong supporter of diversity - not only in the people we back, but also the tax-payer funded cultures and methodologies we engage to find solutions to WA's diverse emergency service requirements. [...]
Can you help? Experienced volunteers wanted to help design new competition events
Members and other valued stakeholders know just how much effort a handful of volunteers have put into trying to deliver annual championships for our amazing Bush Fire Volunteers across WA. Last year we partnered with [...]
Get your App on!
COVID-19 certainly dented our plans to launch our new Essential Service Volunteers App with the profile it deserves, but nevertheless, we did our "soft launch" and the couple of hundred Bushfire Volunteers who jumped on [...]
DFES submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into Microgrids in WA
The following was submitted by DFES Commissioner Darren Klemm to an inquiry undertaken by the Economics and Industry Standing Committee of Parliament into Microgrids and Associated Technologies in WA. The final report may be accessed [...]
Stirling Times: Indian Ocean Hotel collaboration with Toastface Grillah keeps on cooking
Indian Ocean Hotel general manager Mathieu Bourget. Credit: David Baylis/Community News A SCARBOROUGH hotel has reopened for dine-in, continuing its collaboration with other local businesses during the pandemic. Western Australia has entered Phase [...]
Farm Weekly: Making your planned burns smarter
DFES Rural Fire Division director Murray Carter. WITH nearly 75 per cent of all escaped burns in Western Australia starting on private properties, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has launched [...]
Southern Gazette: Perth smoke haze warning: Plans for asthma early alert system stall
Smoky scenes over the Matagarup Bridge. Sandra Jackson Credit: Sandra Jackson/The West Australian PLANS to develop an early warning system to alert asthmatics of potentially deadly conditions from prescribed burns have stalled despite [...]
The Advertiser: Bushfire Royal Commission hears hundreds of species driven closer to extinction
The Black Summer bushfires were an “ecological disaster” that has pushed Australia’s threatened species to the brink of extinction. On Wednesday, The Royal Commission into the bushfires examined the impact of the fires on Australia’s [...]
ABC: Bushfire royal commission hears that Black Summer smoke killed nearly 450 people
Smoke from the Black Summer bushfires killed nearly 450 people and affected 80 per cent of the population, health experts have told a royal commission hearing. The commission, which is looking into Australia's preparedness for [...]
BNHCRC: Creating psychologically safe teams and managing cognitive bias in strategic decision making
ABOUT THIS PROJECT This research began in 2017 and forms part of the Improving decision making in complex multi-team environments project, conducted by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. This component of the project investigated [...]
Zak Kirkup MLA: National Volunteer Week
The following statement was read into the Parliament by the Member for Dawesville, Zak Kirkup MLA today. Thank you Mr Kirkup for taking the time to acknowledge the extraordinary work of so many extraordinary people [...]
Ian Blayney MLA: National Volunteer Week
The following statement was read into the Parliament by the Member for Geraldton, Ian Blayney MLA today. Thank you Mr Blayney for taking the time to acknowledge the extraordinary work of so many extraordinary people [...]