SW Times: DFES vaccination policy could see volunteer fireys sent home when fires escalates to a Level 3 blaze
A new mandatory vaccination policy introduced to protect frontline firefighters [...]
Peak body gives in principle support for DFES Infection Protection Policy but reiterates need for flexibility to meet local challenges
Key Points The peak body for WA’s 20,000+ local government [...]
Minister Whitby: Bedfordale Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Station
The Minister for Emergency Services and Volunteers Hon Reece Whitby [...]
Examiner Newspapers: New era in fire fighting
Association note: As the Examiner Newspaper article below explains, the [...]
Blood, sweat, tears… and laughter!
We've all heard the old adage, many good things require [...]
LGIS: Keeping Bushfire Volunteers safe and well
One of the many things the association has been [...]
Wooroloo fire must have open, independent and inclusive review
Key points Bushfire Volunteer association calls for immediate commitment for [...]
Australian Emergency Law: Employment protection for volunteer firefighters in WA
The valuable legal opinion below is courtesy of Michael Eburn, [...]
Employment protection for emergency volunteers
The association has put together the short summary of employment [...]
COVID-19 information for members
Key points: The association will remain available to assist members [...]
Success: Thermal Imaging Cameras to be equally available to Bush Fire Brigades
The association has worked long and hard for many years [...]
Worksafe issues 5 Improvement Notices for Light Tankers
A member made contact with the association last week in [...]
GWN7: Shire of Capel protest
The association is proud to have been supporting volunteers in [...]
Success: Number of PPE sets to be equally available to Bush Fire Volunteers
The association has worked long and hard for many years [...]
ABC: Capel Shire president Michael Southwell to quit, citing online abuse
The Shire of Capel sits between Bunbury and Busselton [...]
Unpaid Professionals – Phil Penny – Yarloop and Cookernup VBFB
Unpaid Professionals - Phil Penny (Yarloop & Cookernup [...]
Success: Portable fridge/freezers to be removed from “ineligible” ESL list
The association has worked long and hard for many years [...]
Success: Chainsaws to be removed from “ineligible” ESL list
The association has worked long and hard for many years [...]
Bushfire Volunteers launches first of its kind Podcast
First-of-its-kind podcast launched to share the real stories of the [...]
Background: Who are the Unpaid Professionals?
Welcome to the Unpaid Professionals, a fortnightly podcast where [...]
Introduction: What is Bushfire Volunteers?
Bushfire Volunteers is the nonprofit peak body that is [...]
Albany Advertiser: Bushfire notices spike following fire safety boost across City of Albany
A volunteer firefighter mops up an escaped private burn [...]
Bunbury Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade International Volunteer Day celebration
Terri Kowal at Bunbury Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade 2 [...]
Bushfire Volunteers Western Power grant delivers new FLIR thermal camera to Burekup Bush Fire Brigade
Bushfire Volunteers Executive Officer Darren Brown delivering a new [...]
John Jarratt, Fiona Wood and Peter Rowsthorn launch campaign to support Bushfire Volunteers
Locals supporting local, on International Volunteer Day 2020 Big names [...]