The NSW Government has commissioned an independent expert inquiry into the 2019-20 bushfire season to provide input to NSW ahead of the next bushfire season.
Make a submission to the bushfire inquiry
FLIR K1 Situational Awareness Camera Giveaway
The VFFA has 25 FLIR K1 Situational Awareness Cameras to give away, thanks to FLIR Systems for this generous donation.
If you would like to get one of these FLIR K1 Situational Awareness Cameras for your Brigade, send an email to…
RFS Coronavirus Updates
The VFFA supports the NSW RFS direction that RFS Volunteers should bookmark and monitor the web site, https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/coronavirus for the latest updates.
The Bushfire Survival Chain
Early detection and suppression have greatly improved the survivability of people and property in an urban firefighting context, so why shouldn’t we adopt the same principles to look after the bush?
Early intervention improves other emergency response scenarios such as a first aid response to cardiac arrest.
Perhaps we should follow a bushfire survival chain.
Court links toxic foam to cancer in legal blow to government
Government exposed to legal payouts after landmark finding that there is “good evidence” that toxic firefighting chemicals could cause some cancers.
RED Friday Organization is stepping up to help
You have seen our firefighters battling the bushfires on the news. Now, some of our these brave men and women have another battle to fight against PTSD and other forms of Operational Stress Injury.
Through funding campaigns, the RED Friday Organization is stepping up to help safeguard the mental health of our Firefighters.
This video may help to shed some light on the current situation.
National Bushfire Recovery Agency
The Australian Government has put measures in place so that families and individuals affected by bushfires can access resources quickly to ease the stress during the recovery phase.