The VFFA has been pushing for our volunteers to be appropriately compensated with legitimate expenses so that they are not out of pocket. These expenses might include a loss of income for many volunteers.
This type of assistance is designed to assist our volunteers and is not intended to become a payment scheme.
The VFFA President was interviewed by The Project on this matter.
The Problem / Background Over the past 14 years, many parts of NSW have experienced a significant increase in major bushfire situations resulting in the declaration of numerous section 44 bushfire emergencies. The most notable fire seasons were 1994, 1997,…
The Volunteer Fire Fighters Association (VFFA) is being flooded with offers of support and assistance. The VFFA has received many inquiries from people who are wanting to: 1. donate money, 2. donate food and water, and 3. provide logistical support…
“You get a lot of volunteers… who say they don’t feel remuneration is appropriate because it would damage the volunteer ethos. But there are many others who say ‘I can only do this for so long’.” “We need to really…
VFFA Volunteers or Brigades are invited to send in their stories, articles or photos to our Media Officer in readiness for our Summer 2014 edition (Winter 2014 edition shown below). Contact details are published on our "Contact Us" page.
