The Executive & Members offer our hearty congratulations to Elaine Robinson on her award of the AFSM on the Queen’s Birthday Holiday 2015.
Disaster relief funds may have ended up in pockets of NSW RFS employees, ICAC hears
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in government funding for disaster relief may have ended up in the pockets of New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) employees, a corruption inquiry in Sydney has been told.
VFFA 2015 Vol 7 No 1 (Winter)
The Winter 2015 edition of the VFFA Magazine is now available for viewing and download.
Words of Wisdom on Hazard Reduction
The following letter was sent to the Inspector General for Emergency Management in Victoria by John Mulligan, an 84 year old fourth generation East Gippslander. It was also sent to us.
Public inquiry into allegations concerning NSW RFS catering supply and other matters
The ICAC is investigating allegations concerning alleged corrupt payments related to the supply of catering and other products to the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) between 2009 and 2015.
The Uniform Debacle Continues
It would seem as thought the Commissioner exercised his ability to determine what a volunteer can wear by way of ceasing the supply of the blue shirt and where is the NSW RFS Uniform Protocol Manual that was referred to back in November 2012.
Disconnect between RFS management and volunteers
The suggestion of a disconnect between NSW RFS fire ground management and volunteer members is based upon submissions made by people, including many volunteers.
Putting the Rural back into the Rural Fire Service
There is no better time that “Right Now” to implement State Government changes that can help put the “Rural” back into the “Rural Fire Service”.
Relocation of the Rural Fire Service Head Office was always inevitable and now that the public has been informed of the pending relocation, perhaps it is timely to look at decentralisation.
Moree sparks debate on emergency volunteers
Councillor John Tramby raised the issue at last week’s council meeting, saying rural firefighters were not only volunteering their time to save lives and properties – sometimes they were taking a financial hit to do so.
Congratulations to the NSW Government
The VFFA is very pleased to see that the NSW State Government has created separate Police and Emergency Services portfolios and we would like to congratulate the two Ministers as they embark upon the management of their respective roles.