Opinion piece by John O’Donnell It is the author’s belief that many of the forested fire grounds across south eastern Australia are way too dangerous to fight bushfires and for firefighter safety. To be frank, we as a society have
Review of eucalypt decline and dieback in relation to lack of low intensity fire management across Australia.
By John O’Donnell – June 2023
It is the author’s belief that Australia is not adequately prepared for upcoming bushfires. To be frank we as a society have learnt very little following the disastrous bushfires in 2019/20, especially in regards to bushfire mitigation, and communities, firefighters and the ecosystems are highly exposed over the coming El Nino periods. Disaster and insurance costs are going up every year and will continue to go up with current adapted approaches.
Being bushfire prepared is not just a win for your farm, but your neighbors and the community too! Bushfire is a major threat to rural livestock production and over the coming years in Australia, fire intensity, frequency and size are
The games are open to ALL firefighters and fire support staff both currently active and those who have done the hard yards and are now retired along with their spouses and their children over 18, there will be over 40 sports to choose from during the games from the Toughest Firefighter Alive through to Horseshoes so there is something for everyone. The event is a fantastic place to meet firefighters from all over the world and discuss different aspects of firefighting from other countries while at the same time making new friendships that can last a lifetime.
Phil Cheney CSIRO Wildfire Scientist (Retired) drawing on his career of wildfire research to explain the fundamentals of Bushfire Weather and Fire Growth in Australia.
NEMA two-day National Preparedness Summit in Canberra from 25 to 26 September 2023 The NSW Volunteer Fire Fighters Association (VFFA) understands that NEMA will be convening a two-day National Preparedness Summit in Canberra from 25 to 26 September 2023. This
By Contributor, ARR.News4 August 2023BushfireContributory factors that influenced fuels, forest fire resilience, bushfire attack, safety, impact, cost, bushfire extent and intensity of the 2019/ 2020 major bushfires across south eastern Australia John O’Donnell, Opinion Across Australia the 2019/ 20 bushfires
The 2023 AGM and Ordinary Meeting will be held at the beautiful Narooma Golf Club on Saturday, 5th August 2023 at 10 am. Members and Associate Members are invited to attend. Agenda documentation is available for download.
The pdf distribution of the January 2023 VFFA magazine was delayed because of changes to our website design and hosting. The VFFA website may look similar, but the back end has undergone significant upgrades, and work continues.
The printed edition was distributed closer to the publication date, and the pdf was shared as much as possible (without our web-based distribution system).