Some recent feedback suggested that the VFFA should take a look at our Personal Protective Clothing (PPC) to see if it is suitable for our female firefighters. Initial discussions with some of the ladies in my patch (The Monaro Team)
Battery Powered Brigades
By Laurie Edebohls, Secretary Nerrigundah RFB. Cartoon by Roger Harvey. Small volunteer organisations such as fire brigades have many things in common with batteries. They have a positive element, a negative element and electrolyte in the middle – The doers, the
Parks won’t give an inch
The VFFA is campaigning to help the Potato Point Community restore the fire break they need. The first of a new series of adverts has been published in The Land newspaper on Thursday 4th December 2014. The text reads as
Strike Teams – Balancing Risk and What We Do
This content appeared in an article that was sent to us from one of our friends in the CFA. We are not sure who the original author is, but we wanted to share it with other volunteer firefighters because it
VFFA 2014 Vol 6 No 2 (Summer)
The Summer 2014 edition of the VFFA Magazine is now available for viewing and download.
The battle to make Potato Point safe from bushfires
By Tim Barlass, November 30, 2014. It is a remote clifftop enclave boasting seclusion and enviable views. There is only one blot on the landscape for the 150 or so residents of Potato Point, in Eurobodalla Shire on the south coast –
A Volunteers Comment
This post originated as a comment from one of our readers. In January of 2013 I was sent to Tasmania as an investigator for the fire in the Dunelli area. The area was highly asbestos contaminated and the workers both
Member Asks – Why not use Neighbouring Brigades?
In relation to the following, Section 44 fire at Warrimoo in the Blue Mountains on the 14th November 2014: Information from the “Fires Near Me” RFS website. Greens Rd, Warrimoo ALERT LEVEL: Advice LOCATION: Greens Rd, Warrimoo, NSW 2774 COUNCIL AREA: Blue
Firefighting and WHS in New South Wales
This content was added by Michael Eburn on his Australian Emergency Law Blog on November 15, 2014 at 6:25 pm. The question was originally posted as a comment on the post ‘Firefighting and WHS in South Australia’ (14 November 2014).
We Want Our Blue Shirts Back
The RFS Commissioner doesn’t care and Minister, Stuart Ayres isn’t interested. The Volunteers have spoken loudly about the removal of access to purchasing the Blue Shirts that they have worn for years. Earlier this year the RFS stopped another group from selling