They can keep flooding inboxes with their carefully worded emails, but let’s be honest — the FRV workforce unsubscribed from the FRV Executive Team a long time ago
After a 90.85% vote of NO CONFIDENCE, a damning People Matter Survey, and an fire truck crisis that is crumbling, there’s only one email they’re still willing to read — and it better have “Resignation” in the subject line.
Leaked documents show FRV’s top brass have known for a long time that Victoria’s fire truck fleet is in crisis
Leaked documents show FRV’s top brass have known for a long time that Victoria’s fire truck fleet is in crisis — with 132 trucks set to go beyond their 15-year replacement age, critical aerial shortages already hitting, and less than half of required replacements planned. FRV Commissioner Gavin Freeman has repeatedly downplayed the risk — […]
Victoria’s firefighting fleet is on the brink of crisis!
Leaked documents reveal that a staggering 144 fire trucks are in desperate need of replacement! Yet, Commissioner Gavin Freeman has been silent on this pressing issue. As firefighters and the community, we can’t afford to wait any longer. This lack of action has left us all with NO confidence in our safety. It’s time to […]
Incredible effort by the UFU members at FS53 Sunbury
A powerful reminder of the strength in our communities and the joy that simple acts of kindness can bring. All our support to Emmett and his family—true resilience in action. “Emmett and his mum Julie are the definition of resilience, proving it by catching a train and two buses from the Children’s Hospital just to […]
FRV IN CRISIS: HOW MUCH MORE EVIDENCE DOES MINISTER VICKI WARD NEED?
Only 21% of FRV employees responded to the People Matter Survey — a damning sign of a workforce that’s disengaged and disillusioned. Even among those who did respond, the message is clear: The FRV Executive has lost the trust of its people. This follows a 90.85% Vote of No Confidence in Commissioner Gavin Freeman and […]
UFU Members – Excellence in Emergency Medical Response
This morning, firefighters at Fire Station 70 Warrnambool responded to an Emergency Medical Response (EMR) call alongside Ambulance Victoria. After stabilising the patient, it became clear that the stairwell and elevator couldn’t safely accommodate the stretcher. So once again, UFU members stepped up, this time calling in the Pumper Platform to safely extricate the patient […]
Kat Dunnell spoke with Tony McManus about his participation in FireOps 101
Kat Dunnell spoke with Tony McManus about his participation in FireOps 101. His officer for the day John Topic gets a shout out as well. To listen to the interview CLICK HERE
Lives Lost Reaches Record High! Firefighters are forced to choose between putting their lives at risk or depriving their community of a lifesaving service!
With the lives lost on the roads hitting a record high, firefighters are forced to choose between putting their lives at risk or depriving their community of a lifesaving service. Melton firefighters were recently asked to utilise an unsafe spare rescue truck after their usual rescue truck nearly went up in flames due to an […]
UFU Members Help FBU in the War Against PFAS in the UK – Read the Story – Watch the Video
UFU Victorian Branch’s Mick Tisbury and Branch President David Hamilton recently travelled to the UK to share their world-leading research on PFAS — the harmful chemicals once found in firefighting foams — and the importance of presumptive legislation for firefighter cancers. These are tough conversations, but absolutely vital ones. Their work is helping fire services […]
FRV: Respecting Action… by Removing It?
FRV says it “fully respects” employees’ right to take protected industrial action — but actions speak louder than words. Last week we reported FRV were looking to remove lawful Corporate, Tech & Admin (CTA) union member signs. Yesterday they did it — sending Melbourne contractors to regional Victoria, backed by two Deputy Commissioners, just to […]