Fire Rescue Victoria/UFU Members answer the call to assist in the fight against the Grampians fire.
On Friday, December 20th, 5 Pumper Tankers and their crew of firefighters from Fire Rescue Victoria answered the call to assist in the fight against the Grampians fire. It’s common to think that FRV only tackles house fires, but our UFU members are highly trained to combat wildfires across the entire state. They are ready […]
FRV FATCATS Get Xmas Cheers – Leaving Long Suffering Unrewarded Workers Way Behind
How many times have we heard from Commissioner Freeman that FRV is constrained by Government Wages Policy??? Well apparently that policy doesn’t apply to him! Whilst corporate staff, the backbone of the fire service, have had no pay increase for 4 years Firefighter strike teams have been deployed to protect the community – no pay […]
Ballarat & Lucas Members Always There for Our Community
A big thank you to our Ballarat and Lucas members for their wonderful work in collecting Toys for kids for the Ballarat Foundation. Well done all!
New Truck arrives in Shepparton
Following a campaign by local Firefighters and the Community raising concerns that a new Fire Truck originally planned for Shepparton was being redirected to Melbourne, we can report that a New Truck has arrived in Shepparton. In November UFU State Secretary, Peter Marshall, sent correspondence to Fire Rescue Victoria confirming that the UFU agrees that […]
Wayne Sheridan Receives UFU Thanks
Long Time Loyal Comrade Danny Ward Reports – Tony Branchflower, Joff and he visited a very sick member. Station Officer Wayne Sheridan also a loyal member and old D central shift mate who hasn’t long in our world. I’d heard he’d love to receive his UFU recognition artifacts, so we arranged that. Sadly He has terminal […]
TwentyMan Foundation Christmas Cave
Twentyman Foundation Reports – Our Christmas Cave was buzzing with holiday cheer today as we brought joy to over 180 families. The gratitude from parents was overwhelming, with many moved to tears, sharing how, without this support, their children would have faced a Christmas without gifts. Moments like these remind us why we do what we […]
UFU Members spreading Good Cheer every night at the Myer Windows!
UFU Members spreading Good Cheer every night at the Myer Windows, bringing huge smiles to kids of all ages!
FRV Firefighters Again without access to critical systems after IT network crash!
Fire Rescue Victoria’s IT network is experiencing a major outage, leaving firefighters without access to vital systems. This includes Turnout information for fire calls, mapping to locate fire trucks at incidents, and other critical systems. This outage comes after a cyber attack in 2022 that caused significant disruption to FRV’s operations, which they still haven’t […]
Thank You Richmond Station Firies
Congratulations to the incredible team at Richmond Station Fire Rescue Victoria – UFU Members for their wonderful work in transforming 20 bikes for brainwave bikes. This selfless service by these professional firefighters is a wonderful way of giving and spreading Christmas Cheer. As a not-for-profit, all proceeds go towards donating bicycles to families in need as […]
Members Hard at Work Readying to Distribute our Members Gifts to the Twentyman Drive
A big thank you to our members and supporters who put in the hard yards to prepare the gifts for distribution to the TwentyMan foundation. We cannot express enough our deep gratitude to everyone who gave their time, gifts and energy to this wonderful cause.