Rowville Fire Pumper Out of Service, Community at Risk!
Pumper 86 (Rowville), is currently out of commission due to a mechanical fault discovered during routine checks this morning. This is a major concern for the safety of our community. While testing the pump, the PTO failed, causing a loss of water pressure and a disturbing grinding noise. Firefighters attempted to fix the issue but […]
CBD LEFT WITHOUT ESSENTIAL FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCE. NO SPARES AVAILABLE!
Breaking: CBD left without essential Fire Fighting Appliance. No spares available. The CBD is served by some of the oldest Trucks in Victoria’s Fleet. Now one of them is currently out of commission. There is a desperate search for a spare Truck across the State. Meanwhile, the CBD is not receiving the coverage and Truck […]
FRV TRUCK SITUATION IS IN DIRE STRAITS!
Data obtained by the UFU Victorian Branch in early 2024 reveals a dire situation facing firefighters and the community in relation to age and reliability of FRV’s fleet. The UFU can reveal that currently the following Trucks are deemed out of date or approaching the end of their service life in the context of FRV’s […]
Sorry Day
National Sorry Day – a day to acknowledge the hurt, pain and ongoing impact of government policies that saw Aboriginal children removed from their families. We acknowledge the deep trauma and honour the strength and resilience of Aboriginal people in the face of this grievous injustice. This is not just a past issue though, as […]
Community Safety Compromised
#springst The safety of communities across Victoria is being compromised due to a Fire Rescue Fleet that is aged and unreliable. Send your local politician a letter today!https://firecrisis.com.au/send-the-letter/
Victorian firefighters call for funding to maintain aging truck fleet
Frustration rather than relief overcame firefighter Luke Alexander after he put out a grassfire in north-west Victoria earlier this year. The 14-year-old truck his crew operated had broken down and he was forced to book a taxi to get back to the station. “We were stuck on the side of the road twiddling our thumbs,” […]
FIRE TRUCKS NEED REPLACING – Demand the Government Spend Your Fire Levy on New Fire Trucks
THE LABOR GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO REPLACE OUTDATED EQUIPMENT. CLICK BELOW TO SEND THE GOVERNMENT A MESSAGE!
International Firefighters Day!
International Firefighters’ Day: Honouring Bravery and Dedication On May 4, we come together to celebrate International Firefighters’ Day, a day to recognise and thank firefighters worldwide for their unwavering courage, selflessness, and commitment to protecting our communities. This year marks a significant milestone – the 25th anniversary since the proposal of International Firefighters’ Day in […]
UFU MEMBERS COME TOGETHER AS ONE IN SUPPORT OF OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS!
Today, May Day 2024, UFU Corporate and Operational Members stood in solidarity at a Mass Meeting to condemn FRV’s failure to make a genuine offer in good faith to Corporate & Technical staff. FRV Corporate Staff have not received a wage increase in over 4 years!
International Workers Memorial Day
28 April each year is International Workers Memorial Day, the day that we remember and mourn for the dead, and fight for the living. Today, UFU members joined representatives from other unions and Ballarat Trades Hall at the memorial of the Delacombe Trench collapse that killed Jack Brownlee and Charlie Howkins with their family members […]