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THE DAY MELBOURNE RAN OUT OF FIRE TRUCKS

Labor Forced to Fix Ghost Fire Station – Sky News

United Firefighter Union Delegate Simon Thomas finally gets a response from Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan after local firefighters were at their wits’ end, unable to speak to anyone about the ...

Vicki Ward, Jaclyn Symes, Jacinta Allan Watches the Population Grow & Emergency Service Needs for the Community Increase – Their MO – Double the Tax & Do Nothing

Firefighters silent protest against the government doubling the Emergency Services Tax and overseeing the drastic decline in the services, the capability to support the community all serving to increase the ...

Premier Allan & Jaclyn Symes – We’re here to talk to about your Hypocrisy & our EBA!

Jacinta Allan and Jaclyn Symes MP – how is it that together you’ve collected more than $500,000 of taxpayers’ money towards your own investment properties in Melbourne, while firefighters haven’t ...

One Voice in Bendigo – Firefighters, Farmers and Communities Standing Together

On Sunday in Bendigo, UFU members, CFA volunteers, farmers and the Across Victoria Alliance came together as one. Firefighters and community members stood shoulder to shoulder, speaking with a single, ...

On Thursday, we had the pleasure of spending time with the Foundation students at St Monica’s as part of the Fire Education Program.

Firefighters Mike, Zac and Sam from Footscray Fire station visited the school to give the kids a hands‑on look at what we do and how we keep the community safe. ...

A Fire Service Under Pressure

Firefighters have been raising growing concerns about fire truck availability across Victoria, pointing to ageing appliances, under‑investment and the pressure this places on communities. There is a growing sense that ...

FIREFIGHTERS TO DESCEND ON BENDIGO TO FIGHT FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE WRONGFUL TAX

Thousands of volunteer fire fighters and farmers are expected to descend on Bendigo this weekend to fight the Emergency Services Volunteers Levy. They want the tax scrapped, hosting the protest ...

Statement Attributable to Peter Marshall United Firefighters Union

Members Sharing an Important Truth with The People of Albert Park!

We are out speaking directly with the community and letting people know what’s happening. If you’re paying more through the Fire Services Levy, you deserve to know where that money ...

Australia celebrates Thank a First Responder Day

Australia celebrates Thank a First Responder Day today, Wednesday, 10 June 2026. This national day of appreciation honors over 300,000 paid and volunteer emergency workers—including police, fire, ambulance, and SES ...

Members Bringing Understanding to the Community of Bayswater on the Perilous State of the Fire Service

Firefighters have been out in Bayswater talking to local residents about a simple question: where is their money going? Victorians are paying almost double the Fire Services Levy, yet firefighters ...