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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. ...
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 ...
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, ...
Victoria’s Truck Crisis: Public at Risk While FRV Leadership Fails
Yesterday, we all watched in disbelief as a van tore through Melbourne’s streets, driving erratically and endangering innocent lives. Had that van caused a serious crash — with people trapped ...
Metro Tunnel Rescue Risk
With the Metro Tunnel opening soon, FRV’s Executive Team has failed to forward plan — allowing critical rescue equipment to go out of date. This gear is essential for underground ...
Firefighters won’t be able to access parts of the $15 billion Metro Tunnel. Needed Equipment Not Ordered Despite Warnings from the UFU 12 Months Ago!
Firefighters say they won’t be able to access parts of the $15 billion Metro Tunnel if there are emergencies due to outdated underground breathing equipment. The state’s firefighting union says ...
FRV Undermining Protected Industrial Action
Fire Rescue Victoria says it “supports” Protected Industrial Action by UFU members. But actions speak louder than emails. Across the state, Corporate, Tech and Admin members are proudly exercising their ...
July 6 – July 13 NAIDOC Week
A time to celebrate and recognize the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 2025 theme is The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy. NAIDOC ...
Stop The Tax. See you in Werribee on 13th July
The good name of Emergency Workers should not be used by Jacinta Allan to introduce a $5billion Tax on Every Victorian. Premier Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes must scrap this ...
SILENT. UNITED. STRONGER.
Yesterday, UFU Corporate, Tech and Admin (CTA) members once again took powerful silent action—this time with even greater numbers and with the media watching on. At the second silent protest, ...
CONGRATULATIONS RC26!
Today we proudly welcome Recruit Course 26 into the ranks of Fire Rescue Victoria. On behalf of the United Firefighters Union Victoria Branch, we extend our warmest congratulations to each ...
Another IT outage coming!
With IT spending more time out of action than working, at this point in time a tin can on string is more reliable for responding Firefighters to emergencies than FRVs ...