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Westgate Tunnel Not Safe Unless Proper Testing is Completed
Why is Jacinta Allan putting the lives of Firefighters and the Community at risk? Allan Government slashes, Victoria burns. Victoria’s emergency services are unprepared for critical incidents in Melbourne’s soon-to-be-opened ...
UFU Members Out and About
Amanda, one of our UFU members sent in this photo of them and their child at a local Kinder fete, where Fire Station 13 Northcote crew had their fire truck ...
The Premier’s Great Switch-A-Roo – when the heat’s on, Allan’s gone.
Instead of facing Victoria’s firefighters, Premier Jacinta Allan has pulled a Switch-A-Roo — dodging the very people who run into danger every day. There are just 37 days until the dangerously hot summer hits, and ...
UFU Members Protest FRV Commissioner’s “Fellowship” Award
Firefighters are protesting outside tonight’s awards night where failed FRV Commissioner Gavin Freeman is being “honoured” with a Fellowship by the IPAA — an award supposedly reserved for those who ...
Members Informing the Community How the Government and FRV Executive Have Created the Fire Crisis!
Firefighters have been out and about since 7am this morning at Flinders Street Station main entrance talking to the public about Victoria’s Fire Crisis.
Community Safety & Operational Training Slashed!
The Allan Government’s latest attack on Victoria’s emergency services is here — and it’s communities and firefighters who’ll pay the price.
Vote of No Confidence 120 days & Still The Vic ALP Government Turns a Blind Eye!
More than 120 days ago, 90.85% of Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters and corporate staff declared NO CONFIDENCE in FRV’s leadership — and we haven’t forgotten! When Victoria Police and Ambulance ...
Ringwood Fire Station – Nick McGowan MP
Ringwood has NO firefighting capacity. Lives are at risk. Thank you to Nick McGowan MP for being a strong advocate for Victorian safety. Watch his on-the-ground report below for more details
Nick McGowan MP – 50 % of Ringwood’s fire fighting capacity is GONE
Yesterday, an out-of-date fire truck at Fire Station 22 in Ringwood suffered a catastrophic engine failure. With no spare truck available, firefighters were left without a critical resource. 24 hours later, ...
Premier’s Pet Project a Massive Risk to Firefighter & Public Safety
Union says it’s been asking for long-UFU has been asking for long during breathing apparatuses for the Metro Tunnel for over a year. These requests have fallen on deaf ears. They say they are crucial for toxic or underground environments, calling the Metro Tunnel a ticking time bomb. The Premier this morning claimed she had no idea. UFU Secretary Peter Marshall ...
Firefighters were left without a functioning Station Turn Out (STO) System.
Firefighters were left without a functioning Station Turn Out (STO) system — the technology that provides crews with critical information and dispatch details — after Triple Zero Victoria suffered a ...
Firefighters are hitting the Electorate of Pascoe Vale.
Engaging with the community and asking that they hold their local MP Anthony Cianflone accountable for the Fire Services Crisis Victoria is experiencing. Last weekend firefighters took the UFU Political ...