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Secrecy on CFA data, child safety

Posted on 23 Sep 2014 by aadmin

The CFA is withholding response time data – because it says the release of this information would affect confidence in the CFA!

Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Denis Napthine, Dr Napthine, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Ombudsman, Peter marshall, UFU, union, united firefighters union, victoria, Victorian Government
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Emergency services Staff numbers hit

Posted on 18 Aug 2014 by aadmin

Napthine Government budget cuts hit 000 call takers – you’ll wait longer for help if emergency call takers are busy.

Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Denis Napthine, Dr Napthine, Fire, fire levy, fire service levy, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Peter marshall, state government, UFU, union, united firefighters union, victoria
Posted in Front page, News

Injured fireman slams MFB truck push

Posted on 14 Jul 2014 by aadmin

A firefighter who suffered facial burns during an explosion has criticised the fire brigade for arguing it should be allowed to send a single fire truck to bin fires in the city.

Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Denis Napthine, Fire, fire levy, fire service levy, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, fireservice, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, theage, UFU, union, united firefighters union
Posted in Front page, News

Mine blaze pay fight

Posted on 23 Jun 2014 by aadmin

MFB firefighters who begun legal action against the MFB for pay owing from the Hazelwood fire. Firefighters put community first and family second to work long days amid high carbon monoxide levels, contaminated water, ash, smoke, and dangerous coal slides.

Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Denis Napthine, Fire, fire levy, fire service levy, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, fireservice, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Peter marshall, UFU, union, united firefighters union
Posted in Front page, News

Union slams cancer report

Posted on 23 Jun 2014 by aadmin

Firefighters have attacked the methodology and lack of consultation in a cancer study on the CFA’s notorious Fiskville fire ground. The CFA has previously apologised for using dumped toxic chemicals in firefighting training.

Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Fire, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Peter marshall, UFU, union, united firefighters union, victoria, Victorian Government
Posted in Front page, News

Union claims PJs supermarket could have been saved

Posted on 14 Apr 2014 by aadmin

A report into a large Mildura blaze has found that water supply problems, communications issues, a lack of firefighters, and the unavailability of Mildura’s aerial pumper hampered efforts to control the multi-million dollar fire.

Tagged with: australia, Bill Johnstone, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Fire, fire station, firefighter, firefighters, Frankston, government, melbourne, Mildura, Peter marshall, Sunraysia Daily, UFU, union, united firefighters union, victoria
Posted in Front page, News

Ambos join firey protest over cuts

Posted on 07 Apr 2014 by aadmin

Firefighters and paramedics enjoyed strong public support in Carrum as they highlighted Napthine Government cuts to emergency services.

Tagged with: Ambulance Employees Australia, australia, Carrum, Code Red Carrum, Danny Hill, Fire, fire service levy, fire station, firefighter, firefighters, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Napthine Government, paramedics, Peter marshall, Premier Denis Napthine, state government, UFU, union, united firefighters union, United Firefighters Union Victorian branch secretary Peter Marshall, victoria, Victorian Government
Posted in Front page, News

Morwell Firefighters Seek Prosecution

Posted on 24 Mar 2014 by aadmin

A leaked letter says Victorian fire services were warned that they were making firefighters work in the Hazelwood mine with arbitrary and dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in their blood.

Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Denis Napthine, Dr Napthine, Fire, fire levy, fire service levy, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Peter marshall, UFU, union, united firefighters union, victoria
Posted in Front page, News

Firefighters remind the Premier of the failed 2010 promise for 342 extra CFA firefighters

Posted on 17 Mar 2014 by aadmin

Bendigo members of the United Firefighters Union of Australia and the Health and Community Services Union let Denis Napthine know they weren’t happy with him yesterday.

Tagged with: australia, Denis Napthine, Fire, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, government, melbourne, Napthine Government, Ross Muldoon, Sandhurst Centre, The Foundry Hotel Complex, UFU, union, united firefighters union, victoria, Victorian Government
Posted in Front page, News

Tired firefighters see glimmer of hope in Morwell

Posted on 06 Mar 2014 by aadmin

The Hazelwood fire has forced firefighters to work to the point of exhaustion, with claims that crews are working up to 21-hour shifts.

Tagged with: australia, Energy Minister Nick Kotsiras, Fire, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, government, Hazelwood fire, Hazelwood Incident Controller Bob Barry, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Metropolitan Fire Brigade firefighters, MFB, MFB Deputy Chief Officer David Youssef, Peter marshall, UFU, union, united firefighters union, United Firefighters Union national secretary Peter Marshall, victoria, Victorian Government
Posted in Front page, News

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