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Victoria urgently needs more Firefighters
Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Denis Napthine, Dr Napthine, Fire, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Peter marshall, UFU, united firefighters union, victoria, Victorian Government
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Fire levy pays for lawyers’ bills
The MFB has confirmed it used nearly $5 million of Fire Services Levy money to pay lawyers and consultants in the past year.
Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Fire, fire levy, fire service levy, Fire Services Levy, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Peter marshall, state government, UFU, united firefighters union, victoria, Victorian Government
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Secrecy on CFA data, child safety
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
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
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Radio silence in the field with digital void
The government’s much-touted new CFA radios fail again – no amount of press releases will make them work inside buildings.
Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Denis Napthine, Fire, fire service levy, firefighter, firefighters, fireservice, government, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Peter marshall, UFU, united firefighters union, victoria, Victorian Government, Wangaratta
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Union slams cancer report
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
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Union claims PJs supermarket could have been saved
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
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Ambos join firey protest over cuts
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
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Mildura aerial pumper sent to Melbourne indefinitely
After three years, Mildura’s brand new aerial pumper is yet to see action in the region.
Tagged with: aerial pumper, australia, CFA, CFAs San Mateo Avenue depot, Country Fire Authority, Fire, fire station, firecrisis, firefighter, firefighters, Frankston, government, Hazelwood mine fire, melbourne, Melbourne's south east, Mildura, Mildura Fire Station, Mildura firefighters, Napthine Government, Olam fire, Peter marshall, state government, Sunraysia firefighters, united firefighters union, United Firefighters Union secretary Peter Marshall, victoria
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Fireys’ fury over mine gases
Expert warnings on dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were withheld from firefighters battling the Hazelwood mine blaze, and many became ill or were hospitalised.
Tagged with: australia, CFA, Country Fire Authority, Denis Napthine, Dr Napthine, Fire, fire station, firefighter, firefighters, government, Hazelwood, Hazelwood mine blaze, melbourne, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, MFB, Napthine Government, Peter marshall, UFU, united firefighters union, victoria
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