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United Firefighters Union ACT Branch

UFU ACT Branch

Members Update Archive

ACT Fire and Rescue Preparedness 20 years on from the 2003 Bushfires

January 18, 2023 by ufuadmin

Today Canberra marks the 20th anniversary of the the 2003 bush fires which tore through our capital city. The UFU has released a status report on ACT Fire and Rescue preparedness, addressing the lessons and recommendations that came in the aftermath of the fire that have not been implemented to this day. The report can be accessed by clicking here. The UFU have issued a … [Read more...]

UFU ACT’s Submission to the ‘EV Vehicle Adoption in the ACT’ inquiry

September 16, 2022 by ufuadmin

UFU ACT Branch has made a submission to the 'EV Vehicle Adoption in the ACT' Legislative Assembly Inquiry. The submission raises issues for both Fire fighters and fire safety. Please read by clicking the following link: To see the other submissions, please follow this … [Read more...]

AVIATION FIREFIGHTERS NEED YOUR HELP

May 12, 2022 by admin

During the COVID pandemic, Aviation firefighter numbers have reduced to unsafe levels. Our Aviation Branch colleagues need our help to restore the balance. … [Read more...]

EFFICIENCY AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF ACT
FIRE SERVICES, 2022

March 1, 2022 by admin

Analysis of data released by the Productivity Commission shows that despite falling costs, the ACT fire service has hired almost 4% more professional fire fighters over the last year (compared to almost no growth for Australia as a whole). Nevertheless, over the last five years growth in the professional fire fighting force has been far lower than that of Australia as a whole. … [Read more...]

LANDMARK COMPENSATION DETERMINATION FOR PFAS ILLNESS

June 24, 2021 by admin

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