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This week's news

Selected links to firefighter workplace, industrial, technology and OHS news stories across the last seven days.

Australia
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ery roundup:
- Leak presents scathing review of bushfire policy.
- Nixon rejects allegations she misled Commission.
- Anger over bushfire submissions leak.
- Leak presents scathing review of bushfire policy.
- Bright fire protection model to help shape state plan.
- Council considers steel tree bushfire memorial.
- Governments 'not serious' about bushfire funding.
- Search begins for new CFA boss.

WA: Defence Dept admits flares sparked blaze
Flares used during a training exercise near Karratha.

SA: Contaminated run-off
Water from frozen food factory fire flows into wetlands.

Vic: Phillip Island hotel destroyed by fire
Police investigate after historic Isle of Wight Hotel burns.

Qld: Asbestos fears in fire evacuation
Firefighters evacuate homes around a burning newsagency on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Qld: Firefighter urges winter gear check
Senior Gold Coast firefighter calls for appliances check as winter approaches.

Vic: CFA committed to containing peat blaze
Fears it will not be able to extinguish it before summer.

Qld: Crews fight high-rise fire in Brisbane
Brisbane high-rise apartment evacuated after a fire in a conference room.

SA: $5m blaze
Firefighters tackled factory blaze at Regency Park in Adelaide.

Qld: Owner may be fined over illegal board house fire
18 found living in burning Red Hill building in Brisbane's inner-city.

International

NZ: Firefighters threatened
Over reaction to management directive to take fewer appliances to callouts at large buildings. Firefighters say new rules risk lives.

UK: FBU reminds new PM of campaign commitments
Parties now in government said they oppose regionalisation of emergency fire controls.

Canada: IAFF in Canadian Government pension consultation
North American Union submission says firefighters should have access to benefits five years earlier than other workers because of the dangerous nature of the profession.

Thailand: Thai forces escort firefighters to massive mall blaze
Firefighters hose flames at Thailand's biggest shopping mall.

USA: MD fundraiser – firefighters Vs ordinance
Firemen's 'Fill the Boot' campaign returns, as does street soliciting issue.

Romania: Firefighter dies, seven injured
While putting out fire in sprawling shopping area.

USA: Court says black firefighter lawsuit can proceed
Supreme Court rules a group of African Americans did not wait too long to sue.
Firefighter diversity a common problem.

USA: Firefighters battle thousands of bees
Bee shipment in fatal four car collision.

Malaysia: Firefighters search and rescue able
Sabah parachute jump training.

India: Firefighters work on plane crash
Crash site of the Air India Express Boeing 737- 800 in Mangalore.
158 lives lost.

UK: Fundraising run for dead firefighters
Firefighters to run from Hove in Sussex to Southampton to raise money for the families.

Burma: Huge fire breaks out at Myanmar's main market
Hundreds of firefighters are still trying to put out the fire.

USA: Exploding ammo greeting
Illinois firefighters arrive at house fire.

Malaysia: 60 more fire stations to be built nationwide
Department was allocated RM1.5 billion last year for development.

Poland: Warsaw flood rescue
Varsovians join forces with firefighters to secure the zoo perimeter with sandbags.

USA: Firefighter dies in the line of duty
Investigators try to figure out what caused a fire that killed a Shawnee firefighter.

USA: Firefighters from across America help rebuild
Brotherhood steps in to help flooded Nashville firefighters.

USA: New Jersey firefighters start paying for pensions, health care
Law reducing pension and health care benefits for firefighters into effect.

UK: Labour leadership candidate pitch
McDonnell praises firefighters during call for a mass mobilisation of Unionists against budget cuts.

USA: Firefighters returning to work in Huntington
'Safer Grant' provides six jobs for firefighters – but city needs loan for first 3 months pay.

USA: Asbestos removal efforts most likely sparked power plant fire
Firefighters from six departments battle Ohio Edison plant.

USA: Nutter says he must cut f&p jobs
Philadelphia Mayor blames sinking of soda tax.

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