From the Canberra Times of Friday, 13 October 2017: "Commander Mark Phillips from the ACT Fire and Rescue said multiple fire trucks were present at the height of the blaze, along with Aviation Fire & Rescue appliances from nearby Canberra Airport and ACT Rural Fire Service crews." The full story can be found … [Read more...]
ACT Fire & Rescue recruiting women
The ACT government hopes half the 16 participants in the next round of training at the ACT Fire & Rescue Recruit College are female. Senior firefighter, Kari Harlovich, gives a hint of the challenges involved in this article from Friday, 1st of September in the Canberra Times … [Read more...]
UFU ACT launch new campaign to ‘Rescue Canberra’s Future’
The ACT UFU launched their 'ACT on Fire - Rescue Canberra's Future' campaign on 24 August. The ACT Fire and Rescue is understaffed, under resourced and under prepared for the next major bush fire emergency. The UFU is running a campaign calling on all ACT election candidates to support a properly resourced and well organised Fire and Rescue service. Please show your … [Read more...]
ACT firefighters raise cladding concerns over Commonwealth buildings
An article from the Canberra Times of 12 July 2017 reports that "Firefighters and construction workers have revealed concerns about safety risks at a number of Commonwealth properties across the ACT." It notes that "the UFU and the CFMEU sent a strong message to the territory government with a joint call to urgently re-jig the government's proposed investigation." Read more … [Read more...]
16 new firefighters to be recruited
Provision has been made in the 2017 ACT Budget to recruit and train 16 more firefighters in October at the Hume training centre. … [Read more...]