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𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞![]()
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Thank you to the career and volunteer first responders, nurses, doctors and other health care professionals who are at work looking after their communities today.![]()
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To everyone, please stay safe; drive safe and have a wonderful day. We hope you don't require the assistance of any of those mentioned above, though we know you'll be in good hands if you do.![]()
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Finally, to our members on shift at the Communications Centre, on Fire Stations, in regional locations and specialist positions - You are valued, you are noticed and you are appreciated, regardless of the tumultuous environment the Career Fire and Rescue Service is currently operating in.![]()
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Merry Christmas once again.![]()
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Throw back to Christmas Eve 2023 where we publically raised concerns about staffing levels.![]()
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We are now two years on, our Career Fire and Rescue Service is experiencing it's worst ever staffing CRISIS, and both WA Labor and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA have allowed the issue to not only continue, but worsen significantly. ![]()
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Let that sink in... They've had more than two years to fix this issue, but instead use their time to drag our Union into the WA Industrial Relations Commission when we put a ban in place to protect firefighter health and safety because they believe it could impact staffing...![]()
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The time to do better was over two years ago. So do better.![]()
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𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟒/𝟕 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝; 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭...![]()
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The Career Fire and Rescue Service doesn't want a lot for Christmas...![]()
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They just want all the resources that should be operational to protect community and Firefighter safety to actually be available, ready to respond to emergencies.![]()
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This week, the staffing CRISIS reached over 1,100 reported instances of Fire Trucks being Decommissioned from service for single or multiple shifts, placed on Restricted Duties, and/or operated below safe crewing profiles since mid 2024. ![]()
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These reports also included station CLOSURES for 10, 14 and even 24 hour periods. ![]()
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Western Australia's Career Fire and Rescue Service has never been in a more dire, desperate and despondent state, with the lack of an appropriate replacement Enterprise Bargaining Agreement adding further insult to injury. ![]()
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Santa has been checking those lists Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA and WA Labor... He's not seen you on the 'Nice' one.![]()
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𝐔𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞: 𝟏,𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞![]()
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Mandurah 1st were on Restricted Duties this morning after commencing the 10 hour dayshift with only one of their C shift Firefighters. ![]()
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Whilst awaiting a resolution to their staffing problems they were not dispatched to a Road Crash Rescue incident, requiring volunteer crews to respond without additional support and impacting response times.![]()
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Meanwhile, crews from stations that have been closed, Decommissioned and placed on Restricted Duties in recent weeks were actively combatting a structure fire in Perth's north. It was lucky they were available to respond on this occasion.![]()
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It's time for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA and WA Labor to get their heads out of the smoke, and produce some tangible solutions to this Staffing CRISIS. ![]()
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"𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥... 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞"![]()
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Dear WA Labor and Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA![]()
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For Christmas, our members are asking for:![]()
🚒 Genuine solutions to the ongoing staffing CRISIS.![]()
🧑🚒 To feel genuinely seen and valued, like real people with real families and real needs.![]()
🆘 For morale to stop declining, unnecessary psychological distress to stop and for a general level of respect to be evident.![]()
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This is a workforce in CRISIS. It's beyond broken and is suffering from significant systemic distress. A workforce that will be working Christmas regardless, but one that would greatly appreciate at least having all normal resources available to properly care for the community, with no fire trucks on Restricted Duties or Decommissioned from service. ![]()
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🚒 SOS Form 1095: "Murdoch Specialised Equipment Tender (SET) has been taken offline for the 10 hour dayshift AGAIN. It was a nightmare yesterday running with just one SET to multiple incidents inside and outside of the gazetted fire district. I hope Osborne Park SET, who are currently the only truck of its type online and available today, aren't getting absolutely smashed like we did yesterday (given we were essentially doing the work of two crews)... I'm getting so over this..."![]()
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𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭![]()
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Bunbury Career Fire and Rescue Service are once again at half capacity for today's 10 hour dayshift.![]()
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They started shift without a Station Officer and 3x Firefighters, a problem that could have been resolved by using staff who had offered to complete 24 hour shifts (making them unavailable for their nightshift tonight).![]()
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Instead, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA have chosen to Decommission the Pump and Light Tanker for the day, leaving Bunbury Career Fire and Rescue Service with only one pump composed of one Station Officer and 3x Firefighters - which does not meet minimum Country Crewing levels (usually somewhat resolved by having two pumps available). ![]()
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Recently, Parliament was told by Paul Papalia CSC MLA that Regional WA had never been better prepared for emergency management. However, the ongoing Career Fire and Rescue Service staffing CRISIS does not support this statement, as evidenced by Bunbury today.![]()
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Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the 34 year old Farmer and Volunteer Firefighter who was struck by a falling tree at the Mindarabin fire near Albany. ![]()
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We're so sorry to learn of his loss..![]()
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Firefighting is an inherently dangerous role, and we're humbled to have the opportunity to operate in the same space as WA's committed Volunteer and Career Firefighters who are willing to put their lives on the line for the safety of their communities.
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒: 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟐 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲![]()
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Welshpool 1st went from being Decommissioned for an entire dayshift one day to saving properties in the Wheatbelt literally the next day. ![]()
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The difference? A different Platoon, with slightly better staff numbers, being on shift. ![]()
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Staffing levels have been consistently better for A Platoon, compared to the three other Platoons, since data started to be collected in mid-2024. ![]()
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A Platoon have completed the least staff operational shortage forms, closely followed by D Platoon - each recording around 20%. B Platoon has submitted over a quarter of all staffing concerns during the data period, whilst C Platoon have been consistently the most understaffed - submitting nearly 40% of all staff shortage forms. ![]()
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With an ever worsening staffing CRISIS, even A Platoon were 22 Firefighters or Station Officers short today, with their numbers dwindling like the other platoons.![]()
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Public and Firefighter safety shouldn't be reliant on which Platoon is on shift, and what day or even time an incident occurs. ![]()
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The Career Fire and Rescue Service should be capable of consistently responding to emergencies with their 24/7, fully funded vehicles and equipment. However, the only consistency that is on display is chronic understaffing, trucks on Restricted Duties and growing fatigue across the four Platoons. ![]()
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𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭...![]()
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🔋 Prolonged power outages on stations, both regionally and in the metro area, impacting staff health and safety, operational readiness and response to emergencies.![]()
🧑🚒 Significant staffing problems, with country stations frequently running below minimum crew profile, and metro stations being placed on Restricted Duties or Decommissioned.![]()
🚒 Extra Fire Trucks for the high threat period missing, removed from the Career Fire and Rescue Service or left unstaffed.![]()
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The Regions require further protection, the Metropolitan area needs urgent attention and the Career Fire and Rescue Service as a whole requires immediate assistance. ![]()
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Today, in the metro area alone:![]()
🚒 Welshpool 1st - Decommissioned ![]()
🚒 Hope Valley Fire Station - Restricted Duties ![]()
🚒 Fremantle 1st - Restricted Duties ![]()
🚒 Rockingham 1st - Restricted Duties ![]()
🚒 Mandurah 1st - Restricted Duties ![]()
🚒 Daglish 1st - Restricted Duties ![]()
🚒 Claremont Fire Station - Restricted Duties ![]()
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As required by agreement reached in the WA Industrial Relations Commission, we have removed bans on excessive overtime, meaning Career Firefighters can complete more than 24 additional hours per week. We've also removed bans on text message and general off-duty contact, making staff constantly accessible via their own, personal mobile phones. ![]()
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However, as we have outlined multiple times, this staffing CRISIS was never caused by our efforts to ensure Firefighter safety, wellness, work-life balance and conditions. This CRISIS has been caused by systemic mismanagement, and remains unaddressed by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA and WA Labor.![]()
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