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𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬![]()
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Kiara Fire Station commenced the 10 hour dayshift without a Station Officer. With no off-duty or relief Station Officers available, they have been placed on Restricted Duties.![]()
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Kiara is a busy station, responding to numerous structure fires, bushfires, HAZMAT incidents, special service calls, rescues and car crashes in recent weeks. ![]()
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However, right now, they're unavailable to respond to 000 calls at full capacity - or at all really, given Restricted Duties essentially means the trucks are offline. ![]()
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It's incredibly disappointing that the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA and WA Labor continue to treat Community and Firefighter Safety with such nonchalance. ![]()
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Great stuff Vincent Fire Station!![]()
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We're glad our members have been able to have such a positive impact for Cameron Collects!It’s the beginning of a new year and Cameron’s 6th year of collecting. ![]()
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We thought it would be a great time to highlight and say Thank You to Cameron’s supporters. ![]()
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Today we’re saying Thank You to the fire fighters at the Vincent Fire Station who have been recycling their drink containers with Cameron Collects for almost 6 years. ![]()
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One of Cameron’s earliest supporters, we are incredibly grateful for everyone’s support at the Vincent Fire Station. Cameron has been able to develop lots of skills at these collections, learning how to remove and replace a bulka bag on a frame and load a bulka bag into the van. That’s when he’s not having a chat with the fire fighters and checking out their fire trucks. ![]()
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Thank you Vincent Fire Station for your ongoing support and kindness, your collection is a monthly highlight. ![]()
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#AbilityNotDisability #cameroncollects #containersforchange #recycle #disability #containersforchangeWA #ItAllAddsUp #firestation #CommunitySupport
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐎𝐖: 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲![]()
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Welshpool and Fremantle started today's 10 hour dayshift without a Station Officer each. With no off-duty or relief Station Officers available, both 1st Pumps have been placed on Restricted Duties for the day.![]()
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It's unfortunate that we've now reached a stage that such staffing outcomes have become normalised, with gaps in service delivery and impacts on community safety readily accepted by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA and WA Labor.![]()
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We do not accept this, nor do we accept the impact this staffing CRISIS is having on the health and wellness of our members. ![]()
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We'll keep Fighting For Your Safety and Our Future until the Career Fire and Rescue Service is adequately staffed, valued, supported and managed. ![]()
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?![]()
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"Members are being asked to shoulder increasing workloads without adequate training and recognition for the incredible skills and sacrifices that come with the job. The reality is sobering; we’ve lost firefighters to suicide, and the toll on families through divorce and separation is alarming. Mental health struggles and injuries are often hidden, pushed underground, when they should be openly addressed and supported."![]()
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"Too many of our members are leaving the service with mental health conditions or physical injuries that lead to ongoing mental health challenges. And while we regularly face traumatic incidents and work beyond our formal training, our workplace is shifting from being a service to a business. This comes with a loss of empathy and understanding within DFES - something that needs to change."![]()
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"We need to start talking about the real issues. We need to fight for a culture where our people feel valued, supported, and cared for - not just as employees, but as individuals who give so much to our community."![]()
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Our thoughts are with Mr Matthew Petch's family, friends and crew at Kalamunda Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service during this difficult time.![]()
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Matt was an advocate for health checks for Firefighters and fair access to compensation for illnesses resulting from the carcinogenic work environment Firefighters, both Career and Volunteer, experience. ![]()
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Thank you for your advocacy, service and sacrifice Matt. May you rest in peace.It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of past colleague Matthew Nigel PETCH![]()
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Kalamunda VFRS Member 329![]()
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Matt served with the Kalamunda Volunteer Fire Brigade:![]()
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31/01/2016 - 14/02/2024![]()
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Matt also spent time with the Kalamunda Bush Fire Brigade from Jun 2000 - May 2003![]()
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Our deepest sympathy to all the family![]()
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Rest In Peace
𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔; 𝟏,𝟏𝟔𝟏 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒![]()
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This is Fremantle 1st Pump. They started their 10 hour dayshift without a Station Officer. They, and their Light Tanker, were subsequently offline this morning due to the ongoing staffing crisis.![]()
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The Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA's solution? Place Murdoch's Specialised Equipment Tender (SET) on Restricted Duties by removing their Station Officer and sending them to Fremantle. ![]()
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This 'solution' was delayed, however, because Murdoch's SET were busy doing their job at an emergency incident...![]()
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Now, for the rest of the day, Murdoch's SET will be on Restricted Duties and will not likely respond to any more incidents for the rest of the shift as a result. ![]()
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🚫 There are no union bans in place.![]()
🪧 There is no industrial action impacting operational staffing.![]()
👨🚒 There is no Firefighter action impacting the ability to maintain staffing levels.![]()
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𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞?![]()
The cause hasn't changed - this staffing CRISIS is due to:![]()
🔥 Systemic mismanagement by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA ![]()
🤷♂️ Complete and utter inaction by WA Labor ![]()
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Stop disappointing the Career Fire and Rescue Service and risking community safety WA Labor and Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA. This farcical display must end.![]()
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Simone McGurk MLA - In your own electorate nonetheless.![]()
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It's been 11 months since Enterprise Bargaining commenced to replace the current agreement with one that is modern, appropriate and fair. ![]()
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Throughout this process we have provided an abundance of information and evidence that supports our reasonable claims, which include base wage parity, work value, holistic health and wellness, appropriate consultation and a rank structure review.![]()
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We have actively bargained in good faith, but have experienced limited good faith bargaining in return. ![]()
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It is disappointing that, after 11 months, the WA Government/WA Labor and Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA have still not provided a reasonable offer that ensures the future of Career Fire and Rescue Service personnel, instead employing stalling tactics and using public funds to continue to dispute matters in the WA Industrial Relations Commission.![]()
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It's time for an appropriate third offer to replace the current Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. It's time to stop needing to Fight for Our Future. ![]()
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#FightingForOurFuture𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞?![]()
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"As a firefighter your job has worth. When you do it well, people’s lives are changed. That might sound a bit cliched but it’s true. There’s also no other industry where people are so supportive of each other, if you ever need a favour or help - the empathy displayed by your teammates is extraordinary." ![]()
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"You can really see that when we lose someone. It’s the worst situation, but the way people come together to support the family or the honour guards we put together when we farewell one of our own, those are really powerful. We sometimes underestimate the impact of the collective group hug but that’s what we do, we wrap our arms around that family and the depth of that support is huge."![]()
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#FFOF
𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬, 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟... 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞![]()
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WA's Fire Services have been incredibly busy throughout the festive period, with multiple significant bushfire incidents receiving significant media coverage and community engagement.![]()
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All members of the Career Fire and Rescue Service, including those at Fire Stations around the state, the 000 Communications Centre, Fire Investigation and Analysis Unit, and District Officers and Superintendents at Regional Offices, have been working hard to ensure community safety, but have been doing so with less.![]()
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The reality is that the ongoing staffing CRISIS is placing strain on core resources, and has removed the Career Fire and Rescue Service's ability to crew the additional trucks it usually does in summer, further increasing local volunteer workload and contributing to the need to acquire interstate volunteers to assist.![]()
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The Career Fire and Rescue Service responds to 000 calls for technical rescues, car crashes, structure fires, HAZMAT incidents and more throughout the year, with bushfire season just adding extra pressure to an already struggling service. ![]()
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We're only four days into 2026, and have already received multiple reports of ongoing staffing issues and firefighters completing 24 hour shifts just to keep trucks on the road.![]()
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Our members continue to be expected to do more, meet increasing demands and deal with worsening risks whilst being undervalued, understaffed and under resourced. It's hard not to feel like they're getting the rough end of the pineapple.![]()
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Regardless, they will continue to fight hard for community safety, and we hope that this year WA Labor and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA have resolved to do the same.![]()
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#FightingForOurFuture
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭...![]()
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We haven't even made it to midnight (at the time of posting), but we already have a Fire Truck unable to respond properly to emergencies for 8 hours in 2026.![]()
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Welshpool 1st is set to commence 2026 on Restricted Duties, with their Station Officer directed to attend Rockingham 1st Fire Station instead at the start of tonight's 14 hour nightshift to keep their trucks online.![]()
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How incredibly disappointing Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA and WA Labor![]()
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𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧![]()
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2025 has been yet another big year for our Union, and the Career Fire and Rescue Service generally. ![]()
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🗣️ We spent more than 10 months bargaining in good faith for a replacement Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. ![]()
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To date, we've received a 'placeholder' first offer that was provided because 'something just had to be submitted', and a 'second and final offer' that 91% of the membership felt fell disappointingly short. ![]()
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No third, sufficient or appropriate offer has been provided.![]()
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🚒 We've also experienced an ever worsening staffing CRISIS that has seen in excess of 1000 reports of issues this year alone. Fire Stations have been CLOSED for entire 10 or 14 hour shifts, Fire Trucks have been regularly removed from service or placed on Restricted Duties, and minimum safe staff profiles or crewing levels have not been consistently maintained. ![]()
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There's now no hope that this CRISIS will be resolved before 2025 ends, but we welcome any light at the end of the tunnel that may come with 2026.![]()
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Regardless, we'll continue to fight for the community's safety and the future of our members, and we look forward to being part of the solution as we move through 2026.![]()
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