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Staffing forecasts until next Saturday (25 July) demonstrate a serious and sustained staffing CRISIS across WA’s metropolitan Career Fire and Rescue Service.![]()
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This timeframe covers 16 separate shifts and we already know that there will be:![]()
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🧑🚒 99 cumulative Station Officer vacancies![]()
🧑🚒 At least 76 cumulative Firefighter vacancies![]()
🆘 A shortage of Station Officers and Firefighters (requiring the use of off-duty staff) for 15 of the 16 shifts ![]()
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That's right... We know there isn't enough staff for 94% of shifts during this given timeframe, which includes a lack of relief staff that are meant to fill known staffing vacancies in advance (scheduled relief) or unknown vacancies on a shift by shift basis (unscheduled relief). ![]()
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Despite the scale and predictability of these shortages, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA does not provide firefighters with adequate advance notification or undertake effective pre-planning to identify potential staffing solutions.![]()
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Where sufficient staff cannot be found at short notice, appliances are removed from service or operate with reduced capability. This creates a direct risk to community safety, may delay incident response and threatens firefighter safety in affected areas.![]()
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The current approach leaves firefighters managing the psychosocial, operational and emotional consequences of workforce shortages that are known, can be anticipated and should have been addressed by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA in advance.![]()
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Instead, trucks at Welshpool, Murdoch, Butler, Belmont and Vincent Fire Stations have all been impacted by the ongoing staffing CRISIS tonight by having trucks removed from service or placed on restricted duties for all or part of the 14 hour nightshift.![]()
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🚨EMERGENCY SERVICES ROUND🏉![]()
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The Firedogs are ready to take on the Western Australia Police Force Hogs as the West Coast Eagles vs Brisbane Lions curtain raiser event.![]()
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Entry for the curtain raiser is via Gate C from 3.00pm.![]()
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Please note, all patrons must hold a valid ticket to the West Coast Eagles v Brisbane match to enter Optus Stadium.![]()
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Go the Firedogs 🔥🐕🔥![]()
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Unlike WA Labor's Industrial Relations Minister, Simone McGurk MLA, Premier Roger Cook and the Emergency Services Minister, now Reece Whitby MLA, we haven't had the opportunity to brief any Members of the WA Youth Parliament.![]()
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However, that hasn't stopped Mr Liam Cruzana, Youth Member for Forrestfield; Shadow treasurer of the 31st Youth Parliament of Western Australia (The Y Youth Parliament WA), from independently reviewing the facts about how the Career Fire and Rescue Service is experiencing health, staffing and safety concerns for poor base wages. ![]()
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Comments attributed to Mr Cruzana:![]()
"The Y WA Youth Parliament program is an excellent way for young people to make their voices heard. For my own adjournment debate, I spoke about the need to fight for a better deal for our state’s own firefighters, as $38 simply isn’t great". ![]()
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Thank you to Mr Cruzana and his Youth Parliament colleagues for their support - It's great that our young leaders 'get it'. It's a shame WA Labor's Ministers aren't as capable.![]()
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Secretary John Marsh speaking with Oliver Peterson on ABC Perth radio about the ongoing staffing crisis impacting the WA Career Fire and Rescue Service.![]()
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𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝟏𝟕/𝟎𝟕/𝟐𝟔![]()
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The staffing CRISIS continues, with Claremont Fire Station shut for today's 10 hour dayshift due to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA not having enough staff and failing to manage the crews it does have effectively. ![]()
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Those living in Claremont's turnout area, be aware that you may experience longer response times and that neighbouring stations will be under pressure to service their own areas and that of Claremont's. ![]()
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WA Labor - This simply isn't good enough.![]()
Reece Whitby MLA - Please help.![]()
Sandra Brewer - Member for Cottesloe - Your local Fire Station won't be helping anyone in your electorate today.![]()
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🚨EMERGENCY SERVICES ROUND🏉![]()
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Get to Optus Stadium early this Saturday, 18 July, to watch the Firedogs take on the Western Australia Police Force Hogs in the West Coast Eagles vs Brisbane Lions curtain raiser clash! ![]()
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Thank you to the West Coast Eagles for your support at Lathlain today. ![]()
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A massive congratulations, and thank you, to coach Toby McGrath for all of his efforts training the Firedogs team!![]()
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Go the Firedogs 🔥🐕🔥![]()
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𝟏,𝟖𝟎𝟑 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐝![]()
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Since mid-2024, WA's Career Fire and Rescue Service has reported 1,803 occasions where trucks went unstaffed, operated below minimum requirements, didn't meet required experience profile or were otherwise impacted by the ongoing staffing CRISIS.![]()
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The impact is being felt by Firefighters, in terms of burnout, psychosocial hazards and horrendous workplace morale. Meanwhile, the Community is not receiving the service it is funding.![]()
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🚒SOS Form 1,803: Today's Structure Fire in Kardinya, for example, saw Murdoch's Specialised Equipment Tender attend whilst on Restricted Duties - without it's minimum crew numbers - limiting it's Breathing Apparatus support capabilities. ![]()
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Reece Whitby MLA - This is a crisis you've now inherited. We look forward to your support in resolving this public safety issue forthwith. ![]()
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📸 Credit: PerthNow
Designed to let our members, and WA's volunteer firefighters, know additional hazards exist when dealing with alternative energy/fuels at incidents, such as vehicle fires and road crashes. ![]()
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Help keep our Firefighters safe as they deal with an environment full of emerging risks by fitting a blue triangle EV label to your number plate before enforcement begins on 1 January 2027. ![]()
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Applies to electric or hybrid vehicles manufactured after 1 January 2019.
WA's First Responders keep the WA Community safe every moment of every day of the year; whatever the time of day or night, and regardless of the weather. ![]()
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For example, here's our members from Vincent Fire and Rescue Service with their WA Police Force counterparts, having responded to an incident caused by recent storm activity during a nightshift last week. ![]()
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To help our members help you in the moments you need them the most, we're having to fight for their future as WA Labor and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA continue to ignore a staffing system in crisis, significant health and safety concerns, horrendous service-wide morale issues and reasonable requests for improved industrial conditions. ![]()
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We shouldn't need to fight for first responders and community safety to be prioritised. ![]()
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The fighting needs to stop.![]()
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Thank you to Tom French MP for acknowledging WA's Career Fire and Rescue Service, and it's ongoing battle with WA Labor and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA to achieve an appropriate Enterprise Bargaining Agreement that will support the work of WA's Career Firefighters and associated personnel into the future.![]()
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We're Fighting for Our Future.![]()
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And the Fighting Needs to Stop.![]()
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