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Project 168: Senior Firefighter Phil Gore is set to push human limits to the extreme for Telethon.![]()
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“Project 168”, is a brutal and non-stop seven-day solo running challenge to raise $168,000 for Telethon.![]()
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From Sunday, Phil will complete a 6.7km loop of the Armadale Soccer Club oval on the hour for 168 consecutive hours. That’s seven full days without a night’s sleep, covering a distance exceeding most elite multi-day ultra-marathons.![]()
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You can support Phil's efforts for Telethon by donating here:![]()
philgore.com.au/WA endurance powerhouse Phil Gore is no stranger to pushing human limits, but his latest feat will see him venture into uncharted territory even for him. ![]()
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Link in comments to read the full story.
Due to the quick response from local stations, crews were able to contain this structure fire, at a daycare centre, to the kitchen.![]()
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It's now been 1,878 times since mid-2024 that WA's Career Fire Stations have not been available to respond to incidents with their full and correct compliment of staff - with trucks operating below minimum safe staffing profile, being placed on Restricted Duties or being removed from service altogether. ![]()
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Minutes matter and can be the difference between the complete loss of a property or containment to just a single room. It can be the difference between rescuing someone alive from a crashed vehicle or not. It can be the difference between containing a hazardous substance early or having suburbs evacuated as a result of the HAZMAT incident. ![]()
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It's time for WA Labor to be the difference by adequately funding and supporting the WA Career Fire and Rescue Service - before it's too late.![]()
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#activeinourownrescueThe building sustained extensive smoke damage from the blaze which began in the kitchen just before 5am. ![]()
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Full story in comments.
Yet another reason why the Career Fire and Rescue Service needs to have all of its resources, that are funded and risk-assessed to be available 24/7, online and ready - Not on Restricted Duties, not offline due to staffing and not out of area covering shortages elsewhere...![]()
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WA Labor - WA's critical infrastructure, and the communities that rely on it, has been placed at unnecessary risk over 1,860 times since mid-2024. ![]()
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Do better.![]()
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#activeinourownrescue
WA news LIVE: Emergency crews rush to blaze at Fiona Stanley Hospital ICU
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Crews arrive just in time once again...![]()
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They were called to a Structure Fire in Beldon in the early hours of the morning, where they prevented adjacent properties from being damaged or lost. ![]()
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This incident once again highlights the importance of having fire stations, that are risk assessed and funded to be available 24/7, staffed and ready to respond as they're meant to - they should not be on Restricted Duties, offline or otherwise short-staffed...![]()
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'Worried the flames would spread and set the trees on her property alight, she went to her back yard and began hosing them down.'![]()
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'As smoke lingered, her concern grew but was soon alleviated when fire trucks began to arrive.'![]()
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“I knew they had it under control, so I felt okay after that,” she said.A man in his 50s and a woman in her 80s have been taken to hospital with minor injuries. Link in comments.
WA's Career Fire and Rescue Service is funded and risk assessed to have its Fire Stations operational 24/7 every day of the year.![]()
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As of mid-2024, Fire Stations have been closed, trucks have been offline or placed on restricted duties, and/or minimum staffing profile has not been maintained 1,867 times. ![]()
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Stations can be busy. They can be committed at other incidents. They might need to decontaminate equipment or be elsewhere for training. We acknowledge all this. ![]()
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However, they should never be unavailable due to staffing issues caused by systemic mismanagement - but they have been... 1,867 times. ![]()
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As of today, WA's Career Fire and Rescue Service has reported 1,864 occasions where Fire Stations have been understaffed, had a truck removed from full duties or the station has been closed completely. ![]()
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That's 1,864 times since mid-2024.![]()
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That's not okay Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA and WA Labor![]()
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Career Fire Trucks are being placed on Restricted Duties or removed from service completely for entire shifts (10 hour dayshifts or 14 hour nightshifts - or even both). ![]()
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They're risk assessed and funded to be available 24/7. But, due to the ongoing staffing CRISIS caused by systemic mismanagement, Fire trucks that should be available aren't - risking community and Firefighter safety.![]()
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Nobody is coming to rescue the Career Fire and Rescue Service...![]()
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So we've started a Fit for Duty working group in an effort to boost morale, support Firefighter wellbeing and raise awareness of a number of elements that have been promised but not properly implemented by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA or WA Labor.![]()
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Rather than continuing to wait for organisational change, our members have decided to take greater ownership of the issues themselves.![]()
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It's up to us to be active in our own rescue.![]()
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