The 2010 State election will be held on 20 March 2010. The UFU has provided a survey to each of the three major political parties to seek their responses to some important issues.
The coronial inquest has put blame on the firefighters who responded to the Myer fire. The view of the UFU is that this blame is misplaced and that there are far more important issues to be adressed in the firefighting industry in Tasmania.
The United Firefighters Union warned in the "Australian Firefighter" in May 2006 that the failure of governments to effectively deal with the threat of bushfire was the most significant public policy failure in the nation.
The Tasmania Fire Service has produced a new OH&S poster in relation to the dangers of not wearing respiratory protection on the fireground after a fire has been extinguished.
Don't be fooled. The so called "family friendly" initiative regarding child care contained in the 2004 EBA isn't worth the paper it's printed on. No one will ever be able to access this so called entitlement. Read more.......
The attached memorandum has been issued to clarify once and for all how the 1AM single time payments system is to be applied. The 1AM payments system has only been agreed to for members who wish to voluntarily participate in fire service committees and activities. It has nothing to do with ordinary work, training or overtime. Click on more.
Firefighter cancer - fact or fiction? The U.S.Firefighter Cancer Support Network comments. Plus, weighty issue, a deal reached in the long-running South Yorkshire (UK) fire dispute, the importance of HAZMAT training, and other firefighter story links from across the globe.
In this week's firefighter news stories: Indian firefighters live in colonial era stables, VicRoads under scrutiny at Bushfires RC, DIY oil-to-biodiesel systems a new challenge in the US, plus others from across Australia and around the world.
In this edition, the UFUA National Committee of Management to meet in Perth. With a number of state elections due, and the likelihood of a federal election, 2010 is a critical year for firefighters.
In this week's firefighter news story links; dodgy solar panels pose danger to firefighters, UFU quizzes Tassie election candidates, solar powered fire station first, firefighters promote new CO law, plus other stories from across Australia and around the world.
In this edition, will governments and authorities learn the lessons of Black Saturday, and how sustainable can you Super fund be? Also national, branch and international Union news.
Firefighter news story links. This week; Bushfires Royal Commission Vic Premier's Frankenstein, bullying claims, roof insulation causes 20 fires, sickies beat up, UK firefighters in angry mood, US cold snap snowmobile rescue and others.
Firefighter news story links. This week, more paid firefighters needed, Black Saturday and Black Tuesday remembered, Brazilian firefighters take to the streets, amphibious firefighting aircraft, plus others.
Links to firefighter industrial and OHS news stories from across Australia and around the world. This week: Perth fire station, Greenpeace FBEU bushfire risk warning, old DC10 is Victoria's new water bomber, Spanish firefighter protest attacked and US firefighter deaths drop.
In this edition, Vale Steve Rodman. Aviation firefighter and UFU member Steve Rodman was stationed at the Hobart airport for more than twenty years. He will be sadly missed.
In this edition, New Award concerns! Unionists celebrated the end of WorkChoices, but Labor’s replacement needs improvement to really balance the ledger.
In December, a FairWork Australia full bench will hear the UFU Victoria Branch claim for a single agreement covering all MFB operational staff. The ACTU is supportive but employer reps aren't happy.
Renovations at the Broome Airport fire station have left firefighters exposed to asbestos dust. Asbestos-related disease is insidious; it can appear after a lag period of 20 years or more.
Trans-Tasman cooperation between the NZPFU and the UFUA beats a New Zealand Fire Service management plan to import scab trainers to get around NZ firefighter strike action.
Catch up on media reports of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission's sessions as it moves through regional Victoria taking evidence and hearing testimony.
As debate about health care reform rages across the United States, firefighters - as first responders - are finding they are becoming the primary medical providers to the poor.
The United States Fire Administration has released its report into firefighter fatalities during 2008. 118 firefighters died while on duty and once again, stress and over exertion, and vehicle crashes, were the leading causes.
In WA, the state's Fire and Emergency Services Authority has been told that firefighters face being trapped in their vehicles if heat from a fire causes damage to truck brake lines.
Alert! As the New Zealand firefighters industrial campaign starts to bite, Fire Service management plans to look to Australia and other countries to find firefighter trainers for bans-breaking work.
Caffeine can be dangerous! This is the alert being issued to US west coast firefighters about the consumption of energy drinks when engaged in strenuous activity.
More than 1,500 MFB and CFA firefighters march through Melbourne's streets demanding action from the State Government and fire authorities to fix Victoria's under-resourced fire services.
In this edition, moves by federal and state governments for uniform OHS laws threaten workplace safety standards with a lowest common denominator solution.
In this edition, 'live better ... join a Union!'. A new ACTU campaign highlights the contribution of trade unions and their members to our work and family lives.
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is partnering a new campaign to raise firefighter awareness about the dangers of carbon monoxide. Half the on-duty firefighter deaths in the US are attributed to heart attack or stroke.
In regional Victoria, a recent fatal house fire highlights the need to quickly implement a UFU firefighter recruitment and resourcing plan that has been agreed to by the CFA. But the state government continues to sit on its hands.
After 35 days of hearings, 87 witnesses and 26 community meetings the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission has found the CFA's Chief Officer failed to protect Victorians on Black Saturday. The State government also comes under fire.
Nearly 50 percent of structural fires across Minnesota (USA) last year were caused by cooking-gone-wrong. Fire Chief Joel McColl advises against throwing sugar or flour on a grease fire to avoid creating the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.
European researchers are developing embedded 'second skin' sensors that will use wireless technology and GPS to improve fireground and emergency scene monitoring of firefighters.
In this edition,firefighters are making headway in talks to establish safe international protection standards. Also, a proposal to 'harmonise' Australian OH&S laws.
In the US, specific dangers in firefighter safety, health and survival have been designated the "big three" threats to North American firefighters. Heart disease is the number one killer.
Analysis of CFA management's role in the tragic Black Saturday bushfires has been lost in a public relations smokescreen reports the ABC. The government's lawyers and "a flurry of ... subtle tweaks to the stay or go policy" are all part of it.
The 2010 State election will be held on 20 March 2010. The UFU has provided a survey to each of the three major political parties to seek their responses to some important issues.
The coronial inquest has put blame on the firefighters who responded to the Myer fire. The view of the UFU is that this blame is misplaced and that there are far more important issues to be adressed in the firefighting industry in Tasmania.
The following is a statement and eulogy to David Balfour from his mates and comrades in the Australian Capital Territory.
The United Firefighters Union warned in the "Australian Firefighter" in May 2006 that the failure of governments to effectively deal with the threat of bushfire was the most significant public policy failure in the nation.
The Tasmania Fire Service has produced a new OH&S poster in relation to the dangers of not wearing respiratory protection on the fireground after a fire has been extinguished.
Don't be fooled. The so called "family friendly" initiative regarding child care contained in the 2004 EBA isn't worth the paper it's printed on. No one will ever be able to access this so called entitlement. Read more.......
The attached memorandum has been issued to clarify once and for all how the 1AM single time payments system is to be applied. The 1AM payments system has only been agreed to for members who wish to voluntarily participate in fire service committees and activities. It has nothing to do with ordinary work, training or overtime. Click on more.
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We have started a UFU Tasmanian Branch members forum. Access for members is via the "members forum" link on the left hand side of this home page.
Firefighter cancer - fact or fiction? The U.S.Firefighter Cancer Support Network comments. Plus, weighty issue, a deal reached in the long-running South Yorkshire (UK) fire dispute, the importance of HAZMAT training, and other firefighter story links from across the globe.
In this week's firefighter news stories: Indian firefighters live in colonial era stables, VicRoads under scrutiny at Bushfires RC, DIY oil-to-biodiesel systems a new challenge in the US, plus others from across Australia and around the world.
In this edition, the UFUA National Committee of Management to meet in Perth. With a number of state elections due, and the likelihood of a federal election, 2010 is a critical year for firefighters.
In this week's firefighter news story links; dodgy solar panels pose danger to firefighters, UFU quizzes Tassie election candidates, solar powered fire station first, firefighters promote new CO law, plus other stories from across Australia and around the world.
In this edition, will governments and authorities learn the lessons of Black Saturday, and how sustainable can you Super fund be? Also national, branch and international Union news.
Firefighter news story links. This week; Bushfires Royal Commission Vic Premier's Frankenstein, bullying claims, roof insulation causes 20 fires, sickies beat up, UK firefighters in angry mood, US cold snap snowmobile rescue and others.
Firefighter news story links. This week, more paid firefighters needed, Black Saturday and Black Tuesday remembered, Brazilian firefighters take to the streets, amphibious firefighting aircraft, plus others.
Links to firefighter industrial and OHS news stories from across Australia and around the world. This week: Perth fire station, Greenpeace FBEU bushfire risk warning, old DC10 is Victoria's new water bomber, Spanish firefighter protest attacked and US firefighter deaths drop.
In this edition, Vale Steve Rodman. Aviation firefighter and UFU member Steve Rodman was stationed at the Hobart airport for more than twenty years. He will be sadly missed.
In this edition, WorkSafe rules the overhaul of Victoria’s emergency command and control structure is not an OHS issue for firefighters.
In this edition, WorkSafe rules the overhaul of Victoria’s emergency command and control structure is not an OHS issue for firefighters.
In this edition, New Award concerns! Unionists celebrated the end of WorkChoices, but Labor’s replacement needs improvement to really balance the ledger.
In December, a FairWork Australia full bench will hear the UFU Victoria Branch claim for a single agreement covering all MFB operational staff. The ACTU is supportive but employer reps aren't happy.
In this edition, the Rudd government and the states are developing nationwide OHS laws that have the Union movement worried.
The Union's Queensland Branch has established an online Personal Exposure Reporting (PER) system to record harmful exposures at incidents.
Renovations at the Broome Airport fire station have left firefighters exposed to asbestos dust. Asbestos-related disease is insidious; it can appear after a lag period of 20 years or more.
Trans-Tasman cooperation between the NZPFU and the UFUA beats a New Zealand Fire Service management plan to import scab trainers to get around NZ firefighter strike action.
Catch up on media reports of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission's sessions as it moves through regional Victoria taking evidence and hearing testimony.
As debate about health care reform rages across the United States, firefighters - as first responders - are finding they are becoming the primary medical providers to the poor.
The United States Fire Administration has released its report into firefighter fatalities during 2008. 118 firefighters died while on duty and once again, stress and over exertion, and vehicle crashes, were the leading causes.
In WA, the state's Fire and Emergency Services Authority has been told that firefighters face being trapped in their vehicles if heat from a fire causes damage to truck brake lines.
Caffeine can be dangerous! This is the alert being issued to US west coast firefighters about the consumption of energy drinks when engaged in strenuous activity.
More than 1,500 MFB and CFA firefighters march through Melbourne's streets demanding action from the State Government and fire authorities to fix Victoria's under-resourced fire services.
In this edition, moves by federal and state governments for uniform OHS laws threaten workplace safety standards with a lowest common denominator solution.
In this edition, 'live better ... join a Union!'. A new ACTU campaign highlights the contribution of trade unions and their members to our work and family lives.
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is partnering a new campaign to raise firefighter awareness about the dangers of carbon monoxide. Half the on-duty firefighter deaths in the US are attributed to heart attack or stroke.
In regional Victoria, a recent fatal house fire highlights the need to quickly implement a UFU firefighter recruitment and resourcing plan that has been agreed to by the CFA. But the state government continues to sit on its hands.
Nearly 50 percent of structural fires across Minnesota (USA) last year were caused by cooking-gone-wrong. Fire Chief Joel McColl advises against throwing sugar or flour on a grease fire to avoid creating the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.
European researchers are developing embedded 'second skin' sensors that will use wireless technology and GPS to improve fireground and emergency scene monitoring of firefighters.
In this edition,firefighters are making headway in talks to establish safe international protection standards. Also, a proposal to 'harmonise' Australian OH&S laws.
In this edition, bureaucratic infighting and stubborn politicians in Victoria threaten a UFUA initiative to protect communities from fire.
Analysis of CFA management's role in the tragic Black Saturday bushfires has been lost in a public relations smokescreen reports the ABC. The government's lawyers and "a flurry of ... subtle tweaks to the stay or go policy" are all part of it.
