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25.01.2022 Expect a big announcement from Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Fondation at the Press Club today: Andrew Forrest is going to launch his Fire Shield initiative today. https://www.smh.com.au//satellites-sensors-and-drones-coul... https://www.afr.com//minderoo-s-high-tech-plan-to-extingui https://www.theguardian.com//philanthropic-foundation-drea

24.01.2022 The Passing of Mr. Peter Joseph Cannon OAM Today is a very sad day for the Volunteer Fire Fighters Association of NSW with the passing of our Founder and inaugural President of ten consecutive years. Mr. Peter Joseph Cannon OAM passed away overnight at Peak Hill Hospital having been born there on June 15th 1950.... Peter as some might know, had battled a tumour of the brain for some years now and whilst initial surgery left Peter able to work again, it had seriously impacted his ability to verbally communicate. Over the past three months, the tumour had returned and took a rapid hold on Peter with his health seriously deteriorating over the past three weeks. To Peters wife Val, his sons Adam, Todd and Wade and his daughter Megan, we extend our deepest condolences. Peter gave his all as a Volunteer Firefighter, as Captain of the Waratah Brigade and later as Group Captain of the Mid Lachlan Zone. He was an incredibly strong and vocal supporter of everything Volunteers stood for and in 2002, he along with a few other long time brigade members created the Volunteer Fire Fighters Association (VFFA) so as to give a stronger voice. Friday 11th of September, 2015 was a very special day for everyone when Peter was awarded an Order of Australia at an official ceremony at Government House. Presented by His Excellency General, the Honourable David Hurley AS DSC (Ret’d) Governor of NSW, it was a very emotional day for Peter and his family as he proudly stood before Governor David Hurley to receive his Medal. Peter will be dearly missed by all who knew him, the farming community of NSW has lost one of their best, the people of NSW have lost a great man. Peter, it’s time to park the tractor and hang up the Akubra. May you now Rest Peacefully.

23.01.2022 Help available down south. We just had this post to our website. Hi I’m mark, a roof tiler by trade, dogman, telli handler operator, forklift, boom, ewp, CN, C2, dozer, fel ect, I’m in broadford Victoria, and when the lockdown ends I’m more than happy to volunteer what I can do to help with the clean up and rebuild My number is 0408377344 as I said I’m happy to help with the rebuild if you want people with building experience

22.01.2022 The NRL reported that Dale Finucane wished his trip home to Bega in February was on a more positive note but he’s been recognised for leading the Storm’s bushfire relief efforts in the area. This is one of a number of stories from around the state in this weekes roundup. https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/news-roundup-september

21.01.2022 All the news from last week including details of machinery fires - there have been 30 this year already: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/news-roundup-22nd-nove

20.01.2022 Optus and the ANU announce an exciting, wide ranging partnership to dramatically improve fire detection and suppression. Read the complete story on our website: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/optus-anu-announce-exc

20.01.2022 The Auditor-General for New South Wales, Margaret Crawford, released a report today examining how effectively NSW emergency response agencies address public inq...uiry recommendations. The audit found that agencies’ governance arrangements to address public inquiry recommendations have important and consistent gaps. Read report - https://bit.ly/3sHNwOV

20.01.2022 News Roundup for this week includes a report of a 71% decline in koala numbers across northern NSW. Lots of other news from around the state: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/news-roundup-september

19.01.2022 Happy St Florian's Day! In case you were wondering how St Florian came to be the Patron Saint of Firefighters this should explain it. By the way he is also the Patron saint of brewers ... https://aleteia.org//why-is-st-florian-the-patron-saint-o/

18.01.2022 A new logo and a new masthead for our website. We've trade marked the logo which symbolises the green of the environment with the cool fires that are synonymous with proper hazard reduction practices and of indigenous burning. The photo was taken on a HR burn north of Kurrajong Heights a couple of months ago. The low flame height and the white smoke are hallmarks of an effective burn. Hope you like it!

17.01.2022 The Great Koala Crisis. Vic Jurskis sends us an article, the Nationals quit the coalition and we provide some links to the governments koala strategy. What do you think? https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/the-great-koala-crisis

16.01.2022 News Roundup for May 4th Lots of hazard reduction all around the state. Bullying & harassment remain in the news and the Sydney Morning Herald quoted VFFA President Mick Holton as saying it was a step in the right direction, but we’re not there yet. David Littleproud tells us he is disappointed that only NSW & Tasmania have supported the Royal Commission recommendations. https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/news-roundup-may-4th

16.01.2022 The Royal Commission has submitted its report to the Governor General and has completed its inquiry. We look forward to the relaease of the report https://naturaldisaster.royalcommission.gov.au/

12.01.2022 The VFFA is a signatory to The Howitt Society’s Letter to the Prime Minister urging Scott Morrison to reinstate the Royal Commission enquiry into land and vegetation management. The letter is signed by: The Bushfire Front of WA... National Timber Councils Association The Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria South East Timber Association Forest & Wood Communities Australia Volunteer Fire Fighters Association The Saltbush Club You can read the letter in full here: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/howitt-society-letter-

12.01.2022 We cover the launch event of the Andrew Forrest Minderoo Foundation's Fire Shield initiatitve: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/minderoo-foundation-fi

11.01.2022 In quite a coup for Coulson Aviation the new CEO is Chris Smallhorn, ex-Navy Commodore & Commander of Australia’s Fleet Air Arm. Read the full story here: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/chris-smallhorn-navy-c

09.01.2022 Investing in early fire detection could save $8 billion according to an ANU study: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/investing-in-early-fir

09.01.2022 Our Homewood Ski Area camera turns to the snow depth marker as fresh falls mark the end of the fire season around Lake Tahoe ... a beautiful part of North America and home to our first cameras. http://www-dev.alertwildfire.org/tahoe/index.html

08.01.2022 Its been a bad year in the USA ...

07.01.2022 #inlovingmemory

06.01.2022 NEW CEO POSITION AT THE VFFA The Executive of the VFFA seeks to appoint a CEO to develop the organisation into a financially independent robust body delivering useful services to RFS Volunteers in NSW, representing their views to government, and acting as an effective agent of change to improve land management and fire management practices in the state. This is a new position and we are looking for an energetic individual with the right skills who can help take us forward. Please feel free to share this within your brigades and on social media. https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/the-vffa-welcomes-expr

06.01.2022 At last .... the Royal Commission report: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/the-royal-commission-i

06.01.2022 Some good advice ....

06.01.2022 Cross Border Firefighting. The Templeton's Story makes fascinating reading. We've included Helen Templeton's submission to the NSW enquiry and the ABC's story from yesterday. Really worth a look! https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/cross-border-firefight

05.01.2022 News Roundup September 22nd Our cover story was Narooma RFS attending a shop fire in the town. The VFFA’s Neil Crawley told us: 'We lost a Hairdresser/Nail shop and a Dress shop but saved the adjoining Mitre 10.the women of the town aren’t happy but the blokes sure arethey can buy hardware with the money their wives will save on dresses and hair styling' . This is one of a number of stories on our roundup this week. https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/news-roundup-september

05.01.2022 Air quality is one of the issues that we cover in this weeks News Roundup. It caused 4 times more deaths than the fires last summer. Lots more stores from around the state https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/news-roundup-7th-novem

05.01.2022 The latest edition of the Volunteer Fire Fighter magazine is now online. Enjoy! https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/new-edition-of-the-vol

04.01.2022 As a volunteer firefighter, you may have experienced exposure to many stressful events while carrying out your duties. These stressful events, such as working on dangerous and unpredictable firegrounds during bushfire threats, can have an impact on the way we feel. The ways in which people experience and process their involvement in such events affect many aspects of their lives. My name is Lucy Tiley, I am a Master of Clinical Psychology Student at RMIT University interested... in surveying how you, as a volunteer firefighter, have dealt with the stressful events of the Black Summer bushfires. Volunteer firefighters perform valuable community service and this research hopes to obtain data that may help to better support this unique group. I would be very grateful for your help with this research. Please read the Participant Information Sheet. These documents provide information about the research aims, what is involved, and participation information. Everyone who responds to the survey will receive access to a Wellbeing Package designed for Volunteer Firefighters. Participant Information Sheet https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au//Volunteer-Firefighte Survey https://rmit.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3l5OET8XYMKYDwp

04.01.2022 A wave of new VFFA memberships in the lead up to the warmer weather....

02.01.2022 Mega bundle of news in the News Roundup today including some early comments on the Royal Commission and a couple of stories on the out of control HR burn at North Head. Read more here: https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/news-roundup-31st-octo

02.01.2022 Resource Guide to the NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry Published Submissions 2020 Mike Gorman has finished his incredible guide to all the submissions to the NSW Enquiry. Fantastic effort!! https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/resource-guide-to-the-

01.01.2022 Unfortunately there are a lot of no-burn advocates holding us back. This is refreshing

01.01.2022 Air Attack We highlight three articles in the Reuters Graphics series which cover wildfires in the USA. Lots of great information and a superb presentation. https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/wp-admin/post.php