Responses from the Tasmanian Liberals and the Australian Labor Party were received at the union office last Monday afternoon just prior to the UFU conference held on 16 and 17 March 2010. These responses make facinating reading.
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.
In NSW, some firefighters face management imposed community safety activities quotas. In the USA, a study finds that if one extra firefighter is assigned to each engine, the effectiveness of firefighters increase by more than 50%.
In Queensland, the UFU is reviewing personal protective equipment (PPE) firefighters wear in hostile environments, while In Victoria, the final report of the Bushfires Royal Commission has been released.
The state government promises more firefighters for Victoria: 342 extra for the CFA and 100 more for the MFB. We applaud this announcement and look forward to working with the Brumby Government in implementing this initiative says the UFU.
Victoria's first fire supremo, former deputy CFA chief Craig Lapsley, was conceived in a fire station. In WA, the government blocks moves for an inquiry into its response to the Toodyay bushfire, while in the UK, a threat to dismiss all London firefighters triggers a ballot on industrial action.
As the global economic crisis puts pressure on emergency service workers, firefighter Unions forge closer international links. Check out the details in the International Fire Fighter Unions Alliance (IFFUA) newsletter.
Thirty four firefighters from Australia and the US begin their run across America to pay tribute to their fallen firefighter and law enforcement colleagues; a ‘Tour of Duty’ in remembrance of 9/11. Also, community anger in WA over the Toodyay fire report.
Aussie firefighters run across US in 9/11 tribute. Plus the Vic. Bushfire Royal Commission final report media roundup, and in the USA, researchers say one extra firefighter per engine could increase the effectiveness of California's firefighters by more than 50%.
In WA, FESA shuts fire stations or takes engines offline to avoid overtime payments. Also, a roundup of media reaction to the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission final report, while in Russia, President Medvedev declares a wildfires state of emergency.
ACT Chief Justice says appointment of acting judges to ease court backlogs will not help the marathon bushfires litigation. Also, a special sitting of Victoria's parliament to debate bushfire findings and in the UK, Merseyside motorbike firefighters must swap helmets.
A Senate committee calls for a royal commission into the home insulation program. Also, Victoria's Bushfires Royal Commission report to be released Saturday week and in the UK, the Union secures a ground breaking win for a sacked firefighter.
The NSW Opposition says a far south coast council should not have to help pay for new fire brigade officers at Batemans Bay. Also, in the UK London's Fire Brigade Commissioner targets 6,000 firefighters with a blog post sack threat .
A surprise turnover at the top and the stage is now set for a federal election that will again focus on the work place. Prime Minister Gillard has said industrial relations will be a battleground.
A digital upgrade for Victoria's fire services; UFU Secretary Peter Marshall says the move is long overdue and addresses an important concern raised at the Bushfires Royal Commission. Also, 10 more fires linked to insulation scheme.
In this edition, One fire service, more firefighters - Victorian firefighters campaign to defend rosters and crewing that maintain on-the-job safety and protect the community. Also, buy local and presumptive explained.
In Western Australia, residents in Toodyay say they are close to litigation over the bushfire that destroyed 38 homes, six months ago. Also, in the USA, cardiac arrest was the No. 1 workplace killer of firefighters last year.
As the impact of the global financial crisis and its aftermath continue to bite, closures of fire stations across the United States are becoming common place. And now the trend is spreading to the debt ridden UK.
This comprehensive review of the UFUA was undertaken by an independent consultant in 2008 to best position the National Union into the future. It examines the direction, structure and role of the National Union. Download a copy (pdf file).
The Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights documents a dramatic increase in the number of trade unionists murdered around the world during 2009. At 101 deaths, this is an increase of 30% across 12 months.
WA firefighters are going to jobs under-prepared, with accidents and danger reports falling on deaf ears. Also, NZ firefighters targeted over truck parking action to highlight exhaust fumes concerns.
Firefighters are at risk of asbestos exposure because of its frequent use in older structures and its ability to linger in the air even after a fire has been extinguished.
A leak to a newspaper previews a scathing analysis of bushfire policy to be delivered to Victoria's Bushfires Royal Commission in its last week of hearings. And in WA, the Defence Department admits training flares caused Karratha fire.
Lawyers for the Black Saturday inquiry urge the Royal Commissioners to recommend Victorian fire agencies overhaul their approach to firefighter safety. And the 'stay or go' policy goes under the RC microscope.
The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission orders firefighters to move into Perth's new Wellington Street fire station despite unresolved OHS and public safety issues.
The United Firefighters Union wants all Victoria's fire services merged into one with an across-the-board move to career firefighters. RMIT expert says this approach would also reduce duplication and difficulties associated with different equipment, uniforms and communications.
Firefighters are at risk of asbestos exposure because of its frequent use in older structures and its ability to linger in the air even after a fire has been extinguished.
The UFU Queensland Branch pursues WorkCover over its rejection of an injured firefighter's claim. Also, the Canberra bushfires' case likely to continue next year, and Vic CFA chief's departure is a chance to move forward says the Union.
The UFUA National Committee of Management (NCOM) plots a new strategy for the national Union and will, as a priority, pursue presumptive protection for firefighters contracting work-related cancers.
In this edition, Climate change firefighter challenge, Truss Risk, Tour of Duty and Carbon Sink. The regulars are all there too, including Sir Murray Rivers, Charles Livingstone, Chef Mannix and Mick O'Regan,
1,500 Firefighters rally in Melbourne calling for a merger of Victoria's firefighting services. "This is not a union issue, this is a community safety issue,'' says UFUA National Secretary Peter Marshall. Members also delivered the Union's submission to the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.
In Victoria, The CFA is stretched to the limit and now the MFB now wants to scrap the mandatory minimum number of firefighters on duty. Fire fighters say backing away from the international response standard of 7.7 minutes will cost lives and increase property damage.
In this edition, NCOM targets government recognition of firefighter work-related cancers as a top priority. Also, the Queensland Branch sets up a Personal Exposure Reporting database.
The UFU in Victoria has a win over attempts to privatise training after the MFB backs off from an EO bypass action and an outsourced training proposal. Also, Bushfires Royal Commissioners question a positive assessment of the CFA's new community education campaign.
120 house fires have now been now linked to the Federal Government's home insulation scheme says the Environment Department. A Senate committee is investigating the scheme, which was closed down following four installer deaths.
UFU Members hit the streets of an inner suburban electorate to spread the message about an MFB management plan for service cuts. Firefighters from stations in the marginal seat of Richmond put on a sausage sizzle and collected signatures for a petition to state parliament.
The UFU criticises the state government over lack of resources in the north-west. The election campaign get ugly in robo-call fiasco. Labor leader in last minute compliment to the Greens.
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.
Responses from the Tasmanian Liberals and the Australian Labor Party were received at the union office last Monday afternoon just prior to the UFU conference held on 16 and 17 March 2010. These responses make facinating reading.
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.
In NSW, some firefighters face management imposed community safety activities quotas. In the USA, a study finds that if one extra firefighter is assigned to each engine, the effectiveness of firefighters increase by more than 50%.
In Queensland, the UFU is reviewing personal protective equipment (PPE) firefighters wear in hostile environments, while In Victoria, the final report of the Bushfires Royal Commission has been released.
The state government promises more firefighters for Victoria: 342 extra for the CFA and 100 more for the MFB. We applaud this announcement and look forward to working with the Brumby Government in implementing this initiative says the UFU.
Victoria's first fire supremo, former deputy CFA chief Craig Lapsley, was conceived in a fire station. In WA, the government blocks moves for an inquiry into its response to the Toodyay bushfire, while in the UK, a threat to dismiss all London firefighters triggers a ballot on industrial action.
As the global economic crisis puts pressure on emergency service workers, firefighter Unions forge closer international links. Check out the details in the International Fire Fighter Unions Alliance (IFFUA) newsletter.
Thirty four firefighters from Australia and the US begin their run across America to pay tribute to their fallen firefighter and law enforcement colleagues; a ‘Tour of Duty’ in remembrance of 9/11. Also, community anger in WA over the Toodyay fire report.
Aussie firefighters run across US in 9/11 tribute. Plus the Vic. Bushfire Royal Commission final report media roundup, and in the USA, researchers say one extra firefighter per engine could increase the effectiveness of California's firefighters by more than 50%.
In WA, FESA shuts fire stations or takes engines offline to avoid overtime payments. Also, a roundup of media reaction to the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission final report, while in Russia, President Medvedev declares a wildfires state of emergency.
ACT Chief Justice says appointment of acting judges to ease court backlogs will not help the marathon bushfires litigation. Also, a special sitting of Victoria's parliament to debate bushfire findings and in the UK, Merseyside motorbike firefighters must swap helmets.
A Senate committee calls for a royal commission into the home insulation program. Also, Victoria's Bushfires Royal Commission report to be released Saturday week and in the UK, the Union secures a ground breaking win for a sacked firefighter.
The NSW Opposition says a far south coast council should not have to help pay for new fire brigade officers at Batemans Bay. Also, in the UK London's Fire Brigade Commissioner targets 6,000 firefighters with a blog post sack threat .
A surprise turnover at the top and the stage is now set for a federal election that will again focus on the work place. Prime Minister Gillard has said industrial relations will be a battleground.
A digital upgrade for Victoria's fire services; UFU Secretary Peter Marshall says the move is long overdue and addresses an important concern raised at the Bushfires Royal Commission. Also, 10 more fires linked to insulation scheme.
In this edition, One fire service, more firefighters - Victorian firefighters campaign to defend rosters and crewing that maintain on-the-job safety and protect the community. Also, buy local and presumptive explained.
In Western Australia, residents in Toodyay say they are close to litigation over the bushfire that destroyed 38 homes, six months ago. Also, in the USA, cardiac arrest was the No. 1 workplace killer of firefighters last year.
Get back to work! Flaws in WorkCover revealed as a severely injured Victorian firefighter is told to return to work.
As the impact of the global financial crisis and its aftermath continue to bite, closures of fire stations across the United States are becoming common place. And now the trend is spreading to the debt ridden UK.
This comprehensive review of the UFUA was undertaken by an independent consultant in 2008 to best position the National Union into the future. It examines the direction, structure and role of the National Union. 
The Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights documents a dramatic increase in the number of trade unionists murdered around the world during 2009. At 101 deaths, this is an increase of 30% across 12 months.
WA firefighters are going to jobs under-prepared, with accidents and danger reports falling on deaf ears. Also, NZ firefighters targeted over truck parking action to highlight exhaust fumes concerns.
Firefighters are at risk of asbestos exposure because of its frequent use in older structures and its ability to linger in the air even after a fire has been extinguished.
A leak to a newspaper previews a scathing analysis of bushfire policy to be delivered to Victoria's Bushfires Royal Commission in its last week of hearings. And in WA, the Defence Department admits training flares caused Karratha fire.
Lawyers for the Black Saturday inquiry urge the Royal Commissioners to recommend Victorian fire agencies overhaul their approach to firefighter safety. And the 'stay or go' policy goes under the RC microscope.
The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission orders firefighters to move into Perth's new Wellington Street fire station despite unresolved OHS and public safety issues.
The United Firefighters Union wants all Victoria's fire services merged into one with an across-the-board move to career firefighters. RMIT expert says this approach would also reduce duplication and difficulties associated with different equipment, uniforms and communications.
The UFU Queensland Branch pursues WorkCover over its rejection of an injured firefighter's claim. Also, the Canberra bushfires' case likely to continue next year, and Vic CFA chief's departure is a chance to move forward says the Union.
The UFUA National Committee of Management (NCOM) plots a new strategy for the national Union and will, as a priority, pursue presumptive protection for firefighters contracting work-related cancers.
In this edition, Climate change firefighter challenge, Truss Risk, Tour of Duty and Carbon Sink. The regulars are all there too, including Sir Murray Rivers, Charles Livingstone, Chef Mannix and Mick O'Regan,
In Victoria, The CFA is stretched to the limit and now the MFB now wants to scrap the mandatory minimum number of firefighters on duty. Fire fighters say backing away from the international response standard of 7.7 minutes will cost lives and increase property damage.
In this edition, NCOM targets government recognition of firefighter work-related cancers as a top priority. Also, the Queensland Branch sets up a Personal Exposure Reporting database.
The UFU in Victoria has a win over attempts to privatise training after the MFB backs off from an EO bypass action and an outsourced training proposal. Also, Bushfires Royal Commissioners question a positive assessment of the CFA's new community education campaign.
UFU Members hit the streets of an inner suburban electorate to spread the message about an MFB management plan for service cuts. Firefighters from stations in the marginal seat of Richmond put on a sausage sizzle and collected signatures for a petition to state parliament.
The UFU criticises the state government over lack of resources in the north-west. The election campaign get ugly in robo-call fiasco. Labor leader in last minute compliment to the Greens.
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.
