Firefighting Archives - Tasmanian Times

It’s Time for a National Remote Area Firefighting Team

Featured image above: significant lightning hit much of Tasmania recently on 12 March, with 19,060 ground strikes recorded. So far, 16 new...

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Trump Cuts a Threat to Firefighting Capability

Media release – Friends of the Earth Australia, 3 March 2025 Do USA fire service cuts threaten Australia? It has been a...

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On Fire Damage to West Coast Huon Pines …

Media release – Nick Duigan, Minister for Parks, 26 February 2025 Ancient Huon pines safe from bushfire impact A 3000-year-old Huon pine...

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Bushfire Response Continues

Media release – DPFEM, 12 February 2025 Tasmania’s fire agencies continuing the bushfire response Firefighters from Tasmania Fire Service (TFS), Tasmania Parks...

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LGH Helipad Undergoing Final Tests

Media release – Department of Health, Tasmania, 1 October 2024 Launceston General Hospital helipad undergoing final tests Test helicopter flights and a...

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Air Travellers At Risk Due To Lack of Firefighting Resources

Media release – United Firefighters Union of Australia, Aviation Branch, 2 April 2024 LEAKED INTERNAL DOCUMENTS REVEAL AUSTRALIA’S AIR TRAVELLERS AT ‘EXTREME...

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Applications Now Open for Career Firefighter Positions

Media release – Tasmania Fire Service (TFS), 31 August 2023 Applications Now Open for Career Firefighter Positions with Tasmania Fire Service Applications...

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Firefighters Lobbying for Greater Cancer Protection

Media release – United Firefighters Union, 23 March 2023 INTERNATIONAL EXPERT JOINS TASMANIAN PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IN CALL FOR GREATER CANCER PROTECTION Tasmanian...

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North West Under-resourced while Facing More Severe Fire Risks

Media release – Stephen McCallum, United Firefighters Union of Australia Tasmania, 12 April 2021 North-West under resourced while facing more severe fire...