SAFETY AND RESOURCING CAMPAIGN

Safety And Resourcing Campaign

South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (SAMFS) firefighters place their lives at significant risk as first responders and rely upon properly funded, provisioned and maintained MFS appliances, training and equipment resources for their safety and protection and that of the community.

EMERGENCY SERVICES FUNDING HAS BEEN CUT OVER LAST 10 YEARS
MFS DEFUNDED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN LAST 10 YEARS
WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPARE APPLIANCES
KEELTY REVIEW (2019) SAYS ‘SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IS NEEDED TO MODERNISE OR REPLACE THE AGEING FLEET’
SEVERE LACK OF APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT
REGIONAL AREAS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY OLD AND AGEING APPLIANCES
REGIONAL TRUCKS AND CREWS HAVE INSUFFICIENT LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT
ALL APPLIANCES NEED TO BE FITTED WITH BURNOVER PROTECTION SYSTEMS
MFS ADMITS 26 NEW APPLIANCES NEEDED IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS
MARSHALL GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WILL BUILD ONLY 9 OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS
ENGINEERING WORKSHOP UNDER STAFFED
NO FUNDING FOR REDUCTION OF DIESEL EMISSIONS EXPOSURE

THE UFUSA CALLS FOR:

LONG-TERM RECURRENT FUNDING AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL
ASSET MANAGEMENT THROUGH A LONG-TERM RISK BASED ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY

HELP US TO HELP YOU:

WRITE TO YOUR STATE MP AND REQUEST THEIR SUPPORT
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SIGN THE UFUSA SAFETY & RESOURCING PETITION

Catherine Hutchesson & Ryan Harrison - Labor

Frances Bedford - Independent for Newland

UFUSA Safety And Resourcing Campaign Videos

UFUSA Safety and Resourcing Videos

UFUSA "Don't Watch Our Firefighters Burn" Rally Victoria Square Adelaide.

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UFUSA Safety and Resourcing Campaign BRONTO

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UFUSA Members Met with Premier Marshall Today 27 09 21

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UFUSA Safety And Resourcing Rally

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Brad Field - SAMFS Station Officer

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Paul Ekkleboom - AEASA President

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Elizabeth Dabars - ANMFSA Secretary

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UFU Safety and Resourcing Campaign gains support from SA Labor with a commitment to proper funding and resourcing.

The UFUSA has a long and proud history of advocating for the provision of properly funded and improved resources with the support of the MFS.

Our Resource Campaign is about seeking to redress this underfunding and impress upon the Marshall State Government the urgent need for proper funding of SAMFS appliances, equipment, training, resourcing and support. Our campaign actions encompass political, public, and industrial campaigning to achieve our objective of addressing these severe inadequacies. Delegations of firefighters are currently visiting local MPs in their electorate offices to explain why this Resourcing Campaign is so critical for the safety of the South Australian public and for firefighters and the MFS

In July 2019 the UFUSA surveyed members ahead of enterprise bargaining negotiations with resourcing identified by members as a key issue.

Since the start of negotiations in October 2019 the MFS and SA Government has persistently obstructed all the UFUSA’s attempts to put resourcing on the table for discussion.

So, after almost a year of very difficult negotiations, UFUSA members unanimously resolved on 28 October 2020 to commence industrial action in support of improved funding, appliances, resourcing, training and equipment.

3 Minutes To Live Keep Our Skies Safe Campaign

Oppose the underfunding and under resourcing of ARFFS across Australia by Airservices and the Federal Government.

Funding And Personnel Cuts

The Issues

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The Fleet

The Issues With The Current Fleet

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Engineering, Equipment And Training

The Issues

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Industrial Actions

Stage One, Two and Three

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What The SA Community Is Saying About Firefighter Safety & Resourcing

"Emergency Services should be resourced well. The Firies should be kept safe & up to date so they can do their jobs properly!"

"Firefighters put their lives in situations that most of us wouldn’t dream off. Hero’s! They deserve respect, especially from the government of the day. I support resourcing to ensure they return home safely."

"Firefighters need our support! We need an efficient functional fire service to support the community, especially in these more volatile environments affected by climate change!"

"The Marshall Government must provide adequate funding for the South Australian fire service!"

"Starving the fire service of funds makes no sense and ...hang on ! - forgot this Government prioritises the economy over society."

"Gov collects ample monies to fund Emergency services thru ESL then skrimps on the SAMFS budget!"

"Stephen Marshall protect our fire fighters they put their lives on the line every day."

"One of the most important service in our lives. They must have resources to go where most of use fear to go. The workers at the front-line risk their own lives to ensure we have safety."

"Firefighters risk their lives for the community. Listen to what they need before it's too late. South Australian lives matter."

"Thank You isn't Enough."

"Firefighters put their lives on the line every day. They need to be supported to stay safe so they can keep us all safe."

"The Marshall Government doesn’t support the Community, that’s a fact, just look at the recent bushfire. Rob Lucas only see’s money and cut backs."

"All emergency personnel should have the best possible equipment to perform the job, cost cutting has no place in emergency services."

"Our emergency service personnel deserve to be valued and treated so much better than they are."

"These brave people deserve all the support we can give."

Help Us To Help You

Thank you for Supporting the United Firefighters Union of SA Safety and Resourcing Campaign.

By writing to your local State Member of Parliament and requesting their support, you will make a difference.

To assist you, feel free to download a form letter which may be used as a template. If you are not sure of your State Electorate or your State Member of Parliament, please see the instructions below which may also assist you.

Please click here to take you to the website where you can simply enter your address and it tells you what Electoral district you are in.

Once having found your electorate, you can click here to locate your Member of Parliament and their contact details.

Write To Your MP

Pro forma UFU Member Letter to MP

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Write To Your MP

Pro forma letter from Constituent to MP

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