Metropolitan Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service

‼️BUSHFIRE MITIGATION‼️
Metropolitan VFRS will be assisting with Multiple bushfire mitigation activites from this evening through to Monday, Locations vary from the Swan Valley Region and up into the Perth Hills. With favourable weather conditions most brigades will be conducting burns during this time.

How can you help?
Please keep your eye on EmergencyWA for burns registered in your area.
When travelling through these areas, Slow down, Move over and drive with caution.

Are you thinking about conducting you own burn?
Please note most local governments have now entered into their restricted burning period, meaning you MUST have a permit to burn. If you have any questions regarding bushfire mitigation and hazard reduction burning please contact your local government or visit their website for information current to your area.

Recently Metropolitan VFRS held their AGM for 2025-2026.
We would like to thank our outgoing leadership members Warrick Turton, Steven Lee and Alex Cardell-Oliver for their commitment and efforts.
Congratulations to the incoming office bearers who will lead this brigade through 2026-2027

Captain - Nick Jose
Lieutenants - Liam Merritt, Vicki Carter, Michael Oxlade
Apparatus Officers - Brandon McKinlay, Emily Lee
Treasurer - Emily Lee
Secretary - TBA

Thank you to everyone who attended and good luck to all crews for the upcoming season!

This morning with a whole heap of other brigades and bgu’s Metro VFRS completed the MSWA Step Up, 1100 steps/ 55 floors of the one of the tallest buildings in Perth city!

3 of our members completed the stair climb in BA ( and setting a fantastic pace) while the others were able to complete the stair climb in their highest level of PPC.

I cant explain how proud I am of these people, they have been putting themselves through gruesome training sessions at Jacobs Ladder, for the weeks and months before today to be ready and prepared!

A huge thank you also goes out to the DFES Wellness team Scott, Tori and Billy for their support(and snacks!) this morning as well.

We can’t wait to do it again next year!
🚒🚒 — feeling fantastic.

Our crews have been assisting multiple Local Govenments and Agencies with hazard reductions burns through out this week. This weekend we continue our work assisting the City of Swan in conducting this large tenure-blind strategic burn. Please be careful if you are traveling in this area.
Further information can be found at www.swan.wa.gov.au/hazard-reduction-burn

City of Swan volunteers are undertaking the City’s largest ever hazard reduction burn 🔥

The tenure-blind strategic burn in the Avon Valley will cover about 350 hectares across multiple land tenures.

The burning is set to start Friday, May 8 and will continue for several days, subject to weather conditions.

Learn more: www.swan.wa.gov.au/hazard-reduction-burn

When the fire is out and the summer is over, our job is still far from done. As firefighters we are also responsible for other duties such as attending community events and schools to help spread the knowledge of fire, how it works and what to do in emergencies.

Recently we had the opportunity to attend Carey Baptist College where we spent the afternoon teaching year 5’s all about firefighting! We think they had as much fun as we did 😂

This is your last chance to join Metro VFRS in 2026 🚒🚒

Press the link to fill out the form!!🔥🔥🔥

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What are you doing on your Saturday night?

Watching the sport?
going out?
having a small get together?
Or even just having a quiet one?

The team at Metro VFRS think you should be completing an expression of interest for our 2026 recruitment!

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/5uCqMWmNYy

🔥🔥RECRUITMENT 2026 🔥🔥

Ask yourself these Questions:
Have you ever wanted to serve your community?
Have you ever wondered what its like to be the person in that fire truck?
Do you have what it takes to step outside of your comfort zone?

If you want to find out what being a volunteer firefighter is all about, press the link or scan the QR code and complete your expression of interest today!

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