On the 17th February 2009 the United Firefighters Union of Australia,  ACT Fire Brigade and the community lost a valued colleague in tragic circumstances.
We should now mourn the loss of a comrade that represented his uniform and his union with honour and distinction. [Read more]

The recent tragic death of firefighter David Balfour whilst fighting the Victorian bushfires has deeply touched firefighters across the country. David’s death is believed to be the first death on duty of a member of the ACT Fire Brigades. His passing was made all the more tragic by the fact that he was risking his own life in defending the lives and property of people from interstate due to a sense of duty to the firefighters from Victoria who helped defend Canberra during its extreme bushfires. [Read more]

The catastrophic Victorian bushfire disaster was driven home to all in the most tragic way last night when senior firefighter (qualified) David Balfour from the Gilmour brigade in the ACT was killed on the fireground. [Read more]