
Over 40% of Fire Rescue Victoria’s Trucks are past their use by date
By the end of the year that figure will be two in three. Jacinta Allan needs to reinstate the rolling
Your council rates currently include a fire levy that is meant to fund fire trucks and equipment to protect your family.
However, the Allan Government want to bring in a new tax – almost doubling the current fire levy.
This new tax will be funding existing services that your taxes already pay for. The Allan Government’s new tax is wrong.
You can stop this new tax.
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Fire Rescue Victoria Policy is that vehicles are to be replaced at a maximum of 15 years.
There are over 70 firetrucks which are so old they should be off the road including one truck which is over 30 years old. This is putting lives at serious risk.
Fire Rescue Victoria provided a formal submission to the Government requesting 20 new firetrucks to ensure the fleet is modern, safe and capable. They also identified 15 ageing trucks with heavy rescue capability for which there is no back-up if they break down.
The Allan Government ignored that submission, leaving firefighters with ageing equipment which puts the community and firefighters at risk.
The Allan Government is risking Firefighter’s ability to help the community, you and your family.
Below are real examples of the reality of the Fire Truck Crisis. FRV fire fighters are face danger on a daily basis. Our Fire Fighters and you, the Community have been placed by this Government through their inaction at an unacceptable risk.
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Help us hold the Allan Government accountable.
By the end of the year that figure will be two in three. Jacinta Allan needs to reinstate the rolling
This weeks Cranbourne Star looks at Victoria’s Fire Truck Crisis and how it is impacting local Firefighters and Community.
Fire Station 22 in Ringwood has suffered yet another blow — their fire truck has experienced a major failure and
Town Hall Meeting in Ringwood to hear about Jacinta Allan’s proposed new tax that will affect every Victorian, yet at
Locals are expressing their concern at Jacinta Allan’s Legislated Cut to their Fire Services, but making all Victorians pay more
This has triggered a domino effect across the western suburbs, with trucks being shuffled between stations, leaving coverage gaps and
On Sunday, Fire Station 31 – Glen Waverley’s fire truck failed, forcing crews to take the last spare fire truck
Fire Rescue Victoria says fire trucks are being repaired — yet Lara’s hazmat unit has sat broken and untouched since
Firefighters speaks out on the hoax that is the proposed new tax, calling for community support to stop the proposed
We queried Google AI, asking if Victoria has a Fire Truck Crisis. The answer is very telling about the crisis
Now is not the time to legislate cuts to Victoria’s Fire Services. Stop Jacinta Allan’s changes tax grab
No matter how often it’s repaired, it’s a constant battle against ageing parts and breakdowns. This is exactly why fire
Now is not the time to Budget for Cuts to Fire Services A Spare Fire Truck currently operating out of
• Homeowner rates will rise from $191 to $254 per year • Commercial rates will rise from $749 to $1240
The only specialised Fire Truck capable of fighting Mine Fires is once again out of action, leaving the health of
Today, the 22 year out of date spare ladder platform truck has been taken off the road after its aerial
Fire Fighter Lachlan Butters speaks candidly about the truth of the snake like approach Jaclyn Symes has taken with the
A critical specialist aerial appliance—vital for protecting key infrastructure and responding to emergencies across the Latrobe Valley—has been out of
Communities across Victoria are being left at risk as Fire Rescue Victoria has run out of Spare Trucks to replace
The only Fire Rescue Victoria Fire Truck capable of entering coal mines in Latrobe Valley is Out of Commission as