
FIRE CRISIS: WE ARE AT BREAKING POINT
In just the last 18 hours, fire trucks have failed across Victoria, exposing a system that is falling apart —
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.
Further, 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 and the levy will not fix the crisis.
The Allan Government’s new tax is wrong!
You can stop this new tax and help fix the Truck Crisis.
Please read our posts the posts and complete the petition.
Help us hold the Allan Government accountable.
In just the last 18 hours, fire trucks have failed across Victoria, exposing a system that is falling apart —
Breaking Point tells the inside story of Victoria’s current fire truck crisis as experienced by career firefighters on a daily
Fire Station 59 in Derrimut has been left short after a critical failure took one of its fire trucks offline
It is the only FRV vehicle in the Latrobe Valley that can go into the coal mines to protect the
2nd alarm structure fire in Altona North. A Teleboom has had to respond in peak hour traffic from Richmond due
In just 24 hours, mechanics were called twice to Fire Station 50 in Ascot Vale to fix their 17 year
Firefighters at Fire Station 67 Ballarat City are now operating under capacity after a fault was discovered in their ladder
GREATER DANDENONG LEFT EXPOSED A critical Heavy Rescue truck has broken down — leaving Greater Dandenong without essential rescue capability
What would you do if you knew the community was in danger? How long could you stay silent until your
Leaked documents reveal that a staggering 144 fire trucks are in desperate need of replacement! Yet, Commissioner Gavin Freeman has
Traralgon, like the rest of Victoria need trucks that work and able to do their job when needed. Which is
With the lives lost on the roads hitting a record high, firefighters are forced to choose between putting their lives
2 Trucks Offline — Including Critical Rescue Ladder Platform The Dandenong Fire Station has been dealt a serious blow —
A 15 year old Fire Truck, that should have been taken off the road in June, has been spotted being
Jacinta Allan is putting a $5billion tax on EVERY Victorian. In an attempt to Justify the Tax, Emergency Service Workers
FIRE TRUCK CRISIS: DANDENONG FIREFIGHTERS LEFT STRANDED While covering an incident, the Dandenong fire truck was relocated to Hallam —
Firefighter safety continues to be neglected by Jacinta Allan and Commissioner Freeman, with Out-of-Date and unreliable Trucks being left on
Earlier this week, we showed you the powerful and respectful silent protest by UFU CTA members at the firefighter graduation —
Fire Station 44 — Sunshine has once again been left without its vital Teleboom fire truck. The appliance is more
And the incompetence continues from the FRV terrible trio led by the embattled commissioner Gavin Freeman. No wonder 91% of