Shepparton Aerial Pumper has failed after a training drill and has a slow leak requiring it to be refilled constantly.
This occured only 90 minutes after the firefighters were told the new Pumper Platform was no longer coming, but instead being diverted to the Westerb Suburb’s of Melbourne. This means Shepparton is now left with an out of date truck due to poor planning by FRV.
FRV and Jacylyn Symes belligerent denial of the truck crisis has meant there is not enough replacements for Victoria’s failing fleet. The next Pumper Platforms are still 2-3 years away from coming online, leaving Shepparton short changed for the foreseeable future.
This Truck is approaching 14 years in service and is due for replacement next year.
If Symes is willing to let her own electorate burn, imagine the neglect the rest of Victoria is experiencing.
