Corio firefighters are now without Pumper 62B after a pump failure this morning.
The truck is 2 years past its service life.
Mechanics worked after hours to identify the fault, but repairs can’t begin until tomorrow.
And there’s a bigger problem: there are no spare fire trucks available anywhere in Victoria.
So instead of replacing the failed truck and keeping Corio protected, the community is simply left with one less fire truck.
Less than 6 months after the major Viva refinery fire, the nearest fire station is already operating under capacity.
Premier Ben Carroll promised Victorians a “new direction.”
But this is the same old story under Victorian Labor — ageing fire trucks that continue to fail and leaving firefighters stranded.
Victorians deserve better than a government that leaves their emergency services without the equipment they need.
Labor is failing Victoria’s fire services.
