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Second Firebombing in Melbourne’s North-West
A second vehicle has been firebombed in Melbourne’s north-west in less than 24 hours. Just after 3am, a car parked in the driveway of a home in Keilor was deliberately ...
VICTORIA UNITES — UNITED WE STAND
Victoria’s communities, industries, farmers, transport workers and emergency services are standing together. We all contribute. We all matter. And we all deserve a fair go. Join the call to SCRAP THE ...
90.85% VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE — 477 DAYS LATER, STILL IN PLACE.
FRV’s “leadership” faced an overwhelming 90.85% vote of no confidence from firefighters. 477 days later, they still hold their positions. Elsewhere, votes of no confidence in fire service leadership can have ...
BUSHFIRE SEASON IS COMING. IS VICTORIA READY?
Victoria is heading into another high-risk bushfire season — and firefighters need the right trucks to protect communities. The 2026 Bushfires Inquiry made 80 recommendations, including calls for: • An ...
VICTORIA’S FIREFIGHTERS ARE CALLING ON PREMIER BEN CARROLL TO STEP UP
Victorian firefighters have gone six years without a pay rise, while too many of the fire trucks we rely on to protect Victorian communities are now past their service life. ...
National Police Remembrance Day
Today, we pause to remember and honour the 178 Victoria Police members who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We stand alongside our police colleagues and their ...
THREE FIRE TRUCKS MISSING. ZERO SPARES LEFT
Fire Rescue Victoria now has fire trucks missing from Dandenong, Corio and Craigieburn. And there are NO spare fire trucks left to replace them. This is what the fire truck ...
GEELONG’S LADDER TRUCK CRISIS
Fire Station 63 Geelong City is meant to have a Ladder Platform ready to reach people trapped in high-rise buildings or tackle fires from above. Its current truck is past ...
UFU MEMBERS ASSIST IN COMBINED RESCUE
sterday, FRV firefighters from Fire Station 87 Dandenong joined Victoria Police Search and Rescue, CFA and SES volunteers, and Ambulance Victoria in a complex technical rescue at San Remo. A ...
Geelong Members Rescue Airey’s Inlet Man & Dog
Working in windy and wet conditions the members from Geelong City fire station worked to help rescue an Aireys Inlet local and his dog on Wednesday morning. Turns out the ...
In Frankston Informing the Community of the Labor Government’s Failure to Support Them & Firefighters
We’re back in Frankston today, talking with the community about firefighter and community safety. In 2021, Paul Edbrooke announced $9.3 million for a new state-of-the-art Frankston Fire Station, saying firefighters ...
