Victoria’s Fire Truck Crisis: At Breaking Point!!
This week, FRV’s last spare fire truck was moved from Mildura to Melbourne. Now, if a truck breaks down at one of 38 stations spanning from Traralgon to Portland and up to Mildura, a community will go without as there are no spare trucks available. With all spare trucks in use FRV mechanics are struggling […]
Minister again shows she is out of Touch!
Yesterday in Parliament, Richard Welch MP, asked Minister Symes about issues impacting Fire Rescue Victoria, following the shutdown of the 3G Network. Firefighters have been locked out of FRV stations after the long-foreseen shutdown of the 3G mobile network. Additionally, the tracking of Trucks has been compromised following the shutdown of the 3G network. FRV […]
Obsolete mapping system and 3G shutdown leaves fire trucks untracked and firefighters locked out of stations
In short: The firefighters union says the 3G shutdown has rendered fire vehicles tracking system obsolete and the replacement GPS system is leaving trucks untracked. The 3G shutdown has also disabled a system that allowed access to fire stations, with one union delegate saying crews are being shut out of stations on a daily basis. […]
Firefighters locked out of their own stations after ‘farcical’ 3G shutdown
Broede Carmody Brittany Busch November 13, 2024 — 7.30pm – The Age Melbourne Emergency service workers say they have been forced to find a workaround to track firetrucks in real-time, while some Melbourne firefighters been forced to jump a fence to get into their stations following the shutdown of the 3G network. Firefighters say they were […]
Lest we Forget!
On this Remembrance Day, we honour and remember the sacrifices of our brave heroes who gave their today for our tomorrow. At 11 am today, let us stand together in reflection, as we pay tribute to the courage and resilience of those who served. Today is for those who have fought and are fighting for […]
Fire Truck Failure At Devastating Loss in Reservoir Blaze
This morning, Fire Truck Pumper 14 – Bundoora broke down while responding to a blaze that destroyed two homes. A faulty pump left firefighters with reduced capacity, forcing them to fight the fire with minimal pressure until another truck arrived 4 minutes later—too late to save the homes. This truck, 15 years old, should have […]
Firefighters’ union stands firm in potential win for Shepparton – but FRV is ‘yet to finalise’ its decision
UFU State Secretary, Peter Marshall, has written to Fire Rescue Victoria confirming that the UFU agrees that the Pumper Platform designated for FS 75 Shepparton and the risk assessment surrounding such decision should stand. Minister Symes, FRV Commissioner and FRV Executive Leadership Team can’t even act on a clear risk assessment finding. Here is yet […]
Stating the Obvious Through Our Signage!
Getting the message out to our community. The response has been wonderfully supportive. The community truly understands and wants the mess created by Minister Jaclyn Symes fixed. It is just too risky and wrong to do nothing! Just like the money that was supposed to be there to establish FRV, there is a fire services […]
Questions to Minister Jaclyn Symes in Parliament – Minister’s Response? – Word Salad! – TRUTH IS LIVES ARE AT RISK Through Poor Leadership!
Question Without Notice from Nick McGowan MP to Minister Symes regarding announcement of 180,000 Greenfield Sites and 12 Industrial Estates. How many new fire stations and fire trucks have been planned and budgeted for, if any? Supplementary Question In 2017 the government promised to build fire stations at Armstrong Creek and Clyde North. Why has […]
Fire Rescue Fleet struggles to keep up with a Factory Fire in Melbourne’s West
Breaking: As Victoria’s Fire Rescue Fleet struggles to keep up with a Factory Fire in Melbourne’s West, Melbourne’s Northern Suburbs are left without Aerial Coverage. Victoria is experiencing a Fire Truck Crisis. Due to a lack of planning and funding, the community is being left with a Fleet that is out of date and not […]