3aw’s Jacqui Felgate tees off on ‘completely unacceptable’ emergency Triple Zero outage!
UFU Delegate joined Jacqui Felgate to express concern over the latest Emergency Services IT outage, its impact on the community and Emergency Services Workers. Jacqui Felgate has teed off on the “completely unacceptable” emergency Triple Zero outage which occurred across the state yesterday. The Triple Zero computer and dispatch system was offline for nearly two […]
Members Brad Cullen and Kat Dunnell Presents Donation to Peter Mac
UFU delegate had the pleasure of meeting Peter Mac CEO – Professor Jason Payne and Julia Cameron – Head of Fundraising. Andy Morton presented them with a 20k donation from the Firefighters Charity Fund. The other legend in this photo is Brad Cullen
Breaking: All systems down: Minister Symes Lives are at Risk!
Despite assurances from Minister Symes last week that there are acceptable interim measures in place to track FRV Fire Trucks, following the shutdown of 3G Network, FRV is currently unable to track its Fleet. Further, Triple Zero is in manual mode relying on pagers and phones to forward emergency incident details. Minister Syme’s you have […]
Commissioner Freeman talking about values only for him, or his ‘FRV spokesperson’, to completely disregard them
Is anyone else getting sick of Freeman talking about values only for him, or his ‘FRV spokesperson’, to completely disregard them? – NO accountability for any number of his failings – NO integrity to be honest with us, or the community, about the ongoing failings of Minister Symes – NO respect for us when they […]
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 […]