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FIRE RESCUE VICTORIA IT FAILS AGAIN – TWICE IN 3 DAYS

For the second time in 72 hours, FRV’s alerting system has collapsed, leaving firefighters without automated emergency notifications.

Crews are now forced to sit by the phone, waiting for a call to respond – just like it’s the 1980s.
The digital alerting system? Dead. Again.

Since the 2022 cyber attack, FRV’s IT network has been plagued by repeated failures – even after $30 million spent on consultants.

The new Emergency Services Levy will bring in even more money from the public, yet there will be virtually no increase in funding for frontline fire services. Instead, Commissioner Freeman and Premier Allan continue to waste millions on a system that fails when it matters most.

Public safety is being compromised.

Scrap the tax. Fix the system.

The UFU acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past and present.

The UFU supports the call of First Nations peoples for a Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in the Constitution.

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