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CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
Firefighters from Fire Station 59 Derrimut were responding to a chemical factory fire when the fire truck supplying the ladder platform suffered a catastrophic pump failure, causing the water delivery ...
Fire Rescue Victoria Has “No Spare Trucks”
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Melbourne’s Northwest Has Run Out of Firetrucks!
Melbourne’s Northwest has run out of Fire Trucks on a catastrophic fire danger day. Despite warnings over many years this is solely a result of inaction by the Government (Premier, ...
Why has FRV commissioner Gavin Freeman placed Firefighters and the Community at grave risk!
With Catastrophic conditions and despite many warnings over a long time Commissioner Freeman has done nothing to deliver a fit for purpose fire service. Now the community and firefighter’s lives ...
The People of Victoria Deserve So Much Better Than This Wrongful Spin!
Minister Steve Dimopoulos Speaks on behalf of the Premier Jacinta Allan, Treasurer Jaclyn Symes, Emergency Services Minister Vicki Ward as well the whole Victorian ALP. Whether he is misinformed, unable ...
Open Letter to Premier Jacinta Allan
6 January 2026 Open Letter to: The Honourable Jacinta Allan, Premier of Victoria1 Treasury Place Melbourne VIC 3002. VICTORIA IS NOT BUSHFIRE READY Dear Premier,You are no doubt aware that ...
Sea Lake loss. Another Jacinta Allan failure. Yet another instance of Fire Fighters put under wrongful pressure to service the community with a failing service.
Firefighters from Fire Station 73 Bendigo travelled over 2.5 hours to assist at multiple buildings on fire in Sea Lake with local brigades saving the local pharmacy. Sadly, two other ...
Jacinta Allan – Fix Victoria’s Fire Crisis!
Across Victoria, firefighters continue their campaign to hold local Members of Parliament accountable for the fire crisis their government has created. The Allan Government has repeatedly ignored FRV firefighters’ calls ...
Fire Rescue Victoria has shared its 2026 “vision” — glossy images of smiling faces and firefighters at work
ire Rescue Victoria has shared its 2026 “vision” — glossy images of smiling faces and firefighters at work. But behind the PR is a harsher reality: out-of-date fire trucks, equipment ...
A year that exposed the truth — and strengthened our resolve!
This year, we saw the reality laid bare: Broken, out-of-date fire trucks failing and putting Victorians at risk No long-duration breathing apparatus to rescue people in the Metro and West ...
Victoria’s fire coverage beyond critical
Metro and outer metro Melbourne are severely under capacity, with ageing fire trucks breaking down at alarming rates. FRV’s own standard says 29 broken down trucks is a “critical” situation. ...
An Afternoon of Camaraderie at the UFU Annual Barbecue
With the sun shining and plenty of familiar faces around, the UFU annual barbecue was a great opportunity to come together, share a laugh and enjoy each other’s company; what ...