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Today We Remember this Tragic Day – Black Saturday 2009.

We stand in solidarity with all firefighters and emergency service workers from all services and the community, the families and loved ones of the 173 lives lost. Today we reflect ...

Hon Gabrielle de Vietri MP’s Constituency Question, 5 February 2025

Member for Richmond asks Constituency Question in the Victorian Legislative Assembly about the state of FRV’s dilapidated fleet.

MP Hon Nick McGowan speech on the Fire Truck Crisis

MP Nick McGowan calls for the Government to act now highlighting the issues and risk to Firefighters and the Community that despite calls for a long time the Government has ...

STATE’S FIREFIGHTING CRISIS ESCALATES AS EQUIPMENT FAILS DURING MAJOR FACTORY FIRE

THURSDAY 30 JANUARY 2025 – ATTEMPTS TO BATTLE A MAJOR BLAZE AT A FACTORY IN MELBOURNE’S SOUTH-EAST HAVE BEEN MARRED BY THE ON-SITE FAILURE OF TWO ESSENTIAL APPLIANCES.

FIREFIGHTERS VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THE COMMUNITY FROM DANGEROUS TRUCKS – CHANEL 7 REPORT

Fix Our Faulty Trucks before it’s too late!

FIREFIGHTERS VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM DANGEROUS TRUCKS WITH A HISTORY OF LIFE-THREATENING FAILURES

Fire Truck Crisis – Trades Hall Address – UFU Vic Branch Secretary Peter Marshall

Firefighters have packed Trades Hall to say ‘enough is enough’ when it comes to Victoria’s Fire Truck Crisis

Fireys to vote on taking “Failing Trucks” off the road

Fireys to vote on taking failing trucks off the roadThe Age Chip Le Grand January 29, 2025 — 5.45am Melbourne and regional firefighters will vote on whether to take up ...

Emergency Services T20 Cup

Get along and support our team. North Port Oval 6:00 p.m. February 2025

From Pool to Puddle: Victoria’s Fire Truck Crisis

At Fire Station 87 in Dandenong, the station’s 15-year-old Ladder Platform is offline due to faults. On January 23rd, Commissioner Freeman praised FRV’s “pool of spare appliances” as the solution ...

Labor Government continues to put Firefighters and communities lives at risk!

The Labor government despite desperate please to the past minister Jaclyn Symes and Premier Jacinta Allan have refused to act. Worsening an already desperate situation. They were brought to power ...