Yesterday I participated in Fire Ops 101 training with the UFU Vic and Fire Rescue Victoria where I put out fires, used the jaws of life and crawled through smokey buildings simulating a tiny fraction of a day in the life of a professional firefighter.
Victorian firefighters have not had a pay rise for years, and now they are also paramedics without the compensation they deserve. They need equipment that does not fail to protect lives and a pay rise. When I was young I wanted to be a firefighter, maybe it’s not too late
