Where is FRV Commissioner Freeman?

Where is FRV Commissioner Freeman?

This morning, firefighters at Fire Station 67 Ballarat City began pre-start checks on their 22 year old Ladder Platform truck.

Midway through, it suffered a major hydraulic failure, dumping oil across a public car park.

The result? Another critical fire truck off the road, leaving Ballarat and Western Victoria without this specialist rescue capability.

This truck should have been replaced 7 years ago.

FRV Commissioner Freeman is happy to promote its one new electric fire truck, but one new truck doesn’t fix a fleet where 67% is out of date.

Commissioner Freeman needs to answer: Why stand beside the new trucks for the cameras, but hide when ageing trucks are failing and firefighters are left without the resources they need?

Ballarat deserves better. Victoria deserves bette