Fire Station 24 Glen Iris is now without a fire truck after their ageing truck — already well past its service life — was finally taken off the road this morning.
Firefighters have been forced to nurse this truck along for months because there are virtually no spare trucks left in the system. It was semi-working, unreliable and should have been replaced years ago. Today, it finally gave up.
This is the reality of Victoria’s fire service crisis.
66% of Fire Rescue Victoria’s fire truck fleet is already past its service life.
Victorians are now paying double the Emergency Services Tax, yet frontline firefighters are still being sent to emergencies in outdated, failing equipment that puts communities at risk.
Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes had the opportunity to properly fund new fire trucks. Instead, they chose to ignore firefighter warnings and ignore community safety.
Victoria’s firefighters deserve better.
Victorians deserve better.
