Concerns fire brigades under prepared

January 19, 2021 BY

Ballan Fire Brigade 3rd Lt Ian Ireland says parts of Moorabool are like a box of firecrackers ready to go off. Photo – Helen Tatchell

By Caitlin Bewley

The Fire Danger Period is in force and that means residents need to be prepared to action their Fire Plan if necessary.
Local fire brigades are concerned, not with residents being under prepared but the brigades themselves, as evidence rises, they are lacking training when it was revealed last December by Labor’s Minister for Emergency Services, Lisa Neville, the Andrews Labor Government failed to prioritise the state’s fire preparedness and fire services in 2020, according to the Oppositions.

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