VIC Political Crisis ~ Firefighters Drop Bombshell ~ Funding & Equipment Failures
Peter Marshall, National and Victorian Secretary of the United Firefighters Union, drops a bombshell about aging firefighting vehicles & equipment ~ calls for Parliamentary Inquiry!
As Victorians continue facing a catastrophic bushfire season, VIC Premier Jacinta Allan & her government are facing a devastating showdown with firefighters and CFA volunteers.
This 8 minute video, courtesy of Australian Info, details the severity of a public backlash over alleged shortcomings in Victoria’s management of firefighting assets.
Source: youtube ~ australian info
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Australia’s bushfire response is under renewed scrutiny as Victorian firefighters and CFA volunteers formally call for a parliamentary inquiry into funding, preparedness, and equipment ahead of a damaging fire season.
The petition challenges the Victorian Labor government’s handling of CFA resources, the use of Emergency Services Levy funds, and delays in releasing key annual reports, with Premier Jacinta Allan disputing claims of funding reductions.
The situation has drawn responses from unions, volunteers, the Auditor-General, and the state opposition, raising broader questions about transparency, accountability, and public safety as bushfire risks intensify.
This development matters nationally as governments face pressure over emergency management policy and frontline readiness. Watch the full analysis, share your perspective, and subscribe to Australian Info for ongoing political updates.
Calling all Victorian citizens ~~ read these wise words from one of her most famous sons, General Sir John Monash, The Outsider Who Won a War!
Source: reddit
Partial transcript from the Australian Info video, follows below;
Transcript ~ the first 28 seconds
« Picture this. You’re driving a 29-year-old fire truck, with no airbags, no air conditioning and no electronic stability control into a raging bushfire.
Your mates showing signs of heat stroke, but you can’t even give them a cool place to recover because your cabin feels like a furnace.Welcome to Victoria’s Firefighting Reality in 2025, where the equipment is older than some of the volunteers using it.
And mate, the firefighters have had enough!»
Source: youtube ~ australian info
What Firefighters Need Most!
These State-of-the-Art firefighting vehicles complied with the CSIRO Burnover Test over 20 years ago.
Note: The internal cabin temperature rose by less than 20 deg C above initial ambient conditions.
Source: submission ~~ Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements 2020
Some of these earlier variants of the Fire King ~ built in Bendigo VIC ~ have recently been refurbished ~ Dan Brind ~ Forestry SA Manager, explains in this video below.
Source: youtube ~ forestrySA
Dear Reader ~ A Call to Action!
If you agree that our firefighters deserve adequate firefighting equipment to save lives, livelihoods, businesses, farms and communities, then nothing will happen unless you raise your voices!
This Project ~ Defend Australians from Bushfires ~ Began in 2007.
