As Victoria remains in a period of elevated fire danger, it has been revealed one third of Fire Rescue Victoria's (FRV) metropolitan fleet is currently unavailable.
Of the 131 trucks in FRV's metropolitan fleet, 44 this week were sitting and awaiting repairs in a workshop at Thornbury.
Under Labor, a staggering 65 per cent of the entire fire truck fleet in Victoria is past its service date. This means our firefighters are responding in trucks that routinely break down and place them and the public in danger.
Shadow Minister for Fire Rescue Victoria, Nick McGowan, said: "It is scandalous that one third of our fire trucks are off the road during the peak of the fire season.
"With half of FRV's telebooms and one third of the entire fleet unavailable to fight fires, the Minister should hang her head in shame.
"The fleet is so old and unreliable that the safety of Victorians, and our firefighters, is being put at risk."
