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CFA volunteer numbers see huge drop after turbulent few years in Victoria
Victoria’s volunteer firefighting force has shrunk by nearly 3,500 members — its biggest fall in numbers since 2013.
Key points:
- New CFA boss Jason Heffernan said many of the volunteers had to be removed from operational duties because essential training had not been completed
- Beechworth CFA captain Bruce Forrest said the training system had not been functioning well in recent years
- CFA volunteer numbers have been falling steadily since 2010, when there were 40,000 volunteers in the state
In the Country Fire Authority’s annual report, released today, the volunteer firefighting force numbered 30,977, down from 34,483 the year before.
Recently appointed CFA boss Jason Heffernan said many of the volunteers had to be removed from…
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