Rural Fire Brigades in the Blue Mountains are benefitting from the delivery of three new appliances, worth a combined $1.1 million, ahead of the official Bush Fire Danger Period beginning on 1 October.
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Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke joined Rural Fire Service (RFS) staff and volunteers at Katoomba today to hand over the keys to Category 1 tankers for the Blaxland, Hazelbrook and Lawson Brigades.
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\u201cEach of these appliances, worth $385,000, will assist our volunteers in providing an even greater level of fire protection to the local community,\u201d Ms Cooke said.
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\u201cThe Blaxland, Hazelbrook and Lawson Brigades are very active and do a wonderful job protecting people and property in one of our State\u2019s most bush fire prone areas, as well as responding to building fires, vehicle accidents, and storm and flood responses.
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\u201cI am confident the new state-of-the-art appliances will prove to be invaluable assets, ensuring volunteers have access to modern firefighting technology when responding to fires and other incidents.\u201d
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RFS Acting District Manager, Inspector Rob Vinzenz, said the efforts of volunteers do not go unnoticed and the new Category 1 tankers will support their work.
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\u201cThe men and women of the RFS remain on-hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and we should be extremely proud and grateful for their contribution,\u201d Inspector Vinzenz said.
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Since the 2019-20 Black Summer bush fires, the NSW Government has funded more than 400 fire trucks for RFS Brigades across the State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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