General News

8 January, 2026

Ambulances pulled out of 'catastrophic' zones

Ambulance crews in tomorrow's 'catastrophic' fire districts will be relocated for tomorrow's total fire ban day with Ambulance Victoria declaring a Red Escalation from 7am tomorrow, Friday January 9

In a statement this afternoon, Ambulance Victoria said: "For their safety, paramedics and first responders are being relocated from branches within declared regions of catastrophic fire danger risk and where those branches have been identified as high-risk due to their proximity to bushland and limited road access.

"Crews will only be redeployed into these zones in the case of serious or life-threatening illness and only after a thorough risk assessment to consider the safety of our people."

Ambulance Victoria has been contacted for information on its presence in Loddon communities tomorrow, Friday January 9.

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