General News
17 July, 2024
Call goes out to boost summer fire force
VICTORIA’S summer fire fighting force will be boosted with Forest Fire Management Victoria this week starting its annual seasonal recruitment campaign. FFMVIC wants to add project firefighters to its teams at Inglewood, St Arnaud and 14 other...
VICTORIA’S summer fire fighting force will be boosted with Forest Fire Management Victoria this week starting its annual seasonal recruitment campaign.
FFMVIC wants to add project firefighters to its teams at Inglewood, St Arnaud and 14 other bases in the Loddon Mallee region.
FFMVIC Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Scott Falconer said successful applicants would boost Victoria’s firefighting and land management efforts in the lead-up to summer and throughout the warmer months.
“Being a project firefighter can bring a sense of purpose and personal achievement knowing your efforts contribute to protecting Victorian communities and the environment,” Mr Falconer said.
“Recruits will have the opportunity to train and work alongside FFMVic’s firefighting staff, responding to emergencies such as bushfires and floods, as well as work in land management and reduce bushfire risk through planned burning, weed control, maintaining the public land road network and managing strategic fuel breaks.
“Planned burning and emergency response deployments can occur anywhere across the state, providing opportunities to travel and work in different locations. In previous seasons, some recruits have also been deployed to support firefighting efforts across Australia and internationally.”
Mr Falconer said recruits at Inglewood would join part of a team of 1800 frontline personnel and 1200 accredited incident management personnel this bushfire season.