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Minister, union weigh in on pumper platform allocation as current aerial appliance springs a leak

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A screenshot from a video posted by the United Firefighters Union of Victoria at the weekend, indicating that Shepparton’s current aerial pumper has failed following a training drill.

Shepparton’s aerial firefighting capacity was reportedly reduced by an equipment failure mere hours after it was confirmed to local crews by Fire Rescue Victoria that a promised pumper platform appliance — which would allow for rescues at great heights as well as greater aerial presence across the region — would be heading to a metropolitan station instead.

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