Issues of Interest

Vicroads Listens To Volunteers

In a good news story VicRoads have agreed to a standard template for burnoff notification signs in response to an approach from CFA.

Last year brigades in the Kiewa and Ovens Groups were concerned about the number of false alarms they were responding to when in fact residents were just clearing up their properties. Following a recommendation to the MFPC 6 burnoff notification signs were distributed throughout the shire and there was an almost immediate dramatic reduction in the number of false alarms.

Several months went by then VicRoads objected to the signs and demanded that the signs not be placed on their roads. The signs were removed and placed in front of a number of fire stations however the number of calls escalated to previous levels.

The issue was raised with CFA by VFBV through the Community Safety Advisory Committee and has been pursued with VicRoads at a state level to achieve a good outcome for the brigades in region 24.

Any brigades or groups wishing to use these signs must identify the locations and number of signs they wish to install and forward this information to Leaha Campbell at CFA H/Q.
 

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