The ACT’s emergency services boss has hosed down concerns voiced by the firefighters union that the public has been put at “unacceptable risk” with a critical piece of firefighting equipment used to battle blazes in tall buildings out of action.
United Firefighters Union ACT acting secretary Greg McConville said the ACT Emergency Services Agency’s Bronto aerial firefighting platform – the only appliance that can reach fires in buildings above than seven storeys – was offline this week.
