that had lost their larger vehicles due to the defects, so volunteers could continue attending road-crash rescues, which the SES identifies as a priority.
“The lack of resourcing for units now means heavy rescue trucks are out, medium rescue trucks are being fixed up, light rescue vehicles have issues,” said another SES volunteer, who asked not to be named as they were not authorised to comment.An SES spokesman said in a statement that 30 medium rescue trucks had been temporarily removed from service.
“A rectification and return to service program is now in progress for the heavy rescue trucks with full support from the national regulator. The safety of our volunteers is paramount and won’t be compromised under any circumstances.”
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