Union wants action on Nowra fire protection

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11 May, 2011 07:48 AM

THE firefighters union is today calling on the NSW government to commit to a timeline for funding full-time fire protection for Nowra.

Both the major parties committed to funding a full-time fire station in Nowra during the recent election campaign.

Fire Brigade Employees Union (FBEU) NSW president Darin Sullivan said the need to have full-time fire protection had been a public issue for a number of years.

“The election is over and we are calling on the new government to fulfil its election commitment.”

“The community of Nowra voted for the Coalition and the state seat is now a government seat.

“The people of Nowra need their newly elected local MPs to go into bat for them on the issue.

“The new Emergency Services Minister needs to provide some answers publicly on what the status of the staffing issue is for Nowra and what the time frames are on the staffing upgrades,” he said.