Riverina RFS firefighters call for better equipment after bushfire inquiry recommends staff, training

Jessica McLaughlin
Updated October 25 2020 - 2:31pm, first published October 24 2020 - 10:30am
DEVASTATION: The Old Batlow Hospital was left in ruins after the Dunns Road Bushfire tore through the town. Picture: Les Smith
DEVASTATION: The Old Batlow Hospital was left in ruins after the Dunns Road Bushfire tore through the town. Picture: Les Smith

FIREFIGHTERS on the ground during the Dunns Road Bushfire have expressed concerns over the focus on manpower following an independent inquiry into last summer's disaster.

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Jessica McLaughlin

Jessica McLaughlin

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