The Queensland Fire and Emergency Service annual report confirms that under Labor the dangers faced by Queenslanders are increasing.
Alarmingly, the report shows we have lost 1,900 Rural Fire Service volunteers, five Rural Fire Brigades and 650 SES volunteers in the last 12 months alone.
To pretend that reductions like this don’t increase the danger faced by the community is misleading and a direct result of Labor’s chaos and crisis.
Minister Mark Ryan has previously said the decline in volunteer numbers was due to Blue Card requirements and outdated information.
He has had four years to address those issues but instead of improving the situation, it’s only getting worse.
Queenslanders know that Minister Ryan stood by while the number of Police Officers fell.
They now have even more proof that under Minister Ryan and Labor, the number of brave volunteers that Queenslanders call on in their time of need is also falling.
Queenslanders deserve to feel safe, something Labor and Minister Ryan obviously can’t deliver.
Figures at June 30 2023 are on Pages 10 & 11 of report available here:
Figures at June 30 2022 are on Page 10 & 11 of report available here:
https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/QFES-2021-22%20Annual-Report-Full-Report.pdf
