A system used to locate and track Fire Rescue Victoria vehicles is no longer operational, with the firefighters union saying the service did not update technology in time for the 3G shutdown.
A tracking and mapping system used in Fire Rescue Victoria trucks is no longer operational due to the 3G network shutdown.The firefighters union says the 3G shutdown has rendered fire vehicles tracking system obsolete and the replacement GPS system is leaving trucks untracked.
The United Firefighters Union said firefighters have been forced to download GPS tracking apps to mobile phones as a "stopgap".FRV firefighter and UFU delegate Doug Lukic told ABC Radio Melbourne the stopgap measure was leading to phone batteries draining quickly, and because the phones only charged while trucks were running, batteries were regularly going flat, leaving trucks untracked.
Mr Lukic said some firefighters were being shut out of their stations because fire station access systems also relied on 3G.In a statement, the government said it was working closely to ensure the 3G network shutdown would not affect the safety of Victorians. “Given that the Australian public was advised as early as September 2022 that the 3G network would be decommissioned, the FRV’s failure to rectify the situation and update its practice is simply bewildering,” Mr Marshall said in the letter.
The FRV spokesperson said if access to a property could not be gained through regular means, personnel know to contact their officer in charge so that access could be obtained through alternative means.FRV has been at odds with the UFU in enterprise bargaining hearings in recent months
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