A petition demanding additional resources for firefighters facing longer, hotter bushfire seasons has been delivered to politicians outside NSW parliament - despite authorities insisting they're happy with current funding levels.
He also claimed there has been a"systematic defunding of fire services in NSW" in the past eight years, including professional firefighter numbers.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Federal Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud are briefed by Commissioner NSW RFS Shane Fitzsimmons.Despite the petition, RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said resourcing and funding for the organisation had"never been better".
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