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« on: February 15, 2006, 04:28:44 PM »
From ABC News:
Firefighting boost announced for Mt Gambier
The South Australian Government has announced six full-time firefighters will be employed in Mount Gambier from next year.
A total of $460,000 will be spent on employing six firefighters to Mount Gambier, which is the state's busiest fire station outside of Adelaide.
Currently 25 part-time firefighters man the station's four appliances.
Many of these crew members are on-call during their normal working hours.
The Government says the shift to a full-time permanent day shift will ensure appropriate response times and boost the city's fire coverage.
Five of the positions are expected to be filled by existing firefighting ranks, with only the position of station manager to be filled from applicants further afield due to the expertise needed.
The funding will come from the state's Community Emergency Fund.