The One Nation Member for Northern Victoria Region, Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell has used the first sitting week of State Parliament for 2026 to question some operational decisions by CFA command during last month’s devastating bushfire events in Northern Victoria.
“Once again our brave CFA members came to the rescue, continuously fighting fires for days on end to save properties and lives,” Ms Tyrrell said.
“In the wake of the fires however I have been told stories by my constituents of CFA crews being ordered from fires by commanding officers, leaving property owners to battle the fires alone with their own equipment.”
A constituent told Ms Tyrrell their family was battling fire on their property outside of Yarck when a CFA tanker arrived, drove into the paddock and immediately left. The family saved their home, but not their herd.
