Bureau of Meteorology funding better than 'flashy new trucks': ACT fire official

Katie Burgess
Updated June 18 2020 - 7:26am, first published 4:30am
NSW Rural Fire Service trucks in Bungendore. ACT fire officials say year-round access to the Bureau of Meteorology's forecasters would be more useful to them than new trucks. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
NSW Rural Fire Service trucks in Bungendore. ACT fire officials say year-round access to the Bureau of Meteorology's forecasters would be more useful to them than new trucks. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Senior ACT officials say extra funding for the Bureau of Meteorology would help them more in future fire seasons than "shiny new" trucks or helicopters.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

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