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FIREFIGHTERS in Yarram are still waiting for a new station to be built as their current building continues to deteriorate. The volunteer-led Yarram Fire Brigade has been promised a new building since 2016, with no confirmation as to when construction will begin. Funding and budget restraints within the Country Fire Authority are being cited as reasons for the delay. The inaction comes as the brigade’s current home in James Street faces significant structural and weatherresistance issues.
Captain Ian Badham first flagged issues with the building in 2015, when the station started breaking-up. He believes that the station is becoming unworkable. “There’s just no room to expand, so it’s no longer fit for purpose,” Cpt Badham said. “It’s starting to hit that stage now that something needs to be done. The building’s starting to deteriorate and fall down around us.” Evidence of that deterioration is found all through the station. Cracks are appearing in both the exterior brickwork and plaster inside. In one storage area, the crack in a
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main issue with the station is that it is simply an outdated building, unsuitable by modern standards. Cpt Badham noted that the James St building does not have a dedicated changing room, with uniforms and safety gear currently hung on the garage walls next to the trucks. When responding to an incident, all volunteers must change out of their clothing and into their uniforms. At Yarram, this is done with only centimetres between the volunteers and the trucks, which risks somebody being run-over.
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concrete wall is so large that a hole has developed, allowing a clear view of the Senior Citizens building next door. The foundations are breaking through the concrete floor beneath where Yarram’s two fire trucks are parked. Dents are visible at the entrance where the trucks – the only ones small enough to fit within the building – have scrapped against the narrow door frame. The situation is made even worse during wet weather, when water makes its way through the gaps in the ceiling. “When it rains, it leaks, and we’ve got buckets down here, there and everywhere,” Cpt Badham said. Aside from its dilapidated state, the
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