“Red tape” causing concerns

PLANNED roadside burns are becoming more difficult for CFA volunteers to conduct due to bureaucratic “red tape” local volunteers say. Photo: CHRIS DOHENY.

By Allanah Sciberras

October 03, 2020 | 8:00 AM

FOLLOWING the devastating bushfires of 2019, CFA members and volunteers are becoming concerned about the potential problems posed by COVID-19 and a CFA restructure before the upcoming fire season.

This “voice of concern” is echoed throughout the organisation with many telling The Spectator they are “bound by bureaucratic red tape”.