The 2017 Victorian Emergency Services Equipment Program Ultra-Light vehicle was officially handed to the brigade on November 3.

The Ultra-light is an addition to the current CFA fleet and will allow brigade members to respond a secondary vehicle to assist with establishing control points.

Access to camp fires around the Lake Bolac foreshore will become easier and the addition of the vehicle will ensure the brigade is able to respond in its own area when the CFA tanker is away on Strike Teams.

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