Fire authority neglected Fiskville facility, cancer survivor tells inquiry

A forestry lecturer who taught at Fiskville in the 1970s and 80s has described how he was exposed to toxic chemicals in the air and water at the training centre

The Country Fire Authority neglected its responsibility to reduce the amount of contaminants it released into the air and water at its Fiskville training facility, a cancer survivor has told a parliamentary inquiry in Melbourne.

The CFA’s training facility in Fiskville, Victoria, was closed in March after a cancer cluster was discovered among firefighters who had lived and trained there.

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