Six firetrucks from the Geelong region are heading to Queensland to help with the firefighting efforts around Toowoomba.
Local CFA boss Brendan Lawson said a number of volunteers would be driving the vehicles to Albury tonight.
“Those crews will drive from Albury to Coonabarabran and then the following day to Toowoomba,” he said.
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“We’re really lucky that volunteers have given their time up to drive our vehicles up there.”
Mr Lawson says crews from Geelong region will be flying out of Melbourne on Wednesday.
“They’ll jump on those trucks and be involved in protecting Queensland and the Toowoomba community.”
