维多利亚州的紧急服务削减了就业机会,尽管资金到位,反应时间恶化,并引起安全顾虑。 Victoria’s emergency services cut jobs despite funding, worsening response times and raising safety concerns.

维多利亚州三重零应急服务正在预算维修过程中削减工作岗位, 尽管最近资金到位, 也引起对应急能力的关注。 Victoria’s Triple Zero emergency service is cutting jobs amid a budget repair effort, raising concerns about emergency response capacity despite recent funding. 数据显示,救护车呼叫等候时间在5月份恶化,近700名呼叫者在一分钟以上等待,这是2022年以来最高的,而数千次警察紧急呼叫也遭到拖延。 Data shows ambulance call wait times worsened in May, with nearly 700 callers waiting over a minute—the highest since 2022—while thousands of police emergency calls also faced delays. 尽管声称自2021年以来一线人员配备有所增加,但五秒钟内接听电话的成绩却从近99%的大流行病时代高峰下降到2025年的92-93.8%左右。 Performance in answering calls within five seconds has declined from a pandemic-era peak of nearly 99% to around 92–93.8% in 2025, despite claims of increased frontline staffing since 2021. 人员队伍规划等支持作用的削减扰乱了业务,妨碍了聘用,减少了后备能力。 Cuts to support roles like workforce planning have disrupted operations, hindered hiring, and reduced backup capacity. 批评者认为,为雇用50名新工作人员认捐2 500万美元是不足和短期的,批评者警告说,工作人员持续流失和依赖付息人出资的税收会破坏长期准备,特别是在可能发生火灾的季节之前。 A $25 million pledge to hire 50 new staff is seen as insufficient and short-term by critics, who warn that ongoing staff losses and reliance on ratepayer-funded levies undermine long-term readiness, especially ahead of a potential fire season.