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Sydney Morning Herald on 2019-12-24 02:24

RFS boss rejects calls for firefighters to be compensated

Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said suggesting you're going to pay volunteers would be doing them "a disservice" by undermining the spirit of volunteerism.

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