The origins of the service created significant political controversy . The reforms were supported by the Australian Labor Party led by Premier Daniel Andrews and the United Firefighters Union , representing the majority of MFB firefighters , and opposed by the Liberal Party along with some CFA volunteers . A bill authorising the creation of FRV was rejected by the Parliament of Victoria in 2017 , but passed on a second attempt in 2019 . Victoria has been serviced by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Country Fire Authority since the 1950s . Following the Black Saturday bushfires , the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission recommended that a Fire Commissioner be appointed to advise on the boundary between the two services , the Metropolitan Fire District
Black Saturday bushfires
Black Saturday bushfires
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