Farmers will be able to take an unregistered vehicle for use in firefighting responses, as part of a new trial from the NSW Rural Fire Service and Transport for NSW.
Under the new trial, farmers will receive a registration exemption, allowing farmers to drive vehicles they use for firefighting purposes unregistered within a 100km radius of their home.
RFS North Western Area Commander Heath Stimson said that the trial could prove useful to build on the existing collaboration between farmers and fire fighters when it comes to blazes on rural properties…