The former NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner is axed by the government after heavy criticism of Resilience NSW's response to the flood emergency earlier this year.
abc.net.au/news/shane-fitzsimmons-axed-from-resilience-nsw/101779630The former NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner who steered the state through the deadly black summer fires has been dropped by the public service.
The move comes as the government prepares to abolish Resilience NSW and replace it with the Reconstruction Authority following a scathing review by the independent flood inquiry earlier this year.
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