January 30, 2009

Fire ground Health and Fitness testing

This week the Department stood down two members following health checks conducted on the fireground. Whilst in the past ambulance officers have provided members with advice about taking rest breaks during incidents, never has this information been used by management to stand people down indefinitley from operational duty. Read more…


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January 29, 2009

The Union has today written to the Department setting out its position regarding the current Leave Audit, which the Department claims has resulted in permanent firefighters being credited with an additional 39,129 hours of leave and debited 46,421 hours from their existing leave balances. Read more…


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