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Sitrep 2/2026

January 30, 2026

NEW FBEU JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT Following the resignation of Junior Vice President Gabrielle Lee, the State Committee of Management has acted to fill the resulting casual vacancy in accordance with Rule 24(1) and (2) of the Union’s Rules. Station Officer […]

Sitrep 1/2026

January 16, 2026

FBEU DELEGATES CONFERENCE 2026 – SAVE THE DATE – 24 & 25 MARCH IN SYDNEY Registrations are now open for the 2026 FBEU Delegates Conference – our most important forum for setting the direction of the Union and shaping the […]

Sitrep 46/2025

December 19, 2025

AWARD UPDATE – FINAL PERMANENT AND RETAINED AWARD DECISION HANDED DOWN As previously indicated, the IRC today handed down its final decision in relation to the Permanent and Retained Awards. Disappointingly, they ultimately agreed with the positions put by the […]

Sitrep 45/2025

December 18, 2025

AWARD UPDATE – DECISION TO BE HANDED DOWN TOMORROW – THE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO DOWNGRADE RESCUE CAPABILITY This week marks the conclusion of hearings before the IRC on the 2024 Permanent and Retained Awards, with the final outstanding issues addressed […]

Code Red – Station Design Guidelines Meeting Ban

December 16, 2025

CODE RED – Station Design Guidelines Meeting Ban Members may be aware that the Department and the FBEU have been consulting on standard design guidelines which would be applied to all new station builds, reducing consultation time and delivering high […]

Sitrep 44/2025

December 12, 2025

AWARD UPDATE As you may recall from our last SitRep on the 2024 Awards, there are only three clauses between the Permanent and Retained Award left to be determined by the IRC. We now have a date for that hearing, […]

Sitrep 43/2025

December 8, 2025

SINGLE DAY LSL – UPDATE Following our urgent dispute notification to the IRC on Friday afternoon, the Department has now formally confirmed that SAM will be reverted to its pre-18 November configuration tomorrow morning. This means that members will be […]

Sitrep 42/2025

December 5, 2025

INDUSTRIAL FIRE NORTH ST MARYS – SAFETY UPDATES This week, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) announced that they have launched an investigation into Saturday’s 20th alarm industrial fire at North St Marys, an incident involving 200+ members. It is understood that the […]

Sitrep 41/2025

November 28, 2025

COVER OUR FIRIES – MESSAGE FROM THE NSW PREMIER The ‘Cover Our Firies’ campaign has been a significant moment for the FBEU. The expansion of NSW Presumptive Cancer Legislation will have a generational impact on NSW firefighters and their families. […]