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Sitrep 34/2026

October 13, 2026

2026 AGM – UPDATE The Union’s AGM will be held from 1000hrs on 31 October until 1000hrs on 9 November. The deadline for registering a Retained or Country meeting has been extended. Email written notice of your intention to hold […]

Sitrep 33/2026

October 9, 2026

2027 AWARD NEGOTIATIONS – UPDATE As outlined in SitRep 32/2026, this week has been busy with Award negotiation meetings occurring every day to progress key items including Retained Reform, Modern Day Firefighter and Relativities, the Relieving Model and Allowances (in […]

Sitrep 32/2026

October 2, 2026

NOTICE OF 2026 AGM The Union’s 116th Annual General Meeting will be held later this month and into next month. The first of the 2026 AGMs will be held on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 1000hrs at City of Sydney […]

Sitrep 31/2026

September 29, 2026

UPCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAY Members are advised that the Award clauses relating to consolidated leave for Permanents and overtime for Retained require that the public holiday either be Easter Sunday or an “additional public holiday”, in order to access those entitlements. […]

Sitrep 30/2026

September 17, 2026

PERMANENT OVERTIME MEAL ALLOWANCES TO BE PAID The Department has today confirmed in writing that they will meet their obligations under clause 17.3 of the Permanent Award and make good the underpayment of permanent overtime meal allowances. This is in […]

Sitrep 29/2026

September 11, 2026

AMBULANCE ASSISTANCE CODE RED – UPDATE Yesterday, the Department provided an update to us regarding their progress on developing a Service Level Agreement with NSW Ambulance, which we expect will outline clear parameters for when and how we respond to assist […]

Sitrep 28/2026

August 31, 2026

AMBULANCE ASSISTANCE CODE RED – UPDATE Further to SitRep 26 and SitRep 27, the FBEU and the Department have had further discussions regarding attendance at Ambulance Assist incidents by FBEU members. We continue to have serious concerns about the lack […]

Sitrep 27/2026

August 21, 2026

AMBULANCE ASSISTANCE CODE RED – UPDATE Following SitRep 26, the parties have now met to discuss the outstanding concerns regarding incidents requiring attendance alongside NSW Ambulance (NSWA). The Department has committed to progressing the majority of concerns raised. However, significant […]

Sitrep 26/2026

August 3, 2026

AMBULANCE ASSISTANCE CODE RED REMAINS SUSPENDED Following on from Friday’s SitRep, I can confirm that the Department has acknowledged our correspondence sent on Friday. The parties will be continuing to discuss each of the issues we raised, and will consult […]