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Code Red

July 19, 2021

CODE RED 18 July 2021 In light of the escalating restrictions being placed on the community, the following instructions will apply to the Greater Sydney Area (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas and referred […]

Sitrep 36/2021

July 10, 2021

Updated COVID-19 Instructions Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working with FRNSW to find a way through the issues members face in safely performing their jobs during the most recent COVID-19 outbreak. We were aiming to be able to publish […]

Sitrep 35/2021

July 9, 2021

Award Update 24s Update HSR Briefings Back On Award Update As reported in our last update, our Award application was subject to a day of conciliation at the end of May followed by three days of arbitration. During conciliation, we […]

Sitrep 34/2021

June 30, 2021

COVID-19 Restrictions Code Red Remains in Place While we are committed to working with the Department to ensure the communities we serve and FBEU members stay safe, firefighter safety is non-negotiable. The current Code Red was issued in response to […]

Sitrep 33/2021

June 28, 2021

COVID-19 Level 4 Restrictions Still in Place We resumed discussions with FRNSW today and will continue to maintain a dialogue through the COVID-19 working party arrangement to ensure member safety is prioritised in any directive or response to the ongoing […]

Code Red – Covid-19 Restrictions

June 26, 2021

As stated in SitRep 32/2021, the current stay-at-home orders have been extended across all Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong from 1800hrs today (26 June) until 2359hrs Friday, 9 July. Pandemic Restriction Levels The Union agrees […]

Sitrep 31/2021

June 23, 2021

COVID-19 Update Following updated health advice, new restrictions have been introduced for Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour from 1600hrs today to respond to the latest outbreak. Please note the Central Coast is now included […]

Sitrep 30/2021

June 22, 2021

Home Fire Safety Visits In light of new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and the subsequent commencement of a Public Health Order (PHO) applicable to Greater Sydney, proactive Home Fire Safety Visits (HFSV) currently present an unjustifiable risk to members. Members […]

Sitrep 29/2021

June 18, 2021

COVID-19 Update Off Shift Training In-Order 2008/22 Update In Brief COVID-19 Update NSW Health has issued new advice for Sydney and the Blue Mountains with masks becoming mandatory on public transport from 1600hrs today and strongly encouraged in all public […]