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The Union has become aware of a meeting held on the 15th March between the manufacturers of Sabre Contour Air Sets and the Department where demand valve problems with Sabre Contour SCBA were discussed.

Inside this notice: Aerial evolutions or spin Reminder – Members on Worker’s Compensation Union Retirement Gift Reminder of Union bans still in force

The bans imposed in today’s earlier notice are hereby lifted upon receipt of this notice (by fax from the Union to your station).

Today the Carr Government unilaterally removed a major component of South Sydney’s fire protection, namely the Hydraulic Platform at No.13 Station Alexandria together with a staffing component of two firefighters. According to the Department, this vital resource was removed so […]

Carr Govt to cut high-rise service – Firefighters threaten action tomorrow

When availability falls below the minimum level required to ‘Safely and Effectively” staff a fire appliance, that station is to be manned by the standby of retained or permanent firefighters as per award provisions and In-orders 1995/20.

Inside this notice: 2005 Awards endorsed My resignation…

As was referred to in yesterday’s notice, the Union is unable to provide members with draft agreed awards as yet. Our prediction of yesterday that the draft 2005 awards should have been finalised today (and posted on the Union’s website) […]

Below is a summary of the changes within the proposed new 2005 Awards which members are being asked to vote upon at next week’s SGM (see Union Notice dated 16 February for meeting details).

On the 11th February 2005 the FBEU State Committee of Management considered the Draft Discussion Paper: FBEU State Development, Staffing and Response Policy 2005 formulated with the assistance of the Country Sub-Branch and Retained Sub-Branch Committees.

Sydney West – A combined South-West Sydney and North-West Sydney Sub-Branch meeting will be held at No. 97 Station, Huntingwood commencing 1000 hours on Monday 21 February.

Unfortunately, due to bureaucratic hurdles the Department and the Public Employment Office are still unable to officially sign off on the proposed 2005 Awards. We have posted copies (in PDF format) of the Permanent Award and Retained Award as drafted […]