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Media Statement Fire Brigade Employees’ Union statement on Bushfires Royal Commission The professional firefighters’ unions of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia are today challenging the Prime Minister to answer why professional firefighters, who provided critical support […]

AGMs and Award Claim  Over the last couple of weeks, more than 120 members joined me in Zoom briefings about the AGMs and the Award, and to take a look at the work of the year behind us and the […]

AGMs – Corrections We have previously outlined some temporary changes in place for our AGMs this year because of COVID-19. On Wednesday we published a list of more than 100 station-based AGMs for 2020. These additions and changes need to […]

State Secretary and State Committee Briefings Please attend one of these sessions open to all members in the lead up to AGMs. You can register for one here. Thursday 15/10/20 1300 hrs – 1400hrs Thursday 15/10/20 1800 hrs – 1900hrs […]

Final Reminder – Register Your Meeting I am encouraged by the response of members to holding our AGMs differently this year. We have more than 50 meetings registered so far – and it’s not too late. Register your meeting by […]

AGMs – 2020 Underpayment for Relief Work Blayney Fire Station Members Working Outside of Hours Promotional Working Group Retained Working Group Public Sector Wage Freeze Secretary’s Briefings AGMs – 2020  Last week’s SitRep gave notice that Annual General Meetings will […]

AGMS – 2020 Please take the time to read this important information about changes to the way our AGMs will run this year. The formal notice of AGMs is here. The current public safety orders in place because of COVID19, […]

Award – Survey Closing – Have Your Say Secretary’s Briefings HSRs – Expressions of Interest Open for Committee Zooms and Back on the Road! Blayney Fire Station In Brief: Assist Ambulance and GIPA on New Medical Work Award – Survey […]

Assist Ambulance Update Following on from SitRep 36 the Department and NSW Ambulance have been developing a Service Level Agreement (SLA) to clarify roles and responsibilities at Assist Ambulance calls. We are currently reviewing the SLA and will be providing […]

Award 2021 – The Plan Your Award expires in February 2021. Your employer has indicated they want “major reform”. The NSW Government is making moves to stop us from getting the 2.5% wage increases in their own wage policy – […]

Assist Ambo Code Red lifted – Assist Ambo calls to go through RCO Following on from SitRep 35, here is an update for members. Members met with Deputy Commissioners Fewtrell and Baldi along with other FRNSW management to discuss a […]

Assist Ambo Code Red remains in place – if needed Following on from Saturday’s Code Red, here is an update for members. Shortly after the Code Red was issued Ambulance Comms started putting all “Assist Ambulance” calls through the Rescue […]