FBEU proposed Awards 2023 v2
Since my first post on the Union’s draft Awards, the deadline for feedback from members over the Xmas / new Year break has closed, with little to no engagement from [...more]
FBEU proposed Awards 2023 v1
At time of writing, the official FBEU online discussion forum remains closed by the current leadership (since the 2019). Draft Awards (Perm/Retained/D&D) have been [...more]
The toxic nature of vehicle fires
A shout out to the firefighters over at “Firefighter C.A.N.C.E.R.” (Firefighter Coalition Aiming for National Carcinogen Exposure Reduction). This article talks [...more]
A year of fire, floods and plague for many
Darin Sullivan wants more action on climate change after a horror year of natural disasters.. [...more]
Smoke inhalation from bushfires makes COVID-19 riskier?
Shellharbour firefighter’s smoke inhalation from bushfires makes COVID-19 riskier Written by Ashleigh Tullis – Illawarra Mercury – APRIL 2 2020 – [...more]
NSW Fire Services starved as the State burns
The FBEU and NSW firefighters have been warning the community of what the Libs/Nats have been doing to fire services in NSW since they took power almost a decade ago. [...more]
Illawarra firefighters save elderly man’s house from burning on South Coast
Amazing stories of firefighters’ bravery and selflessness to put their own lives at risk to save strangers’ properties are emerging from the Currowan fire. One of [...more]
Opinion piece in UK Independent: Climate crisis inaction is making things worse
As published in UK ‘The Independent’ 15th November 2019 It’s a familiar feeling for many growing up in large parts of Australia; hot summers and the smell of [...more]
Big Friday
Big Friday 6th July 2001- NSW East Coast Every decade or so, NSW gets a ground swell that is bigger than the usual ‘East Coast Low’ wind swell that we get every now and [...more]
The IWW in Australia
Too good not to share, some great history of the IWW, trade unions, and amazing Australian activists. Info from the SoundCloud site: Episode on the early history of [...more]
Firefighter’s Cancer legislation – it’s time.
THERE were three firefighters in Darin Sullivan’s family — but only he survives today.
Cancer took the life of his brother-in-law and colleague at City of Sydney fire station before also claiming the life of his aviation firefighter father. [...more]
2018 budget: Beyond privatization?
I have some concerns about the 2018 Federal budget, specifically in relation to privatization and mental health. Remember the “Medicare privatization” issue, [...more]
Code 5 – FBEU President no more
The NSW Electoral Commission has now formally declared the 2018 FBEU election result, with a copy of that declaration and the FBEU SITREP statement here. My congratulations [...more]
Critical Decade 2017: Accelerating Climate Action
Today the Climate Council has released our signature bi-annual report on the Critical Decade. The report brings together the latest research on Australian climate change [...more]
Budget cuts to burn on-call firies
The firefighters’ union says a burning issue is about to flare on the back of continued state government budget cuts – and the community’s safety could be put at [...more]
Women in firefighting
Announcement on diversity and women in firefighting issue to NSW firefighters and FBEU members. It caused significant discussion (and criticism) at fire stations and online. [...more]
Firefighting resources need rethink
Aust firefighters call on authorities to rethink structures due to inaction on #ClimateChange [...more]
Climate change fuels bushfire risk
Deteriorating conditions, including an apparent increase in the number of the most severe fires in recent years due to climate change requires action.... [...more]
“But scientists have been wrong in the past…”
Originally posted on The Logic of Science:
I’m sure that we have all seen it happen at one point or another. Two people are debating about some scientific topic and the person who is opposed to the mainstream scientific view gets backed into a corner by an opponent who is wielding numerous peer-reviewed studies, so… [...more]
I’m sure that we have all seen it happen at one point or another. Two people are debating about some scientific topic and the person who is opposed to the mainstream scientific view gets backed into a corner by an opponent who is wielding numerous peer-reviewed studies, so… [...more]
A lifetime of struggle
As I moved into politics and the union movement as a relatively young bloke, I did so not realising that I was related to a well known and respected figure in the Australian [...more]
Smoke on the water
Adapted from a story I wrote for Fire Brigade Employees’ Union ‘NSW Firefighter’ Magazine Oct 2010 Incident: 3 storey superstrucure fire on board bulk [...more]
All fired up
Kate vs Costa | The following was an article written for the FBEU annual magazine, the NSW Firefighter. It documents the story of an impromptu protest that sent ripples [...more]
Fire Strike
In 2012 I was part of what became one of the most pivotal moments in my Union’s history, and in the lives of NSW firefighters. It was a general strike of NSW firefighters [...more]
Spirit of the FBEU Centenary
Looking back at the spirit of the 2010 FBEU Centenary [...more]
Sorry kids
Update: This post was made in November 2013. Today, 14 July 2014, our action on climate change is being repealed in the Australian House of Reps. The message remains the [...more]
Climate change: Voice from the front line
Climate change and firefighting: a voice from the front line – by FBEU State Secretary, Jim Casey As a firefighter, I can tell you things are not the way they used to [...more]
How to swing a by-election
NSW Australia, 19th Oct 2013 Tonight I’m back at my fire station on standby, but guess what I did today? Together with other NSW firefighters, we surprised the Liberal [...more]
Reflections of a life spent seeking
Eulogy for Peter Robert Sullivan By Darin Sullivan, as given at the funeral service 9th April 2013 Peter Robert Sullivan – my Dad There is a great irony that I stand here [...more]
Cheeseburgers and Guns
Cheeseburgers and Guns. Climate change and pricing carbon – By Darin Sullivan Like most people, I’ve looked at both sides of the climate change argument for a [...more]
Band aids and library books
BAND-AIDS AND LIBRARY BOOKS – A day in the life of a Union Official With my 48 hr shift work week as a full time firefighter complete, my days off (dedicated [...more]
It is what it is 
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