| ACFO | Assistant Chief Fire Officer |
| BA | Breathing apparatus |
| CAoV | Country Area of Victoria |
| CEO | CFA Chief Executive Officer |
| CFA | Country Fire Authority |
| CFAI | Centre for Public Service Excellence Commission on Fire Accreditation International |
| CO | CFA Chief Officer |
| Co-located stations | For the purposes of this report, co-located stations refer to those stations which were formerly CFA career and integrated stations |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus |
| CSBA | Community Safety Building Authority |
| DEBRiS |
Decontamination, Exit, Breathing Apparatus Service Rehab and Staging |
| Division A5 | Former MFB staff managed under Part A of the Fire Rescue Victoria Operational Employees Interim Enterprise Agreement 2020 |
| Division B5 | Former CFA staff covered under Part B of the Fire Rescue Victoria Operational Employees Interim Enterprise Agreement 2020 |
| DJCS | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| EBA | Enterprise Bargaining Agreement |
| EMV | Emergency Management Victoria |
| Fire Services Statement | 2017 Fires Services Statement |
| FSPL Act | Fire Services Property Levy Act 2012 |
| FRB | Firefighters Registration Board |
| FRV Commissioner | Fire Rescue Commissioner |
| FRV | Fire Rescue Victoria |
| FRV Act | Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958 |
| FRV ELT | Fire Rescue Victoria Executive Leadership Team |
| FRV Operational Employees EBA |
Fire Rescue Victoria Operational Employees Interim Enterprise Agreement 2020 |
| FSIM | Fire Services Implementation Monitor |
|
FSIM’s FY 2020–21 Annual Report |
Fire Services Implementation Monitor Annual Report 2020-21: Setting the foundations |
| FSOC | Fire Services Operational Committee |
| FTE | Full-time equivalent |
| FY | Financial year |
| GARS | Greater Alarm Response System |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous materials |
| HoA | Heads of Agency Steering Committee |
| HR | Human Resources |
| ICT | Information communications technology |
| IT | Information technology |
| IPs | Interoperability procedures |
| JSOPs | Joint Standard Operating Procedures |
| MFB | Metropolitan Fire Brigade |
| Minister | Minister for Emergency Services |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| OH&S | Occupational health and safety |
| OIC | Officer in Charge |
| PAD | Practice Areas for Drills |
| PPC | Personal protective clothing |
| PTA | Professional, technical and administrative |
| SLDA | Service Level Deeds of Agreement |
| Step-up | The term “step-up” refers to occurrences when FRV staff are called to an incident in regional Victoria and replacement support then comes from another FRV station or district. The term step-up is used interchangeably with move-up. |
| Tenancy Agreement | The Lease and Licensing Agreement for the 34 co-located stations6 |
| UFU | United Firefighters Union of Australia – Victoria Branch |
| Vacancy and relief |
The Secondment Agreement relates to various categories of staff seconded to CFA. For the purposes of this report, the terms ‘vacancy’ and ‘relief’ relate specifically to only Commander and ACFO positions seconded to CFA from FRV as defined under the Secondment Agreement. ‘Vacancy’ refers to the situation where a substantive Commander or ACFO position (as defined under the Secondment Agreement) does not have an FRV seconded staff member formally appointed to that role. ‘Relief’ refers to the situation where a Commander or ACFO seconded to CFA is absent from their substantive position (for example, on extended leave) and FRV is required to provide a suitably qualified employee to backfill the position. |
| VFBV | Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria |
| VSP | Volunteer Support Program |
| Year One Plan | Minister for Emergency Services' Year One Fire Services Reform Implementation Plan (2020 to 2021) |
| Year Two to Five Implementation Plan | Minister for Emergency Services' Year Two to Five Fire Services Reform Implementation Plan, November 2021 |
References
[5] FSIM uses the terminology Division A and Division B throughout this report in place of other terminology (such as “former MFB” and “former CFA” operational staff). Division A and Division B terms were commonly used throughout FSIM engagement, reflect the current terminology used by career firefighters, and are consistent with the terms used in the current FRV Operational Employees EBA.
[6] There are 33 CFA brigades at sites that are now operated by FRV and one co-located site (Lara) where CFA retains the asset and FRV is the tenant.
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