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FBEU State of the Stations Project - Audit

This station audit looks to:
  • Map the state of the stations in NSW
  • Understand the most common issues in stations across NSW 
  • Understand the most pressing issues in stations in NSW
The Fix our Fire Service - State of the Stations Audit will be used to create a report and it will be used to:
  • Assist members to address issues collectively in your station and across the State
  • Demonstrate the issues we face to our employer
  • Identify and address work health and safety concerns
  • Educate the public about the impact of the neglect of our stations
  • Lobby government for funding to fix our fire service  
For more information about the State of the Stations Project go here. We ask that delegates (or HSRs) complete this audit - We need ONE audit for each station, if you have both a delegate and HSR in your station make a plan to do the audit together or agree on who will do it. 
Please note we ask you to include photos in the audit. Photos will be very important as we progress this project. To have a look at the audit questions in advance of completing it, including the photos we are after go here. 

Your individual information will not be used without your consent. Please contact your organiser or the FBEU Office if you have questions.
Name(Required.)
I have spoken to others at my station/workplace  to make sure we only complete one audit.  I am a(Required.)
Our station/workplace (number or name) is(Required.)
Our station/workplace is
Number of firefighters/workers attached to the station or workplace?
How old is your station/workplace? 
When was the last time your station was improved/renovated? 
If your station/workplace has been renovated or improved, what was done and was it done well?
Do you have the names of your current HSRs clearly displayed at your station?
Do you have a union noticeboard at your station?
Do you have appropriate clean and dirty areas?
How adequate* are your change room facilities? *Please note this assessment is your assessment – consider if you have enough facilities/space/how functional they are etc.
Are there separate changing facilities for men and women at your station/workplace?
Do you have enough showers and toilets? *Please note this assessment is your assessment – consider if you have enough facilities/space etc. Consider if you can ‘shower within the hour’ and if you have enough toilets.
Do men and women firefighters have separate toilets at your station/workplace?
Do you have adequate kitchen facilities/messroom? *Please note this assessment is your assessment – consider if you have enough facilities/space/is it in good order etc.
How adequate are your sleeping/recline arrangements? *Please note this assessment is your assessment – consider if you have enough facilities/space/privacy etc.
Are your recline/sleeping arrangements private (e.g. individual rooms or pod style)?
Are any of the following an issue you are aware of at your station/workplace?
Does your station have extraction fans in the engine bay?
Where is your turnout gear stored?
Do you have a separate, dedicated space you can access without passing through clean areas for decontaminating equipment, cleaning BA, and for restowing and doing checks?
Do you have a drying space or cabinet?
Tell us about your hose whip
Do you have dedicated office space in your station? 
How does your station/workplace rate?
What’s the most urgent/major problem you have in your station/workplace?
In terms of the station/workplace amenities and condition – what are the best stations/workplaces you’ve worked at, visited or heard about? Feel free to list up to three.
In terms of the station/workplace amenities and condition – what are the worst stations/workplaces you’ve worked at, visited or heard about? Feel free to list up to three.
Please upload photos for possible use in our campaigns, lobbying and discussions with your employer. We will not make individual representations about your station/workplace without discussing it with you. 
Some good ones:  
The front of you station – including your station sign
A picture of you and your crew/team - with their permission
Recline/sleeping area
Mess room
Engine bay
PPC storage
And any other photos that show any issues you have (or great things) at your station/workplace.
We have given you space to upload up to eight photos. Photos are critical to our ongoing work. 
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Is there anything else you'd like to add about the state of your station/workplace?
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