PHOTO: While the support staff and corporate end are expected to merge, the services are expected to remain separate entities. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
The NSW Government is considering the merging of SES and RFS support staff and corporate functions following the suggestions from the recent NSW Flood Inquiry. The Public Service Association (PSA) has called on the Government to halt the proposed merger, calling the move out as ‘budget cuts’.
The merging of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and State Emergency Service (SES) isn’t a new concept to the existing staff where whispers of mergers have risen over the past few years, but fears have been lit afresh with the possibility growing more real than ever.
The recommendations from the flood inquiry suggested that RFS back-office and corporate service functions merge, while maintaining their own distinct roles, legislative identity, uniform and volunteer management…