22/04/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Due to possible ongoing health impacts of COVID-19, operational personnel who undertake strenuous physical duties in their role should seek advice from their health practitioner before returning to these duties after contracting COVID-19, or as soon as practicable if they have already returned to duties after contracting COVID-19.
22/03/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Notice on changes to SDCPF.
19/03/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
K-Code update.
04/02/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Post Fire Management (PFM) question in SMS Incident Reporting.
04/02/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Note the updated instructions for ventilated CPR in addition to those laid out in National Notice 010/2022.
30/01/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Ventilated CPR should be undertaken on all patients regardless of whether COVID-19 is suspected or diagnosed.
29/01/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Changes have been made to the Service Delivery COVID-19 Protection Framework, including updates to the use of N95 and surgical masks.
28/01/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
We are currently experiencing a large number of requests from Districts for N95 masks. Only order N95 mask stock to replace what has been used for operational response.
13/01/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
If you are covered by the Order and do not have both vaccinations by 11.59pm 14 January 2022, it is unlawful to carry-out your role from that date, including responding to any operational call-outs.
13/01/2022
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Changes have been made to the building information pages in SMS to increase the visibility of large sites with hazardous substances (Major Hazard Facilities or MHFs) and to make it easier to access and manage Emergency Response Plan (ERP) documentation.