What the FIFO?

man waiting at airport

A wise old Wiki once said:

“Fly-in fly-out is a method of employing people in remote areas by flying them temporarily to the work site instead of relocating the employee and their family permanently. It is often abbreviated to FIFO when referring to employment status. This is common in large mining states in Australia.”

A FIFO worker is someone who works away from their home for a period of time before returning back to their family or home base for their time off.

A FIFO family is a family affected by a member with this type of employment.

A FIFO Wife… well you can see where I am going with this now.

Fly-in fly-out employment can include the military, emergency services, the aviation sector, medical, and of course, the mining sector. The styles of roster can vary greatly from an equal time roster (e.g. 2 weeks on/2 weeks off) to anything similar to months on for days off.

I have written about my families experiences with FIFO life throughout this blog but more specifically:

Plus of course the Not Just A FIFO series.

Our family also has these FIFO family books on the kid’s bookshelf:

For support and services for FIFO Families you can visit:

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