AFAC Annual Report 2012-2013

Annual Report

2012-2013

Contents

Mission

President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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CEO’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AFAC Governance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AFAC Board Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AFAC Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AFAC Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AFAC Members and Affiliates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Statement of Financial Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Statement of Financial Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Financial Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Industry Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Professional Development Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AFAC 2012 Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Industry Awards Recognise Innovation and Excellence . . . . 16 Laurie Lavelle Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Motorola Knowledge Innovation Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 AFAC Group Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Sponsors AFAC sincerely acknowledges and thanks our corporate supporters:

“The peak body for fire and emergency services in Australasia, creating synergy across the industry.”

Vision: Recognised and respected as a world leader in delivering collaborative and innovative services promoting excellence in fire and emergency management.

Values: Trust, sharing, collaboration, innovation, relationships and accountability.

AFAC - Annual Report 2012-2013

From the President

From the CEO

Lee A Johnson AFSM MIFireE,

Stuart Ellis, AM

Commissioner, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service AFAC President

Chief Executive Officer, AFAC

Once again the forces of nature conspired to ensure there was no place to rest for emergency services in Australasia. Flooding and fires over the summer season, particularly in the eastern states, including Tasmania, were extensive and parts of New Zealand continue to be rocked by earthquakes, causing ongoing stress and trauma for those communities affected.

It is always a pleasure and a challenge taking over an organisation that has been as competently led as AFAC has under the guiding hand of Naomi Brown, the AFAC Board and Council.

It has been a busy year for AFAC and its members. While I flagged the departure of Naomi Brown in the last annual report, it would be remiss of me not to again acknowledge the wonderful contribution made by her during her tenure as Chief Executive Officer. As many of you know Naomi retired from AFAC in November last year. While we were blessed with her knowledge and leadership in assisting with the establishment of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Naomi has now returned to the west to pursue a better golf handicap.

No stranger to AFAC and the emergency services industry, we were fortunate to entice Stuart Ellis across from South Australia to take the position of CEO, following a distinguished career in the defence force and emergency services. Stuart served with the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment for a number of years, and prior to establishing his own consultancy, was Chief Executive Officer/Chief Officer of the South Australian Country Fire Service. We warmly welcome Stuart and are fortunate to have such a well-respected and knowledgeable executive leading AFAC. Four states, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria, are grappling with either operational reviews or in the case of Victoria, significant organisational restructure, to focus on an all hazards environment. Never before has the imperative and focus on inter-operability been so great.

One of our key responses to this challenge has been the comprehensive review and development of the Australasian Interservice Incident Management System, AIIMS-4, undertaken during the year and led by Geoff Conway, formerly of the Country Fire Authority. Geoff and the AIIMS Steering Committee, made up of the most senior operational practitioners from agencies across the region, have followed a rigorous and extensive process in reviewing and re-designing AIIMS. I congratulate and thank them for this keystone project, delivered in a very challenging time frame. AIIMS is used by over 100 agencies and organisations across Australasia, and is the standard for incident management in our region.

Earlier in the year, the Board reviewed AFAC’s Strategic Direction, and this is being considered more formally across government. Our new vision and mission statements are a reflection that our intent is to be recognised and respected as a world leader in delivering collaborative and innovative services, and promoting excellence across the sector.

An annual plan for AFAC for 2013/14 has been developed, and focuses on member services and industry development.

Both the Strategic Directions document and the Annual Plan were the result of much collaboration, planning, research, and thinking, and I thank all involved for a robust process with solid outcomes led by Stuart in his new role.

On behalf of the Board and Council, I thank the AFAC office staff, and acknowledge and thank the hundreds of emergency service personnel across Australasia who contribute daily to AFAC’s groups and networks, enabling a stronger and more capable emergency management sector.

Naomi leaves a legacy of a very steady ship supported by energetic and highly qualified and capable staff. Over Naomi’s six year term, AFAC continued to build an enviable reputation for advocacy, gaining access, and influencing many critical issues at the highest levels of government, both Federal and State. Major initiatives to facilitate knowledge sharing across the sector were introduced, developing capability within the sector. The annual conference, which is now the largest emergency management conference in the region, is one such example. AFAC’s approach to work groups has also been reviewed and our model now embraces a flexibility to allow us to take full advantage of technological innovation in working collaboratively to address industry issues.

AFAC holds a unique position within the emergency services sector in Australia and New Zealand, and our strength relies on the commitment of our member agencies to our mission of creating synergy across the sector. Collectively we represent almost 300,000 career and volunteer emergency management professionals who are committed to excellence. AFAC leads the way on incident and emergency management, and that position is testament to the collaboration and goodwill of our members, seeking to work together.

The establishment of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre has been a major initiative.

For the past decade, the Bushfire CRC has been at the forefront of supporting evidence based research. Understanding and embedding that knowledge into decision making at all levels has led to improved outcomes. The new CRC will see an expansion of the national research effort into other hazards including flood, earthquake, cyclone and tsunami. Commonwealth funding of $47 million for the CRC program over an eight year period has assured this capability.

The AFAC Commissioners and Chief Officers Executive Forum met again this year to explore the theme of “What Does Success Look Like.” This is a critical question for our sector to define and measure if we are to continue to influence and shape the investment, expectation and approach to public safety in our region.

A major milestone was celebrated during the year with the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) racking up 10 years of service to the industry. During the year on behalf of the sector, NAFC completed an international tender and procurement process to renew the fleet of firefighting aircraft across Australia.

I would also like to acknowledge the role our corporate partners play in supporting AFAC. Our corporate partners play an important role in knowledge sharing across the sector and increasingly investment in research and development must be informed by us – the end users of these innovative products.

On closing I would like to thank the committed and passionate people both within the AFAC office and across the wider AFAC membership for their hard work. I sincerely look forward to working with you all to meet the challenges ahead, and further develop the sector.

Stuart Ellis CEO AFAC

Lee Johnson AFAC President

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AFAC Governance AFAC is governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the AFAC Council. The Board provides governance oversight to the effective management of the organisation. The Board meets bi-monthly, and Board members hold office for two years and are eligible for re-election.

AFAC Board President

Deputy President

Treasurer

Lee A Johnson AFSM, MIFireE, FAIM

Greg Mullins AFSM, FIFireE, FAIM

Bob Conroy

Commissioner Queensland Fire and Rescue Service

Commissioner Fire and Rescue NSW

Director – Conservations Programs Division – Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW

Lee began his fire service career in 1975 and held successive leadership positions in regional and urban locations, culminating in his appointment as Commissioner of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service in 2001.

Greg was appointed Commissioner of Fire and Rescue New South Wales (formerly NSW Fire Brigade) in July 2003. He is the first person to be appointed as both Chief Fire Officer and CEO. He commenced his career in firefighting in 1978 after serving for six years as a volunteer firefighter with the NSW Bushfire Service (now Rural Fire Service).

Bob is Executive Director of the Conservation Projects Division, NPWS, within the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.

In 2004, Lee was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal – the highest individual honour awarded to Australian firefighters, and is also the recipient of a number of awards and commendations.

In addition to his role as President of AFAC, Lee also represents Queensland as a Director on the Board of the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC).

October 2005 - Present

In addition to his role as Deputy President of AFAC, Greg is also Deputy Chair of the NSW State Emergency Management Committee, and is the Australian Director of the International Association of Asian Fire Chiefs.

Bob holds a BA majoring in Geography and Botany, a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Science, a Masters of Management, and is a 1998 Churchill Fellow. He has also been awarded the National Fire Medal.

Bob is a member of the NSW Bushfire Coordinating Committee and the National Biosecurity Committee.

September 2009 - Present

In 1995 he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and has been the recipient of numerous awards and commendations including the Australian Fire Service Medal.

September 2007 - Present

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Mary Barry

Greg Nettleton

Paul Baxter

Chief Executive Officer, Victoria State Emergency Service

Chief Officer, South Australian Country Fire Service

Chief Executive Officer and National Commander New Zealand Fire Service

Mary was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer in January 2006 following the re-establishment of the Victoria State Emergency Service as a Statutory Authority.

Greg was appointed Chief Officer of the South Australian Country Fire Service (SA CFS) in 2011, and is the Public Officer for the CFS Foundation.

Previously, Mary held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Association of Health and Extended Care (VAHEC) and has held executive roles at the Shire of Melton and MECWA Community Care. She has extensive experience working with community based organisations where service delivery is dependent on the efforts and commitment of both volunteers and paid employees.

Prior to joining the SACFS, he was the Director and Chief Fire Officer for the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service.

During 1998, as an inaugural Regional Director, he helped with the formation of the Fire & Emergency Services Authority, WA.

Paul officially commenced in the role as Chief Executive Officer and National Commander of the New Zealand Fire Service in January 2012, following the retirement of Mike Hall. Paul joined the New Zealand Fire Service as a volunteer, taking a career position in 1986, and after a number of promotions, was appointed Fire Regional Manager for the Eastern Fire Region.

Greg holds a Degree in Engineering (Civil), a Masters’ Degree in Engineering Science, and a Masters’ Degree in Business.

Paul holds a Degree in Business, has completed the four year Executive Fire Officer Program, and recently completed the Advanced Management Program, Melbourne School of Business.

October 2008 - Present

August 2011 - Present

December 2012 - Present

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Board Meeting Attendance Number eligible to attend

Number attended

Mr L Johnson

6

6

Mr G Mullins

6

6

Ms M Barry

6

6

Mr R Conroy

6

6

Mr G Nettleton

6

5

Mr P Baxter

3

2

Mr M Bourke

4

2

Mr M Crosweller

3

3

Mr G Lupton

2

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Directors

Mick Bourke

Grant Lupton AFSM, B.GS, MIFireE, CPMgr, FAIM

Chief Executive Officer, Country Fire Authority, VIC

Chief Officer and Chief Executive Officer South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service

Mick joined the Country Fire Authority (CFA) in September 2009. Prior to his appointment, Mick held the positions of Chairman and CEO of the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA), and Managing Director of City West Water.

He is focused on teamwork and innovation.

Grant was appointed Chief Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service in March 2002.

More recently, Mick was the Environmental Monitor for the Bay Dredging Project. He sits on the Board of Sustainability Victoria and is a member of the Hobsons Bay Community Fund.

October 2012 - Present

Prior to this appointment, Grant held a number of senior command roles with the Fire Services in Canada, and is the recipient of a number of service citations and medals including the Canadian Fire Services’ Exemplary Service Medal. Both the South Australian Emergency Services Medal and Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) were awarded in 2007.

Grant has served, and continues to serve, on the Board of a number of Associations.

He is the 2013 IFE International President Elect.

October 2011 - October 2012

Council Representatives as at 30 June 2013

AFAC Council is represented by the head of each Member Agency.

Mark Crosweller AFSM FAIM Commissioner, ACT Emergency Services Agency

Lee Johnson, QRFS, President

Wayne Gregson, DFES WA

Greg Mullins, FRNSW, Deputy President

Nigel Foss, Forestry Tasmania

Mark was appointed Assistant Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service in 1998, commencing with the agency in the mid-eighties. In 2010 he was appointed Commissioner for the ACT Emergency Services Agency, responsible for the ACT Fire Brigade, Ambulance Service, Rural Fire Service, and State Emergency Service.

Bob Conroy, OEH NSW, Treasurer

Greg Saunder, Forestry SA

Mary Barry, VIC SES

Ross Dickson, Forestry Corp NSW

Greg Nettleton, SA CFS

Nick Easy, MFESB VIC

Paul Baxter, NZFS

Murray Dudfield, NFRA NZ

Euan Ferguson/Mick Bourke, CFA VIC

Jody Nobbs, NTES

Dominic Lane, ACT ESA

Steve Rothwell, NT FRS

Neil Cooper, ACT PCS

Shane Fitzsimmons, NSW RFS

Tony Graham, ACT SES

Murray Kear, NSW SES

Glenn Wood, Airservices Australia

Adrian Pyrke, Parks & Wildlife Service Tas

Mark Crosweller, AGD - EMA

David Nugent, Parks Victoria

Andrew Turner, Bushfires NT

Grant Lupton, SA MFS

Murray Carter, DPAW WA

Chris Beattie, SA SES

Shane Wiseman, DEWNR SA

Andrew Lea, TAS SES

Guy Thomas, DNPRSR QPWS

Mike Brown, TFS

Mark is also a Director on the Board of the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) and the ACT & South East NSW Aeromedical Service Ltd. He is a foundation Chair of the Coffee4Kids Foundation and is the recipient of numerous commendations and awards, including the Australian Fire Service Medal in 2003. He has a Masters of Management from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Alan Goodwin, DEPI VIC Bruce Grady, DCS EMQ

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AFAC Staff

Members

Stuart Ellis

• Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency

ACT ESA

• ACT Parks and Conservation Service

ACT PCS

• Australian Capital Territory State Emergency Service

ACT SES

Chief Executive Officer

Claire Brentnall

Project Officer, Strategy

Paul Considine

Manager, Operations Urban Fire & SES

Jill Edwards

• Airservices Australia • Attorney-General’s Department - Emergency Management Australia

EMA

• Bushfires NT • Country Fire Authority, Victoria

CFA VIC

Manager, Strategy

• Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia DPAW WA formally Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia

Trevor Essex

Finance Manager

• Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources - South Australia

Gary Featherston

• Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing - Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Manager, Rural & Land Management

Shesiedo Frederiks

• Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria formally Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria

DEWNR SA QPWS DEPI VIC

Communications and Events Coordinator

• Department of Community Safety, Queensland Government - Emergency Management Queensland EMQ

Judy Gouldbourn

• Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Western Australia DFES WA

Manager, Human Resources

Amanda Leck

Manager, Knowledge Innovation

Rob Llewellyn

Manager, Community Safety

Sandra Lunardi

• Fire & Rescue New South Wales • ForestrySA • Forestry Corporation of New South Wales

• Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, Melbourne MFESB VIC • National Rural Fire Authority, New Zealand

Manager, Learning & Development

• New Zealand Fire Service

Kent MacCarter

• Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service

Online Services Coordinator

Catriona McGauchie

Project Officer, Administration

Alyce Scanlon-Batt

• New South Wales Rural Fire Service

Reception / Accounts Assistant

Corrine Taton

NSW RFS NSW SES OEH NSW

• Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania • Department of Community Safety, Queensland Government - Queensland Fire and Rescue Service

Margaret Staples

NTES NTFRS

• Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales

Russell Shephard

Project Officer, Learning & Development

NZFS

• New South Wales State Emergency Service

• Parks Victoria

Ben Smith

NRFA NZ

• Northern Territory Emergency Service

Project Officer, Strategy

Manager, Standards

FRNSW

• Forestry Tasmania

PWS TAS

QFRS

• South Australian Country Fire Service

SA CFS

• South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service

SA MFS

• South Australian State Emergency Service • Tasmania State Emergency Service

SA SES TAS SES

• Tasmania Fire Service • Victoria State Emergency Service

TFS VIC SES

Project Officer, Administration

Kate Twentyman Finance Officer

Lynette White

Executive Assistant to CEO

Paul Whiting

Manager, Information and Communications Technology

Affiliate Members • Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) • Bureau of Meteorology • Department of Conservation New Zealand • HQPlantations Pty Ltd • Hong Kong Fire Services Department • Melbourne Water • Emergency Management Qualifications, New Zealand (EMQUAL) • Office of Bushfire Risk Management, Western Australia • Fire Services Commissioner Victoria • Pacific Islands Fire Service Association (PIFSA) • Papua New Guinea Fire Service • South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM)

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Statement of Financial Performance For the Year Ended 30 June 2013

REVENUE Members Subscriptions

2013 $

2012 $

1,683,676

1,645,332

926,803

728,769

Other Revenue

1,251,282

1,154,686

Total Revenue

3,861,761

3,528,787

2,726,497

2,407,245

148,470

164,659

Office Expenses

544,863

567,567

Other Expenses

279,851

362,520

Total Expenses

3,699,681

3,501,991

162,080

26,796

7,249,201

7,199,963

125,252

314,520

7,374,453

7,514,483

482,590

243,014

7,857,043

7,757,497

Trade Creditors

1,381,384

1,740,295

Revenue in Advance

2,585,331

2,269,424

Special Project Funding

1,748,251

1,799,794

Total Current Liabilities

5,714,966

5,809,513

Others

207,875

175,862

TOTAL NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

207,875

175,862

1,934,202

1,772,122

Gross Margin From Trading Activities

EXPENSES Salaries & Related Expenses Travel & Meeting Expenses

Surplus/(Deficit)

Statement of Financial Position As at 30 June 2013

CURRENT ASSETS Cash & Debtors Others Total Current Assets

NON CURRENT ASSETS IT & Office Equipment TOTAL ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

NET EQUITY

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Financial Summary • AFAC has reported a surplus for the year of $162,080 compared to last year of $26,796.

Sources of AFAC Funding

• The annual audit has been successfully carried out and no significant issues have been raised. The auditor has provided an unqualified report.

2005/06

• The strong surplus for the year can be attributed to another excellent conference that was held in Perth in 2012, the release of the AIIMS 4th Edition training materials and another solid result with sponsorship revenue.

25% Commercial Activties $473,450

• The year was also marked by the establishment of the Strategic Investment Reserve which over time will provide for a more effective utilisation of AFAC’s surplus cash requirements.

• During the year AFAC also invested heavily in the establishment of a new web based Association Management System. The implementation phase was carried out over the 2012/13 year and went live in early July. The system will play a significant role in the future, providing a superior service to our members as well as making available the platform to be able to deliver more innovative products and services to our customers.

75% Members Fees $1,408,831

2012/13

36% Commercial Activties $926,803

64% Members Fees $1,683,676

Auditor’s Opinion In our opinion the financial report of Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council Ltd is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (a) giving a true and fair view of the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council Ltd financial position as at 30 June 2013 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and (b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

John S Creffield 29 August 2013

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Industry Initiatives Strategic Directions for Fire and Emergency Services in Australia and New Zealand Building on recent achievements and existing approaches, AFAC is currently shaping its future. It has drafted a Strategic Directions document which evolved from a Board planning session in February 2013. The Strategic Directions document seeks to provide a consistent level of direction for Australian and New Zealand fire and emergency services from their government ministers. More than ever before, these agencies are responding within an ‘all agency, all the time, all hazard environment’, with an increasing need for strategic direction to be articulated in a single, collective, national document.

AIIMS 4th Edition A comprehensive review of AIIMS doctrine was undertaken by AFAC throughout 2012, culminating in April 2013 with the endorsement by Council of the AIIMS 4th Edition. The AFAC AIIMS Steering Committee, led by Commissioner Lee Johnson, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, was the body authorised by Council to oversee the review, and is comprised of senior personnel from AFAC member agencies with expertise in all aspects of emergency and incident management.

Geoff Conway, from Crossbow Consulting Services, was contracted to manage the review and codification of AIIMS doctrine. The review involved over 60 of Australia’s most respected and credible incident management practitioners that participated in work groups and reference groups to review the AIIMS doctrine.

The Strategic Directions document identifies priorities at national level for fire and emergency services to create a shared vision and joint commitment to enhanced community resilience. It identifies strategic priorities but, rather than prescribing how they should be achieved, the Strategic Directions generates an expectation that these would be addressed in each agency’s strategic and business plans. As the peak industry body owned by the fire and emergency services, AFAC will focus its efforts on supporting and assisting member agencies to achieve these outcomes.

In addition, the review was further informed by findings from the: • Examination of other incident management systems used in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the International Standard on Societal Security - Emergency Management - Requirements for Incident Response (ISO:22320 2011)

Four principles and five directions were identified in the Strategic Directions document. The principles enhance understanding and achievement across all agencies, contributing to safer and more resilient communities, and are: • Primacy of Life • Trust • Interoperability • Accountability.

• Recommendations from reviews and inquiries into incident management performance in Australia over the past 15 years • Research findings from the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre program ‘Managing the Threat’ and sub-programs of ‘Incident Management’ and ‘Organising for Effective Incident Management’

The five directions are:

• Debate and recommendations from the appointed Work Groups which engaged over 25 of Australia’s leading incident management practitioners

Supporting resilient communities through risk reduction Fire and emergency services are well aware of the inherent disaster risks, and the need to provide advice, education and information to society to mitigate those risks.

• Feedback and recommendations from the appointed Reference Groups which engaged another 35 subject matter experts in all aspects of incident and emergency management

Providing trusted response When individuals dial 000/111, they are experiencing a major crisis and are seeking support; the response needs to be trusted by the community and a service that can be relied upon.

• Debate, discussion and determination by the AFAC AIIMS Steering Committee on doctrinal reform, and • Collective experience and knowledge of AFAC member agencies and their incident management personnel acquired over the past 20 years of working with AIIMS.

The source of credible and timely information Concurrently with response, fire and emergency services are also committed to providing credible and timely information to enable individuals to make appropriate and informed decisions.

In the review of the AIIMS doctrine, the AIIMS Steering Committee agreed that enhancements were required.

• Reinforce the importance of establishing a Common Operating Picture and creating better situational awareness at all levels within the Incident Management Team of what has happened, what is happening and what might occur in the future

Effective Governance and Resource Management Fire and emergency services have a national workforce of over 230,000, and a total national budget exceeding $3bn. Governance and resource management of this significant resource needs to be contemporary and adaptable to changing demands.

• Reinforce the AIIMS principles of flexibility, management by objectives, functional management, unity of command, span of control, risk management, and for each of these the supporting concepts that underpin them

Informed by research Research informs fire and emergency practices and presents the opportunity to improve industry performance, and shape industry culture.

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Industry Initiatives continued from page 7 AIIMS–4 continued • Consider how to more effectively gather and utilise accurate and timely intelligence, particularly to support the provision of advice and warnings to the communities affected by the event • Explore more effective processes and tools for planning and building incident intelligence • Build a broader body of intelligence which looks beyond the immediate vicinity of the incident and the responders, to the broader geographic area that could be potentially affected, and all the communities that will have an interest in what is happening • Reinforce the importance of leadership, the impact of human factors on decision making, the value and importance of both technical knowledge and local knowledge when building high performing Incident Management Teams.

AFAC acknowledges the significant contribution of all those agencies and their personnel who contributed their expertise to this significant and important body of work.

AIIMS-4 Professional Development Workshops With the endorsement of AIIMS-4 at the April AFAC Council meeting, the AFAC Office has been focussed on supporting agencies to transition to AIIMS-4. A number of initiatives have been undertaken to support agencies in their change management arrangements, including a successful professional development event series conducted in every jurisdiction throughout Australia. A total of 10 day-long workshops were held involving more than 600 participants.

The workshops were led by Geoff Conway. A webinar of his presentation is available for downloading from the AFAC website. AFAC sincerely appreciates the support of Motorola Solutions for the workshops.

AIIMS-4 Training Resources Kit and the AFAC/Bushfire CRC Human Factors Tutorial The launch of AIIMS-4 has had a significant impact on the learning and development team. The AIIMS-4 Training Resources Kit has been revised to incorporate all of the changes to the system. The content can be delivered as a one-day AIIMS-awareness training program, or as a two-day course combining both awareness training, and training in all of the incident management functions. Supplementing the AIIMS-4 training material are five stand-alone professional development sessions on human factors and incident management.

AFAC, in conjunction with the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, has developed an electronic tutorial on Human Factors. The tutorial is a resource designed to build understanding of the part that human factors play in our lives, and, in particular, how human factors impact our behaviour and performance, influencing the decisions we make and actions we take.

In addition, the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre has included with the AIIMS TRK the option for facilitators and participants to access a Help Desk (until June 2014) to seek further guidance on questions relating to the electronic tutorial.

Endorsement of PUA12 Version 2.0

by National Skills Standards Council On February 28, AFAC received advice that PUA12 Public Safety Training Package was approved by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC). The approval of PUA12 by the NSSC is a positive result for the industry and will ensure that AFAC members and other Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) can continue to deliver part or all of the Fire qualifications. PUA12 Version 2.0 now includes the Fire Sector material that was removed from the Training Package during the transition from PUA00 to PUA12, and replaces the previous PUA00 8.1 Fire Sector material. A copy of PUA12 V2.0 is now available on www.training.gov.au

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Is it Dementia?

AFAC, in conjunction with the MFESB, worked with Alzheimer’s Australia SA to develop a DVD titled: Is it Dementia? The DVD is a resource to support personnel from Fire, Emergency Services, Retail, Transport, Banking and Correctional Services in making their staff more informed about Dementia. The resource is incorporated into an interactive website that contains a series of short video case studies outlining the challenges when encountering people experiencing Dementia.

New AFAC Website and Member Gateway AFAC is finding new and innovative ways to advance the practice of emergency management in order to support the vast array of people involved in our industry.

Over the last financial year, AFAC has significantly invested in developing a new website which also includes a new member services system and efficiencies in the “back-end”, streamlining the technology platforms. New features of the website include the ability for members to create their own accounts to receive personalised content each time they login, online forums to allow members to collaborate in a secure environment, and the ability to easily shop with AFAC from our online store.

Members and subscribers can access a wealth of industry content, searching a vast repository of research, reports, case studies, conference presentations, videos and more, using the sophisticated search engine. The website also contains information about AFAC professional development events, including the conference, allowing for online registration.

Through the website members and subscribers can access industry doctrine such as AFAC Positions and Guidelines, practitioner tools and training materials.

Innovation and investment such as this will ensure AFAC continues to meet the needs of our members, making it easy to access the information they need to keep up to date with new developments. Enhancing the knowledge of practitioners and technical experts involved in our industry is vital to increase capability across the sector.

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NAFC Procurement Processes The National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) was formed by Australian States and Territories, with the support of the Australian Government in 2003, to provide a cooperative national arrangement for provision of aerial resources for combating bushfires. 2013 marks a significant milestone for NAFC, being 10 years since its inception.

NAFC leases and coordinates a national fleet of highly specialised firefighting aircraft that are readily available for use by State and Territory emergency service and land management agencies across Australia.

In November 2012, NAFC published an Invitation to Tender for the provision of Aerial Firefighting Services for 2013 onwards. As part of this process, NAFC invited tenders from more than 70 specialised aircraft services to be utilised across Australia over the next three to five years, making it the largest and most complex process undertaken since NAFC’s inception. These services include firebombing and specialist intelligence gathering aircraft.

In addition, NAFC publically sought proposals from providers of larger airtanker services. This process remains ongoing as a dedicated project team continues to evaluate this class of aircraft. In 2013/14, NAFC will call for submissions to provide data integration services for the Australian Fire Aircraft Monitoring System (AFAMS), the national tracking, event logging, and messaging system.

For the first time, all public procurement processes were handled entirely electronically. Although considerable effort was required to adjust the tender processes and documentation for fully electronic tendering, the ability to handle and analyse large amounts of data completely electronically proved most beneficial, particularly with the tender evaluation group scattered across the country.

New Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre Over the past ten years the Bushfire CRC has produced outstanding research, benefitting the sector as the knowledge is applied in emergency management planning and operations. While the Bushfire CRC’s federal funding concluded in June 2013, disaster management research will broaden under the new Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. The Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre was announced by the Australian Government earlier this year and will support a program that looks to the future of disaster research in Australia. From July 2013, the program will build on ten years of invaluable research undertaken by the Bushfire CRC. Specific bushfire research will be augmented by a research program that extends into other natural hazards across Australia, including flood, earthquake, cyclone and tsunami events.

The federal government has committed $47million over eight years to the new CRC. The states and territories have been asked to contribute to this expanded research activity, at a level at least equivalent to their financial support of the Bushfire CRC. While bushfire remains the major threat to many Australian communities, this new approach acknowledges the devastating consequences that other hazards have on the Australian environment. The experience of the past five years clearly reinforces the need for a broader research agenda.

Since the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria in 2009, deadly flooding in Queensland in 2010 and 2011 claimed 35 lives and left a damage bill of $2.3billion. Wide-spread flooding affected Victoria in 2011 and 2012.

In January 2013, on the tail of ex-tropical Cyclone Oswald, Queensland and northern NSW sustained a further $2.4billion in flood damage.

There are many more incidences of significant damage experienced by all states of Australia from events not limited to fire.

The expanded focus of the new CRC will reflect the impact of broader natural hazards on the Australian community and the need for all emergency services and land managers to understand a range of hazards more thoroughly. The new CRC will conduct coordinated and interdisciplinary research, including work with communities, to improve disaster resilience and reduce the human, social, economic and environmental costs from bushfires and other natural hazards.

Bushfire CRC The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre is conducting research into the social, environmental and economic impacts of bushfires.

After an initial grant through the Australian Government’s CRC program in 2003 combined with substantial partner resources, the Bushfire CRC is now funded until 2014 to address key issues raised by major fire. The Bushfire CRC aims to enhance the management of the bushfire risk to the community in an economically and ecologically sustainable manner.

AFAC has a strong strategic alliance and working relationship with the Bushfire CRC. This has facilitated alignment between the needs of our AFAC members with the Bushfire CRC research projects, allowing AFAC Groups and Networks to efficiently and effectively use and integrate this research, resulting in clear industry and community benefits. There have been many active and ongoing exchanges of information and engagement with Bushfire CRC research. 2013 marks a significant milestone for the Bushfire CRC, celebrating 10 years.

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Industry Initiatives continued from page 9 Guidelines and Positions Over the past financial year Council has endorsed the following AFAC Guidelines on: • Aerial Ignition Operations Approved 19 September 2012 • Use of Temporary Flood Barriers Approved 18 April 2013 • Safety Considerations for Photovoltaic Arrays Approved 18 April 2013 • Emergency Planning and Response to Protect Life in Flash Flood Events Approved 18 April 2013 Positions were also signed off on: • Use of Chemicals in Bushfire Control Approved 18 April 2013 Guidelines and Positions are available at www.afac.com.au/doctrine

Submissions 8 April 2013 Australian Skills Quality Authority AFAC’s response to Australian Skills Quality Authority’s 2013 Exposure Draft Statement contending the proposed cost increases poses a financial burden to the fire and emergency services.

12 April 2013 National Skills Standards Council AFAC’s response to NSSC Position Paper arguing the need for differentiation of RTOs according to business model & risk, and relevance/cost of reporting compliance.

17 April 2012 Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management (SCPEM) - Research Capability Future research capability for the fire and emergency management sector.

Senate Inquiry and Emerging Issues In Extreme Weather Events On 28th November 2012, the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee commenced an inquiry into trends in and preparedness for, extreme weather events. On 11 December 2012, AFAC was invited to make a submission to the inquiry. This represented a valuable opportunity to place the issues facing fire and emergency services at the forefront of the inquiry’s deliberations.

The issues being addressed by the inquiry are not new to AFAC. In 2009, it was decided that AFAC should review the current state of knowledge on climate change and should consider what the implications were for AFAC members. A discussion paper was subsequently prepared reviewing the scientific evidence about climate change and how it was linked to weather events, and how this in turn might affect the business of the fire and emergency services sector.

This work culminated in a position dated 2010 in which the following likely aspects of anticipated climate change relevant to fire and emergency services in Australia and New Zealand were identified: • Higher mean and extreme temperatures leading to longer fire seasons and more fuel available to burn, and changed demographics of diseases; • Greater frequency and higher average intensity of bushfires, particularly in south eastern Australia and northern New Zealand; • Less rainfall and likely higher evaporation in much of the region, placing strain on water resources; • More storms and higher winds leading to vegetation and infrastructure damage; • Increased flooding (extreme precipitation events) through much of the region; • Higher sea levels leading to coastal inundation and estuarine flooding in both nations;

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The way in which the Senate inquiry terms of reference were framed opened up the possibility of broadening the AFAC approach.

Consideration of ‘trends’ in extreme weather events from a fire and emergency service perspective leads to reflections, not only on the potential size of those events, but the way in which our members and communities are experiencing them and the changing expectations of fire and emergency managers.

The AFAC submission discussed some of these ‘trends’ in more detail.

Our submission was clear that we could not ourselves predict trends in weather events. However, we rely on expert scientific advice and base our strategic planning on that. Our submission did comment on the changing social environment in which we operate.

The AFAC submission is available at http://tinyurl.com/bhw69ze

Industry Vocational Education Training (VET) Professor Emeritus W.G. Carson prepared the AFAC Independent Report into Education and Training Options. The report is based on interviews conducted with all of the AFAC Learning and Development Group and some members of the AFAC Workforce Management Group.

Resulting from the recommendations contained within the report, Council resolved that AFAC should engage with government on industry VET needs affecting the fire and emergency services.

The AFAC Learning and Development Group in response to this decision established two working groups to prepare submissions to the: • National Skills Standards Council in response to their Position Paper Improving Vocational Education & Training: The Case for a New System, and • Australian Skills Quality Authority 2013 challenging aspects of their Cost Recovery Impact Statement−Exposure Draft.

As a result of the concerted effort by the two working groups, AFAC has been successful in achieving a full exemption for the fire and emergency services’ RTOs from mandatory AVETMISS data reporting.

This has significant cost savings for members and provides agencies with some time to consider their options on AVETMISS data reporting.

Representation on Australian and International Standards: AFAC is represented on a number of Australian/New Zealand and International Standards Committees.

The AFAC representative is required to consult with all AFAC member agencies when providing comment in relation to the development and or revision of Australian or international Standards, and in doing so, put forward the collective view of all agencies.

The following committees have seen significant contribution by our representatives in the past 12 months: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

BD066 Tiltup Construction CH009 Safe Handling of Chemicals EL041 Recessed Luminaire Barrier EL 042 Electrical Installations FP002 Fire Detection, Warning, Control and Intercom Systems FP002-01 Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems FP004 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Installations FP004-03 Joint Working Group on Automatic Fire Sprinkler Installations & Fire Hydrant Installations FP009Fire Hydrant Installations FP019 Fire Doors FP020 Construction in Bushfire Prone Areas SF004 Occupational Protective Clothing SF004-3 High Visibility Clothing SF049 Firefighter’s Personal Protective Equipment Standards Australia Council ISO TC/94 SC14 Firefighter’s Personal Protective Equipment ISO TC/94 SC13 Occupational Protective Clothing NFPA Correlating Committee for PPE for all Fire and Emergency Services

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Australian Bushfire Fuel Classification System AFAC member agencies with land management and fuel management responsibilities, contributed funds to continue the work on the fuel classification system.

The design of the system was tested in a case study of fuels, fuel management systems, and fuel monitoring, conducted in the ACT on public land. This work has improved the design and provided learnings for ACT agency staff involved in the project, and also on its implementation in a real-time environment.

Wildland PPC Project For the past 30 years, the focus of development in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) fabrics has mainly concentrated on the urban environment. In recent years, the AFAC PPE Technical Group have had an opportunity to collaborate with their US counterparts investigating fabric options suitable for use in the development of next generation Wildland Personal Protective Clothing (PPC).

Australian agencies involved in combating bushfires currently use “Proban” treated cotton as their fabric of choice. In recent years fabric manufacturers have turned their focus to fabrics used in the wildland (bushfire) environment. Changing user expectations, agency reviews of wildland PPC and the increasing value of the Australian dollar made it timely and appropriate for a project to be undertaken to investigate fabrics suitable for use in the development of next generation Wildland PPC for use by AFAC member agencies.

The result of this project was presented to AFAC Council titled “Wildland Personal Protective Clothing Project” Discussion Paper, and a number of presentations have been delivered to agencies that required more information. This is the first time such a complex project for PPC has been undertaken by this group.

Collaborative Procurement continues to showcase innovation The Collaborative Procurement Group (CPG) continues to work together focusing on the sharing of information that will assist all agencies with respect to the best outcomes for procurement opportunities. Each tender that has been released in the past 12 months by members of the CPG have had the AFAC clause included which allows all AFAC member agencies to access contracts on the same terms and conditions.

A recent example of this process in work was the tender released by the Department of Environment & Primary Industries (DEPI) for in excess of 500 vehicles. The process that led to the tender included a field day where members of the Fleet Technical Group were invited to test drive the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) fleet of concept firefighting vehicles. These vehicles are the latest in fighting bushfires and carrying out planned burns, and showcase new technology for water pumping and firefighter safety.

The information gathered will assist members in being able to identify new generation vehicles and equipment for the future.

Bulk Tanker Emergency Responder Card In 2009 AFAC and the National Bulk Tanker Association (NBTA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding under which the parties agreed to work towards a nationally accredited emergency planning and response training program for the transport industry. This goal has been a priority for some years for fire services with a Hazmat response obligation.

Past events demonstrated serious gaps in the dangerous goods transport industry’s capability to manage their obligations to plan for incidents involving bulk tankers, and recover their product in a safe and environmentally appropriate way when incidents had occurred.

The NBTA has now developed an accredited training course for industry responders in collaboration with the Transport Industry Skills Centre in Canberra and the Canberra and Region Oil Industry Emergency Response Group. The training course has two components: theoretical training on legislative requirements for Transport Emergency Response Plans, and three days of practical training in bulk tanker incident response, environmental damage mitigation, and product recovery.

AFAC supports the issue of a certification card to people who successfully complete the course.

Firefighters Health Study Discussion regarding a major longitudinal health study of Australian firefighters was coordinated by AFAC on behalf of AFAC members with Monash University, Melbourne. The study is due to be completed by the end of 2014.

The first Scientific Reference Group meeting was held in March 2013, and the third Advisory Committee meeting took place in April 2013.

The purpose of both meetings was to review data issues and discuss eligible job titles and different methods of exposure assessment.

A single study database has been established and most of the data has now been uploaded. Procedures for data validation and querying have been drawn up to ensure there is a good quality final dataset suitable for analysis and data linkage.

Ethics approval has been granted from most of the state and territory Cancer Registry Human Research Ethics Committees (HREC), and when approval from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare HREC is received, applications will be submitted to the Justice HREC for their approval. Provided that the agencies’ data is received in a timely manner, and all the ethics approvals are in place, it is planned that Monash University will undertake the linkage to the Australian Cancer Database and National Death Index by the end of July 2013.

Trainers and instructors from CFA Fiskville, Victoria, as well as Defence firefighters, have been added to the study.

Recent efforts at Monash have concentrated on obtaining missing historical data and missing variables and data cleaning to prepare the data for analysis. The inclusion of former firefighters is essential to provide the longer time span necessary to allow for valid conclusions to be drawn regarding increases or decreases in cancer or mortality rates.

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Professional Development Events AFAC’s Professional Development Events program continues to grow year after year, providing members with the opportunity for valuable ongoing development of skills and capability, to develop a shared understanding and support the adoption of new knowledge, and the creation of knowledge transfer across the industry.

A total of 61 professional development events were held over the past year, with over 2500 participants attending from AFAC member agencies and organisations, and also non-members.

Below is a snapshot of key events:

Key findings included: • The discussion has to be tailored to the audience. ‘Success’ means different things in different contexts • Engagement with the community before major events is crucial.

Community judgments of ‘success’ will depend on expectations • The industry must be forward looking in its discussion of success.

Using past conclusions will not be appropriate in the face of future operational challenges • Information management is key.

• The primacy of life remains the most critical factor in what we do.

A detailed discussion document will be produced by AFAC from the Forum’s work. It will consider how to carry on the conversation with the community, governments and other stakeholders about what we can and should do to achieve operational ‘success’. AFAC acknowledges the support of Tait Communications for this activity.

AFAC Strategic Command Program In 2012, AFAC initiated the Strategic Command Program, conducted at the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM), Manly.

The intent of the program is to support senior operational leaders and commanders who have been Incident Controllers and who are now responsible for operations at zone, regional or state level.

Chief Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers of AFAC member agencies gathered at the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM) Manly, for the 5th Forum held between 5 and 7 June 2013. The Forum was sponsored by Tait Communications.

Commissioners and Chief Officers Executive Forum Each year the Chief Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers of our member agencies meet to discuss issues of national and international importance to the emergency management sector. The theme for this year’s forum was “What does Success Look Like?” While there was no expectation such a far reaching question could be answered in three days, by holding the conversation, Forum participants sought to frame the problem and to start working their way towards some answers.

During the Forum, industry leaders heard from key speakers including; Dr Michael Eburn of ANU, Michael Hallowes, Emergency Services Commissioner Victoria, Mark Crosweller, Director-General of EMA, Ian Mannix of ABC Radio, Steve Jones, Mayor of Lockyer Valley, Queensland, and Paul White, Commissioner (formerly of NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services).

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The development of this program was in response to a gap identified by senior Commanders in the sector that beyond incident controller, there was little direct professional development for these senior officers. The program is therefore an important contributor.

The Strategic Command Program is focused on strategic level command, with participants having the opportunity to examine and challenge some of their fundamental assumptions around their own leadership and control of operations, providing prospects for further personal growth and development. The course recognises and addresses the interdependencies between personal adaptive capacity, crisis command, strategic leadership, and the building of high performance organisational capabilities for emergency management.

Each of these interdependencies are explored and examined, drawing on the experiences of current Commissioners, Chief Officers and external presenters, providing participants with enhanced capabilities.

Representatives from emergency services across Australia and New Zealand, as well as Police, attended the inaugural Strategic Command Program. The integration of urban and rural fire, SES and land managers, together with Australian Federal Police officers, has proven a valuable learning environment, and greater involvement of police is anticipated in coming years.

Below: 2013 Strategic Command Program participants

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“promoting opportunities for interaction, thinking and the adoption of new knowledge across the emergency services sector.”

AIPM Programs AFAC, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM), also holds a number of professional development courses: Volunteer Leaders Program targeted at current and emerging leaders of Volunteer Emergency Services and Associations, and consists of a 5 day residential program.

Developing Future Leaders Program targeted at operational and non-operational personnel and volunteers recently appointed (or about to be appointed) to their first leadership position, and consists of a 5 day residential program.

Executive Development Program targeted at senior personnel who will be responsible for providing future leadership and management for public safety organisations, and consists of a 7 month residential/distance education program.

Executive Leadership Program targeted at public safety executives identified as having the potential to achieve the most senior positions within their organisations, and consists of a 12 month residential/distance education program.

Young Leaders in Emergency Management

Lessons Learned from the London Bombings of July 2005 The terrorist attacks on London’s public transport system on 7 July 2005 posed a number of unique problems for the emergency service agencies who responded on the day. In the years that followed, internal and external reviews, most notably the coronial inquest, considered the issues that had arisen and reached conclusions and recommendations about many aspects of the emergency response.

AFAC, in partnership with Motorola Solutions, brought Gary Reason, Director of Operational Resilience and Training at the London Fire Brigade, UK, to Australia and New Zealand to present to members and representatives from other sectors, on the lessons learned from the London Bombings of July, 2005. Events were held across Australia and New Zealand, and were attended by more than 250 industry personnel.

The London Fire Brigade played a pivotal role in the emergency response on 7 July 2005, and its performance operationally was subsequently a key focus of the many inquiries that followed. The last of these, the coronial inquest, reached its findings in May 2011. Gary Reason was the lead officer for the inquest, and presented on the lessons learned from the events themselves and the inquiries that followed.

Proceedings from the event series, including video, are available on the AFAC website.

The Attorney-General’s Department, a secretariat of the Australian Emergency Management Volunteer Forum (AEMVF), with the support of AFAC, invited more than 50 young volunteers from across the country to participate in the Young Leaders in Emergency Management Forum from August 11 and 12, 2012 in Sydney. The aim of the forum was to specifically discuss the issue of recruitment and retention of volunteers in the emergency management sector, and to develop an action plan to support the engagement of young volunteers. The forum was in response to a summit hosted by the Attorney-General’s Department in 2011 in which it was identified that there is an on-going need to engage young people in emergency management volunteering in order to ensure success and sustainability into the future.

Over the two days, a number of senior personnel from the sector, including representatives from the Australian Red Cross, AFAC, Surf Life Saving, NSW Rural Fire Service and various State Emergency Services, spoke with young members at the forum.

Gary Reason, Director - Operational Resilience and Training, London Fire Brigade, UK.

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Diverse country. Common ground.

The AFAC and Bushfire CRC Annual Conference The 19th Annual AFAC and Bushfire CRC Conference, was held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday August 28 to Friday August 31, 2012.

The conference theme “Diverse Country. Common ground.” reflected the diversity of Australia and New Zealand across landscape, climate, population and social networks. However within this context, the fire and emergency management sector has common goals and shares each other’s challenges.

The 2012 conference, sponsored by Major Conference Sponsor Scania for the past seven years, was held in an environment where, in recent years, the emergency management sector has been faced with an increasing number of government inquiries, and the sector has had to respond to the challenges of implementing recommendations from these inquiries.

The conference program, for what is the major event around knowledge sharing and learning for the industry, reflected the theme and considered the drivers shaping emergency management, the importance of research to inform policy and practice, and the importance of leadership and accountability in incident management. Speakers also reflected on how diversity and resilience are shaping the expectations of the community.

A Research Forum primarily featuring Bushfire CRC research was held on the day preceding the two day conference, following the success of the Science Day at last year’s Sydney conference.

Professional Development Events continued from page 13 Considerations of the Christchurch Earthquake A series of seminars were held across various Australian states and territories from October 2012 until February 2013, on the devastating February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.

While a Royal Commission has been underway to review the collapse of major buildings, it specifically did not consider the operational response and recovery. A five person team was given this responsibility by the Director of Civil Defence and Emergency Management in New Zealand, to review the emergency response and recovery for the two month period immediately following the earthquake. Stuart Ellis, Chief Executive Officer, AFAC, was a member of the Review Team.

Stuart presented on and examined the emergency response and recovery issues relevant to arrangements in Australia and broader issues related to business, AIIMS, community resilience and local government. Specific considerations of managing an emergency in a CBD were discussed as well as incident management issues, operational successes and recovery and in-depth explanations and advice as to how it can be applied within agencies. A total of 300 members and non-members attended the workshops.

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The 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch was one of the few natural disasters in our region that has impacted directly upon a CBD. Photo courtesy of NZ Civil Defence.

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Tweets Fascinating talk from James Schwartz, Arlington County Fire Dept. Chief on inter-agency response to the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. #afac2012 Very impressed by #afac2012. Great speakers and thought provoking content. #afac2012 Great presentations from Public Safety and Bushfires panel. Community capacity building introduces a new way of working for ESOs. Delegates heard from expert speakers and researchers from Australia and around the world over the three days on topics focused around the conference theme, such as the future for fire and emergency management, environmental challenges, community engagement, managing complex incidents, and a series of panels designed to engage delegates by providing opportunities for discussion amongst peers and with speakers and chairs.

The Hon Dr Barry Jones, AO, captivated the audience on day two of the conference with his awe-inspiring opening keynote address on A Vision for Australia and the Role of Science in Policy Development. Demographer Bernard Salt presented the latest Census figures in his presentation The Volunteering Decade: How Baby Boomers Will Want to Make a Contribution to the Fire and Emergency Services Sector.

The program across the three days of conferencing encompassed 105 speakers, which included six keynote presentations, three plenary speakers, seven panel sessions involving 29 speakers, and 66 oral presentations. A Hypothetical discussion closed the conference. In addition, eight professional development events were held on the last day following the conference, and three Field Trips were held prior to the Research Forum.

Lyn Beazley Chief Scientist WA says biodiversity is worth fighting for in WA #afac2012 #afac2012 brain may explode after listening to Prof. Carmen Lawrence – so much to take in – wow! #afac2012 conference over for another year. Plenty of food for thought and a good helping of inspiration! #afac2012 @bernardsalt “Is volunteering glue to connect disaffected communities to larger communities.”

An extensive social program was conducted, providing valuable networking opportunities for delegates, including the Welcome Drinks this year sponsored by Isuzu, the Gala Dinner and Sponsor Drinks function.

For the third consecutive year, the Dräger Knowledge Lounge made a return following its success at previous conferences. Delegate feedback was captured using Twitter hashtag #afac2012. Conference proceedings were once again available on the AFAC Knowledge Web in real time.

The conference was also an opportunity to view and learn about the latest technology and equipment, with a huge trade display on show. The response to the conference from trade and sponsors was a record and exceeded expectations. The trade exhibition was bigger than Sydney, covering 5,500 square metres, which was the largest in the history of the conference.

Delegate Quotes “First class conference from start to finish.”

“I found the program very useful. The sequencing of the speakers and the range of topics was well thought out. The way the topics were streamed was fantastic - well done.”

“The poster display and Knowledge Lounge was excellent… having a focal point for the speakers to head to following their presentations is a great concept.”

“The best thing this year was the quality of the keynote speakers. Quite a privilege to hear from some of those people.”

“AFAC and the Bushfire CRC provide the best range of relevant Emergency Management information from overseas and across the country… in my opinion it is the only Emergency management Forum/conference to attend.”

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Industry Awards Recognise Innovation and Excellence AFAC is delighted to recognise the achievements of its members through special awards presented each year at our annual conference. At AFAC 2012 in Perth, the following industry awards were presented. AFAC congratulates all recipients.

Laurie Lavelle Award

AFAC & Motorola Knowledge Innovation Award

The prestigious Laurie Lavelle Achiever of the Year Award was presented to joint recipients Brian Graham, Manager – Commercial & International Relations and Russell Taylor, Group Manager, from the NSW Rural Fire Service. Brian and Russell were jointly awarded the Laurie Lavelle award in recognition of their outstanding achievements in advocating the Botswana Fire Management Program and the introduction of ICS to this country through the development of training packages specifically designed for the Botswana environment. As a result of Brian and Russell’s dedication and commitment to this program, a partnership has been secured between the Australian Government (AusAID) and the Republic of Botswana, for which the NSW Rural Fire Service is highly regarded internationally. Botswana is now seen as a centre of excellence in emergency response and management for Southern Africa.

Damien Thomas from Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, and the Australian Emergency Management Institute, Victoria, (AEMI), were both recognised for their advancement of knowledge management in the emergency services sector.

Damien, recipient of the Individual Award, has been acknowledged for his work carried out in the development and design of the eDoctrine browser application, which houses all of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) Operations Doctrine available for operational firefighters and staff. Damien is the Operations Doctrine Officer and a Station Officer at QFRS. The AEMI – (Attorney-General’s Department) developed the DiasasterMapper program, an interactive resource for schools, which has allowed the Attorney-General’s Department to ‘bring to life’ the Natural Disasters Database which forms part of the online collection of materials available from the AEMI website. The Disasters Database contains records of all natural and non-natural disasters within Australia, dating back from 1622 to the present day. The database provides the historical information and statistics which populate the DisasterMapper. The DisasterMapper has been well received in the schools sector.

Both awards are sponsored by Motorola Solutions. AFAC gratefully acknowledges Motorola’s continuing support of this prestigious awards program.

[L-R]: Brian Graham and Russell Taylor of NSW Rural Fire Service accept the prestigious Laurie Lavelle Achiever of the Year award from Commissioner Lee Johnson.

Lee Johnson, Commissioner Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, accepts the Knowledge Innovation ‘Individual’ Award on behalf of Damien Thomas from Prabhakar Rajagopal, General Manager of Motorola Solutions.

[L-R]: Marcelle Munro and Raelene Thompson from the Australian Emergency Management Institute accept their Knowledge Innovation ‘Agency’ Award from Prabhakar Rajagopal of Motorola Solutions.

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AFAC Groups, Networks and Technical Groups Members The work of AFAC is effected through a number of working groups which meet once or twice a year to collaborate on a wide range of issues and topics. There are six practice areas, with a range of Groups, Networks, Technical Groups and Project Teams operating in accordance with the Collaboration and Networking Model. These practice areas are:

A range of products are developed by our members from the practice areas listed above. These include; industry positions used throughout the industry for operations, community safety and advocacy, practice guidelines, agreed approaches to a variety of common issues and problems and discussion papers, intended to alert members to emerging issues and inform debate.

AIIMS Steering Committee Chair: Lee Johnson, QFRS Chris Arnol, DFES WA Mark Brown, FRNSW Murray Carter, DPAW WA John Cawcutt, QFRS Tony Graham, ACT SES Damien Killalea, TFS Andrew Lawson, SA CFS Cameron Leary, OEH NSW Paul McGill, NZFS Stuart Midgely, NSW RFS Greg Mullins, FRNSW David Nugent, Parks Victoria Steve Warrington, CFA VIC Trevor White, VIC SES

Chief Information Officers Network AFAC Manager: Jill Edwards Andrew Edwards, NSW SES Andrew Ferrarese, VIC SES Michael Foreshew, CFA VIC Alma Hong, NZFS Richard Host, FRNSW Iain Larner, TFS Robbie Lefroy, DFES WA Craig Lloyd, MFESB VIC Femina Metcalfe, DPAW WA Matthew Smith, NSW RFS Glenn Walker, QFRS John Weippert, NTFRS

Fire and Emergency Aviation Technical Group Chair: Andrew Stark, ACT ESA AFAC Manager: Gary Featherston Richard Alder, NAFC Paul Baker, NZFS Wayne Bates, QFRS Hayden Biggs, DEPI VIC Maryanne Carmichael, NSW RFS David Chambers, NSW SES Glen Crombie, OEH NSW Anthony Ferguson, NSW RFS Peter Hollier, QFRS Janet Inman, SA CFS Raymond Jasper, VIC SES Adam Lawson, DEPI VIC Terry Maher, DPAW WA Andrew McGuinness, TFS Ian Millman, NRFA NZ David Pearce, SA CFS Matt Plucinski, CSIRO Peter Saint, DFES WA Barry Scott, DEPI VIC Paul Simakoff-Ellims, ACT ESA Graham Swift, DFES WA Andrew Turner, Bushfires NT

Fire Investigation Network Chair: Adam Dalrymple, MFESB VIC AFAC Manager: Rob Llewellyn Bob Alexander, FRNSW Nicole Harvey, CFA VIC Ian Hunter, MFESB VIC Mark Klop, TFS Bob Mathieson, NSW RFS Bernard Nunn, QFRS Shaun Ruxton, SA MFS Peter Van Boxtel, NTFRS Les Vearing, DEPI VIC Craig Waters, DFES WA Peter Wilding, NZFS Richard Woods, ACT ESA

Fire Weather Technical Group Chair: Rob Sandford, SA CFS AFAC Manager: Gary Featherston Fergus Adrian, QFRS John Bally, BOM Paul Brockhoff, DEPI VIC Mark Chladil, TFS Simon Heemstra, NSW RFS Rick McRae, ACT ESA Murray Mitchell, DFES WA Claire Yeo, BOM

Hazardous Materials Technical Group Chair: Gavin Freeman, TFS AFAC Manager: Paul Considine Andrew Andreou, CFA VIC Wayne Atkins, SA CFS Paul Bailey, FRNSW Craig Brownlie, CFA VIC Barry Byrne, MFESB VIC Jamie Cranage, SA MFS Bob Crockford, SA MFS Stephen Gibbs, ACT ESA Warren Glover, CFA VIC Barry Gray, MFESB VIC Jeff Harper, QFRS Stephen Johnston, DFES WA Tom Konieczny, NTFRS Michael Logan, QFRS Stuart Males, TFS Dick Thornton-Grimes, NZFS

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Rural and Land Management Group

Unwanted False Alarm Technical Group

Urban Search & Rescue and Technical Rescue Technical Group

Chair: Murray Carter, DEC WA AFAC Manager: Gary Featherston

Chair: Neil Reid, QFRS AFAC Manager: Paul Considine

Chair: John Denny, FRNSW AFAC Manager: Paul Considine

Chris Arnol, DPAW WA Craige Brown, Melbourne Water Mark Chladil, TFS Justin Cook, ForestrySA Neil Cooper, ACT PCS Malcolm Cronstedt, OBRM WA Luigi Cucchiaro, NTFRS Nigel Foss, Forestry Tasmania Neil Gallant QFRS Andrew Graystone, Parks Victoria John Haynes, CFA VIC Robin Hicks, BOM Leigh Kleinschmidt, HQP QLD Peter Leeson, NPRSR QLD Tim McGuffog, Forestry Corp NSW Darrin McKenzie, DEPI VIC Rob McNeil, FRNSW Gary Morgan, Bushfire CRC David Nugent, Parks Victoria Adrian Pyrke, PWS TAS Rob Rogers, NSW RFS Rob Sandford, SA CFS Chris Smith, SA MFS Andrew Stark, ACT ESA Naomi Stephens, OEH NSW Stephen Warren, VIC SES Shane Wiseman, DEWNR SA

Rod Bahr, SA MFS Carolyn Blake, CFA VIC Kevin Churchward, SA CFS Peter Curran, DFES WA Russell Dickson, NZFS Ron Haines, MFESB VIC Grant Hamon, NTFRS Christine Herridge, FRNSW Stephen Lowe, TFS Phillip McDonough, SA CFS Peter McMahon, Airservices Australia Alan Merry, NZFS Mark Phillips, ACT ESA Jo Rosenhain, MFESB VIC John Streets, TFS Annette Vandersluis, NTFRS Trevor Wigg, DFES WA

Trevor Arnold, SA SES Craig Brownlie, CFA VIC Greg Crossman, SA MFS Mark Dobson, TFS Bill Drysdale, MFESB VIC Tony Flaherty, ACT ESA Scott Hanckel, NSW SES Stephen Johnston, DFES WA Tom Konieczny, NTFRS Colin Lindsay, SA MFS Stephen Smith, QFRS Peter Willett, AGD

SES Operations Group Chair: Chris Beattie, SA SES (former Chair: Bruce Grady, EMQ) AFAC Manager: Paul Considine Clare Barker, NTES Iain Burns, TAS SES Mark Dole, EMQ Gary Gifford, DFES WA Jeremy Logan, ACT SES Mark Morrow, NSW SES Trevor White, VIC SES Graeme Wynwood, SA SES

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Community Engagement Technical Group Chair: Andrew Stark, ACT ESA AFAC Manager: Rob Llewellyn

Urban Operations Group Chair: Paul Swain, ACT ESA AFAC Manager: Paul Considine Trevor Arnold, SA SES Lloyd Bailey, DFES WA Mark Brown, FRNSW Dave Ellis, NTFRS Gavin Freeman, TFS Jim Hamilton, FRNSW Paul McGill, NZFS Dan Meijer, NSW RFS Ian Mitchell, QFRS Michael Morgan, SA MFS Brad Stringer, DFES WA Steve Warrington, CFA VIC Malim Watts, SA CFS David Youssef, MFESB VIC

Sandra Barber, TFS Tamara Beckett, DEPI VIC Gwynne Brennan, CFA VIC Sally Chesterfield, NZ NRFA Anthony Clark, NSW RFS Virginia Dixon, ACT ESA Fiona Dunstan, SA CFS Suellen Flint, DFES WA Allan Foster, SA MFS Neil Head, AGD Greg Howard, SA MFS Christine Jenkinson, AGD Chris Lewis, FRNSW Maryanne Martin, DEPI VIC Rob Purcell, MFESB VIC Glenda Ramage, NTFRS Andrew Richards, NSW SES Scott Sargentina, NZFS Rob Saunders, NZFS Suellen Shea, DFES WA David Sutch, QFRS Rob Taylor, MFESB VIC Tanyia Tuckey, NSW RFS

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Community Safety Group

Knowledge Management Network

Learning and Development Group

Chair: Damien Killalea, TFS (former Chair: Paula Beever, NZFS) AFAC Manager: Rob Llewellyn

Chair: Mick Ayre, NTFRS AFAC Manager: Amanda Leck

Cassandra Curtis, SA MFS (former Chair: David Guard, NZFS) AFAC Manager: Sandra Lunardi

Greg Bawden, MFESB VIC Glenn Benham, SA MFS Belinda Davies, NSW SES Gary Gifford, DFES WA Grant Hamon, NTFRS Terry Hayes, CFA VIC Neil Head, AGD Leigh Miller, SA CFS Jennifer OBeirne, DEPI VIC Steve Opper, NSW SES Alan Rhodes, FSC VIC Mark Roche, QFRS Rob Rogers, NSW RFS Andrew Stark, ACT ESA Rob Saunders, NZFS Mark Whybro, FRNSW

SES Community Safety Group Chair: Steve Opper, NSW SES AFAC Manager: Paul Considine Clare Barker, NTES Paul Cortese, ACT SES Andrew Gissing, VIC SES Jeremy Logan, ACT SES Colleen Ridge, TAS SES Suellen Shea, DFES WA Bob Stevenson, SA SES

Gloria Caruso, MFESB VIC Andrew Comer, TFS John Davis, NSW RFS Mark Dawson, SAFECOM Ann De Piaz, SA CFS Kym Fowlie, NZFS Stephen Glassock, NSW RFS Dylan Kendall, ACT PCS Noreen Krusel, Bushfire CRC John Schauble, FSC VIC Heather Stuart, NSW SES Mark Sullivan, CFA VIC Liz Tasker, OEH NSW Raelene Thompson, AGD Cameron Wade, Forestry Corp NSW

Pacific Islands Liaison Officers Network AFAC Manager: Jill Edwards Glenn Benham, SA MFS Darren Conlin, MFESB VIC Adam Dewberry, FRNSW Richard Griffiths, FRNSW David Guard, NZFS Grant Lupton, SA MFS Joff Manders, MFESB VIC Mark Roche, QFRS Jeremy Smith, TFS Steve Warrington, CFA VIC

Suzanne Bacon, TFS Jocelyn Brace, NZFS Eddie Brizzio, MFESB VIC Andrew Buckley, DEPI VIC Greg Butters, TFS Daniel Catrice, DEPI VIC Sophie Chaney, OEH NSW Stephen Clayton, DEWNR SA Peter Collins, FRNSW Cassandra Curtis, SA MFS Michael Cuthbertson, FRNSW Tony Duckmanton, CFA VIC Brenton Eden, SA CFS Alison Edwards, NTFRS David Evenis, DFES WA Naomi Gilders, Airservices Australia Stephen Glassock, NSW RFS Mariela Graham, FRNSW David Guard, NZFS Liz Hamilton, EMQUAL Daniel Hooley, EMQ Tracey Kick, FRNSW Darren Klemm, DFES WA Cameron Leary, OEH NSW Greg Mennie, SA SES Fadia Mitri, MFESB VIC Julie Nolan, ACT ESA Loretta Orsini, VIC SES Deborah Parsons, SA MFS David Rawet, DPAW WA Bill Robertson, EMQUAL Chhavi Shaw, FRNSW Mark Spain, NTFRS Andrew Short, QFRS Cameron Wade, Forestry Corp NSW Lee Watson, SA CFA Andrew Werner, Airservices Australia

Data Management Group Chair: Nick Nicolopoulos, FRNSW AFAC Manager: Jill Edwards Helen Bow, NSW SES Gloria Caruso, MFESB VIC Chris Cowley, CFA VIC Ann De Piaz, SA CFS Anthony Griffiths, DEPI VIC Grant Hamon, NTFRS James Lonergan, OEH NSW Jose Montemayor, NSW RFS Roxene Murphy, DFES WA Nick Nicolopoulos, FRNSW Selena Stanley, QFRS David Van Geytenbeek, TFS

VectorCommand Technical Group Aaron Stockton, CFA VIC (former Chair: Dave Key, NZFS) AFAC Manager: Sandra Lunardi Paul Cockrell, CFA VIC Graham Hughes, SA MFS Dave Key, NZFS Robert Lightfoot, FRNSW John Manocchio, DFES WA Mike Mealings, NZFS Wayne Miller, FRNSW Chris Mower, SA MFS Ashley Quarrell, CFA VIC Paul Rowe, MFESB VIC Aaron Stockton, CFA VIC Aaron Waterreus, NZFS Kevin White, QFRS Darren Williams, MFESB VIC

VectorCommand Strategic Management Group Chair: David Guard, NZFS AFAC Manager: Sandra Lunardi Peter Button, SA MFS Brad Delavale, DFES WA David Guard, NZFS Rick Parkes, FRNSW Andrew Short, QFRS Mark Swiney, MFESB VIC Stephen Walls, CFA VIC

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Built Environment Technical Group

Fire Engineering Network

Standards Network

Chair: Mark Whybro, FRNSW AFAC Manager: Rob Llewellyn

Chair: Greg Buckley, FRNSW AFAC Manager: Rob Llewellyn

AFAC Manager: Russell Shephard

Andrew Andreou, CFA VIC Rod Bahr, SA MFS Greg Buckley, FRNSW Mark Carter, MFESB VIC Adam Dalrymple, MFESB VIC Simon Davis, NZFS Steve Edwards, ACT ESA Tony Flaherty, ACT ESA Terry Jackson, DFES WA Jeff Knight, TFS Paul McBride, Airservices Australia Bill McTernan, ACT ESA Phil Oakley, TFS Allan Oates, NTFRS Anthony Parkinson, NTFRS Colin Paton, SA CFS Neil Reid, QFRS Paul Ryan, DFES WA Corey Shackleton, NSWFRS Lew Short, NSW RFS Brian Talbot, ACT ESA

David Boverman, NSW RFS Jeffrey Dau, ACT ESA Stephen Doran, CFA VIC Stephen Keel, DFES WA Jeff Knight, TFS Paul McBride, Airservices Australia, Steven McKee, QFRS Bill McTernan, ACT ESA John Oliver, NTFRS Amy Seppelt, SA MFS Cihan Soylemez, MFESB VIC Jamie Vistnes, FRNSW

Fleet Technical Group Chair: Leon Smith, TFS AFAC Manager: Russell Shephard John Allardyne, NZFS Mark Bogaers, DFES WA Andrew Canderle, NSW RFS Tia Christenson, OEH NSW Stuart Collis, MFESB VIC Ian Corety, ACT ESA Hanut Dodd, DEPI VIC Peter Fanning, FRNSW Rowland Goldsbrough, Forestry Corp NSW Carl Hollis, OEH NSW Van Pham Hue, FRNSW Alan Jones, DPAW WA Richard Kowalewski, QFRS David Lloyd, QFRS Peter Mason, SA MFS Bruce McDonald, NSW RFS Natalie McLean, NSW SES John (Jock) McLeod, NTFRS Mike Moran, NZFS Sandy Paterson, SA CFS Andrew Plush, SACFS Andrew Purvis, QFRS Joel Read, DEPI VIC Nigel Robertson, DEPI VIC John Ryan, Airservices Australia Tim Smith, CFA VIC Owen Swanton, DEPI VIC Peter Turner, MFESB VIC Rob Walker, QFRS John Welke, QFRS Geoff Williams, SAMFS Rob Wilson, MFESB VIC 20

Personal Protective Equipment Technical Group Chair: Arthur Tindall, SACFS AFAC Manager: Russell Shephard Andre Belterman, Melbourne Water Paul Brockhoff, DEPI VIC Mike Brown, TFS Tia Christenson, OEH NSW Andrew Dickson, MFESB VIC David Falla, MFESB VIC Keith Harrap, NSW RFS Carl Hollis, OEH NSW Bruce Jones, DFES WA Hugh Jones, TFS Phil Klein, MFESB VIC Sreten Landolac, CFA VIC David Mack, MFESB VIC Greg Mason, ACT ESA Paul McBride, Airservices Australia Bruce McDonald, NSW RFS Albert McLean, QFRS Niicole Middleton, DEPI VIC Gary Picken, FRNSW Mike Pryjma, Forestry Corp NSW Ian Ridge, NSW RFS Michael Somers, DEPI VIC Mark Tarbett, CFA VIC Robert Trewartha, NTFRS Harry Vertsonis, NSW RFS Keith Whale, NZFS

Wayne Atkins, SA CFS Paul Bailey, FRNSW Paul Beylerian, FRNSW Scott Bilsborough, FRNSW Greg Buckley, FRNSW Jonathon Black, FRNSW Raymond Bott, QFRS Mark Castelli, FRNSW Mark Chladil, TFS Paul Considine, AFAC Adam Dalrymple, MFESB VIC Rob East, MFESB VIC Martin Eelman, FRNSW Barry Foss, CFA VIC Tim Fox, FRNSW Bernard Fradd, CFA VIC Michael Gleeson, FRNSW Warren Glover, CFA VIC Jeff Harper, QFRS Stuart Harvey, FRNSW Warick Isemonger, FRNSW Mark Klop, TFS Jeff Knight, TFS Rob Llewellyn, AFAC Michael Logan, QFRS Stuart Males, TFS Steven McKee, QFRS Rob McNeil, FRNSW Stephen Moore, MFESB VIC Nick Nicolopoulos, FRNSW Peter Nugent, FRNSW John Parrot, CFA VIC Mark Porter, FRNSW Mark Potter, CFA VIC Michael Ridgway, QFRS Andrew Sharrad, SA MFS Ian Shepherd, QFRS Deanne Smith, CFA VIC Ralph Smith, DFES WA Cihan Soylemez, MFESB VIC Tony Styring, MFESB VIC Mark Tarbett, CFA VIC Jamie Vistnes, FRNSW Keith Whale, NZFS Shaohua Xia, FRNSW

Bushfire Standards Technical Group Chair: Andrew Stark, ACT ESA (former Chair: Lew Short, NSW RFS AFAC Manager: Rob Llewellyn Andrew Andreou, CFA VIC Mark Chladil, TFS Leigh Miller, SA CFS Corey Shackleton, NSW RFS Ralph Smith, DFES WA

Business Management Network

Employee Management Network

Chair: Michael Gallagher, TFS AFAC Manager: Jill Edwards

(Employee Management Sub Group)

Work Health & Safety Technical Group

Chair: Iain Mackenzie, QFRS AFAC Manager: Judy Gouldbourn

Chair: Robyn Pearce, TFS AFAC Manager: Judy Gouldbourn

Conrad Barr, ACT ESA Danielle Byrnes, MFESB VIC Peter Cordova, CFA VIC Dave Ellis, NTFRS Lorna Grange, NSW SES Sean Hogan, MFESB VIC Darren Husdell, FRNSW Mary Kinsella, DFES WA Michael Morgan, SAMFS Derrick Oliver, NSW RFS Robyn Pearce, TFS Karen Roberts, DFES WA Jason Skiba, CFA VIC Chris Wells, NZFS

Julie Atkinson, Melbourne Water Alison Barnes, NZFS John Bartholomew, QFRS Melissa Battisti, MFESB VIC Val Crevino, VIC SES Alison Donohoe, FRNSW Jeff Green, CFA VIC David Heslop, NSW RFS Terese Howlett, VIC SES David Kemp, SAFECOM Gerald Kutzner, TFS Peter Langridge, CFA VIC David Letheby, NTFRS Andrew McKay, MFESB VIC / Airservices Nicole Middleton, DEPI VIC Leah Parlour, DFES WA Steve Pavlich, SAFECOM Mike Pryjma, Forestry Corp NSW Tiffany Simpson, MFESB VIC Megan Smith, FRNSW Dianne Wilkinson, TFS Richard Woods, ACT ESA Gary Zuiderwyk, NSW SES

Mick Ayre, NTFRS Michael Gallagher, TFS Stephen Glassock, NSW RFS John Gregor, NSW RFS Nigel McCormick, CFA VIC Russell Neuendorf, QFRS William Norfolk, QFRS Tony Norman, SA MFS Kevin Pallier, NSW SES Frank Pasquale, DFES WA Kevin Stacey, NZFS Neville Stephenson, SA FESC Adam Summons, FRNSW Harry Wiedemann, MFESB VIC Michael Wootten, CFA VIC

Collaborative Procurement Group Chair: Mike Gallagher, TFS AFAC Manager: Russell Shephard Robert Allen, OEH NSW Mick Ayre, NTFRS Ian Barnes, MFESB VIC Stephen Caust, ACT ESA Mick Delman, FRNSW Rowland Goldsbrough, Forestry Corp NSW John Grech, CFA VIC John Hacking, NSW RFS Matthew Kay, Airservices Australia Peter Kiernan, NZFS Audrey Ko, NTFRS Russell Neuendorf, QFRS Frank Pasquale, DFES WA Tim Rhodes, ACT PCS Michael Somers, DEPI VIC Paul Springett, NSW RFS Owen Swanton, DEPI VIC Guy Tesoriero, FRNSW Arthur Tindall, SA CFS David Webber, NSW SES

Volunteer Management Technical Group Chair: Janine Hearn, NZFS AFAC Manager: Judy Gouldbourn Madonna Day, QFRS Lorna Grange, NSW SES Kate Harrap, CFA VIC Carolyne Howard, AGD Narelle Koteff, NSW RFS Christine Osborne, QFRS David Pettit, NTFRS Toni Richardson, SAFECOM Karen Roberts, DFES WA Lucas Van Rijswijk, TFS

Workforce Management Network Chair: Iain MacKenzie, QFRS AFAC Manager: Judy Gouldbourn Conrad Barr, ACT ESA Fran Boyd, CFA VIC Danielle Byrnes, MFESB VIC Dave Ellis, NTFRS Janine Hearn, NZFS Darren Husdell, FRNSW Lyn Lambert, SAFECOM Derrick Oliver, NSW RFS Frank Pasquale, DFES WA Robyn Pearce, TFS David Rae, NSW SES Mark Roche, QFRS

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