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Commissioner Greg Leach QFES
In this episode, we talk to Greg Leach. The interview was recorded in November 2019 just prior to Greg taking up his new post as Commissioner of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. Greg has worked in emergency management for over 33 years. He commenced his career with the Country Fire Authority and then moved to […]
Victoria State Emergency Service – David Baker
In this episode of the Emergency Management Podcast, we interview Deputy Chief Officer David Baker from the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES). The VICSES is the control agency for flood, storm, tsunami earthquake and landslide in Victoria (Australia). In this episode, we discuss: What do SES volunteers do? The volunteers at VICSES have a range of emergency management […]
Burn Injury Prevention – Andrew Smith
In this episode of the Emergency Management Podcast, we discuss burn injury prevention with Senior Station Officer Andrew Smith from the Country Fire Authority, located in Victoria, Australia. Here are some links that you might like to read for further information: The Royal Children’s Hospital – Guideline – Burns/management of burn wounds Trauma Victoria – […]
What does the American Red Cross do with data? – Brian Keenum – EMP11
What does the American Red Cross do with data? What does the American Red Cross do with data? The answer is plenty. Indeed, data driven decision making informs their entire approach to managing emergencies. In this episode, we talk with Senior Director of Business Infrastructure for the American Red Cross Brian Keenum, who recently provided the […]
Creating order from disorder through command – Ken Brown – EMP 10
Ken Brown (AFSM) is currently the Acting Deputy Chief Officer and Acting Executive Director Operational Preparedness with the Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Services Board (MFB) located in Victoria, Australia. His Command and Control experience is extensive and he is well known for creating mentoring opportunities for his personnel. Ken joined the MFB in 1983. During his […]
Nighttime Firebombing Aircraft – Wayne Rigg – EMP9
Helicopter firefighting at night Nighttime firebombing aircraft are only a recent addition to the tools available to firefighters in Victoria, Australia. In the past, firebombing aircraft in Australia only worked during daylight hours. However, in 2018, Emergency Management Victoria led Australia’s first trial in the use of firebombing aircraft to contain and extinguish wildfires at night. […]
Emergency Medical Response & Wellbeing – Tony O’Day – EMP8
Operations Manager Tony O’Day is head of the Country Fire Authority’s (CFA) Emergency Medical Response (EMR) and Wellbeing team. In this episode, Tony explains the role of EMR and the wellbeing programs that CFA has introduced to manage the health and well-being of first responders and other CFA members. Tony has held a variety of state and […]
Time critical road accident rescue – Joff Van EK – EMP7
Joff van Ek is a Station Officer with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), and he has a passion for road accident rescue. He began his career as an operations centre officer with the South Australian Country Fire Service in 2003. Whilst in that role he had his first glimpse of emergency management, emergency call taking, appliance […]
Mentoring Leaders in Volunteer Fire Brigades – Kris Wilms – EMP6
Creating leaders in volunteer fire brigades takes time. In this episode, I talk to Senior Instructor Kris Wilms from the Country Fire Authority (CFA) about the mentoring project she developed to prepare volunteer leaders for their role. Kris ‘s particular area of expertise is leadership and management professional development for senior volunteer leaders in CFA. […]
Black Saturday bushfires asset protection – Gavin Parker – EMP5
The scale and intensity of the Black Saturday bushfires that occurred on 7 February 2009 had not occurred before in Australia’s history. During this episode, Senior Station Officer Gavin Parker from the CFA shares his experience on this day. In particular, he discusses how he and his crew worked to protect a vital communications tower. […]