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 year

Victoria State Emergency Service – David Baker

Nov 15th, 2019 39m 6s

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 Victo

Burn Injury Prevention – Andrew Smith

Oct 16th, 2019 32m 19s

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

What does the American Red Cross do with data? – Brian Keenum – EMP11

Nov 28th, 2018 30m 11s

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

Creating order from disorder through command – Ken Brown – EMP 10

Sep 30th, 2018 32m 6s

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

Nighttime Firebombing Aircraft – Wayne Rigg – EMP9

Jul 9th, 2018 44m 6s

Helicopter firefighting at nightNighttime 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,

Emergency Medical Response & Wellbeing – Tony O’Day – EMP8

Jun 6th, 2018 35m 32s

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 hea

Time critical road accident rescue – Joff Van EK – EMP7

May 21st, 2018 36m 41s

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 tha

Mentoring Leaders in Volunteer Fire Brigades – Kris Wilms – EMP6

Apr 30th, 2018 39m 59s

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

Black Saturday bushfires asset protection – Gavin Parker – EMP5

1 Apr 14th, 2018 39m 8s

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

Hide and seek? It’s no game for dogs in a disaster

Jan 28th, 2018 47m 48s

In a disaster, search and rescue dogs do the work that no one else can do. Julie Cowan is the founder of Search and Rescue Dogs Australia (SARDA). Julie has been instrumental in developing canine search and rescue capability in Australia. She w

Training Tomorrow’s Leaders – Graham Kirk – EMP3

Jan 19th, 2018 40m 6s

Training leaders. That's the business Operations Officer Graham Kirk is in. Why? Because he's passionate about the development of others. The team he leads is responsible for ensuring the people who graduate to the ranks of Leading Firefighter

TriTech Lubricants Factory Fire – Adrian Devenish – EMP2

Jan 12th, 2018 36m 18s

On 19 May 2011, Senior Station Officer Adrian Devenish of the CFA was the initial incident controller at the TriTech Lubricants fire located in Dandenong South, Victoria, Australia. Over 100 firefighters and 30 fire appliances were required to

Deploying to international emergencies – Chris Hall – EMP1

Jan 3rd, 2018 33m 16s

In this interview Senior Station Officer Chris Hall from the Country Fire Authority in Victoria, Australia, shares his experiences while on an international deployment. He talks about the value of exchanging ideas from both interstate and inter

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