AFAC Annual Report 2009-2010 by AFAC

2010

Annual Report

Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council | Annual Report 2010

Contents Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Laurie Lavelle Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

Committee of Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

AFAC Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AFAC Afﬁliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Corporate Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

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

Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goal 1 – Leadership and Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goal 2 - Consistent and effective approach to the provision of services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 AFAC Bushﬁre CRC Annual Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Goal 3 - The collective knowledge and experience across the sector is captured and shared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Goal 4 - A ﬁre and emergency services sector with capability and capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Goal 5 - The value of AFAC is realised throughout the membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 AFAC Group Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Highlights

Laurie Lavelle Award

The Interim Report of the Victorian BushямБres Royal Commission was handed down in August 2009 with key recommendations that have implications for all ямБre and emergency agencies around Australia.

Ms Julie Harris, Community Ageing Strategist at the Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Services Board (MFB), was the recipient of the 2009 AFAC Laurie Lavelle Award.

Highlights for the reporting year included: s !&!# BROKERED THE WORK ON THE .ATIONAL &IRE $ANGER 2ATINGS 3YSTEM AND COMMUNITY WARNINGS WHICH LED TO THE adoption of common terms, trigger points and common MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION AND WARNINGS TO THE COMMUNITY s ! NEW NATIONAL PHRASE h0REPARE !CT 3URVIVE v ADOPTED BY !&!# MEMBERS THE l RST TIME A CONSISTENT MESSAGE HAS BEEN AGREED BY ALL l RE AGENCIES ACROSS !USTRALIA s %XTENSIVE PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR THE $ESIGN AND #ONSTRUCTION OF 0RIVATE "USHl RE 3HELTERS NOW PUBLISHED BY THE !USTRALIAN "UILDINGS #ODES "OARD STANDARD s )NAUGURAL %XECUTIVE #OMMAND &ORUM CONDUCTED IN #ANBERRA IN 3EPTEMBER s !&!# ADOPTED A NATIONAL POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE n RECOGNISING THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT EMERGENCY SERVICES SIGNIl CANTLY DUE TO AN INCREASED SCALE INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY OF NATURAL EMERGENCY EVENTS s 4HREE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE "USHl RE #2# GRANTED 4HIS NEW RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL ADD TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE CREATED FROM THE l RST SEVEN YEARS OF THE #2# s !&!# SPONSORED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE YEAR BUSINESS case proposal to support and strengthen emergency PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE WITHIN 0ACIl C )SLAND COUNTRIES

4HE AWARD WAS MADE IN RECOGNITION OF *ULIE S PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE design and development of programs and projects that address THE l RE SAFETY NEEDS OF OUR AGEING COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY IN A STRATEGIC AND SUSTAINABLE MANNER !S AN !&!# REPRESENTATIVE SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING THREE STRATEGIES THAT WERE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH NUMEROUS EXTERNAL AGENCIES ON A NATIONAL LEVEL *ULIE HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE l RE SAFETY ELEMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN EMBEDDED INTO THE TRAINING PACKAGES 7HILE THE QUALIl CATIONS RELATING TO AGE AND DISABILITY WERE THE ORIGINAL TARGET OF THIS PROJECT AN OPPORTUNITY WAS IDENTIl ED TO INCLUDE A BROADER NUMBER OF QUALIl CATIONS ACROSS A RANGE OF disciplines including, children and youth services, mental health, SOCIAL HOUSING ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS WORK COMMUNITY WORK AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 4HIS OUTCOME ENSURES l RE SAFETY INFORMATION WILL REACH VULNERABLE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY VIA THE COMMUNITY SECTOR WORKERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THEM *ULIE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PROMOTE THE l RE SAFETY MESSAGE through her representation for AFAC, and in her role as #OMMUNITY !GEING 3TRATEGIST AT THE -&" 4HE ,AURIE ,AVELLE !WARD WAS PRESENTED TO *ULIE AT THE !&!# "USHl RE #2# #ONFERENCE HELD ON THE 'OLD #OAST

s 4HE ANNUAL !&!# "USHl RE #2# #ONFERENCE HELD ON THE 'OLD #OAST WAS AGAIN A HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR BRINGING TOGETHER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM MEMBER AGENCIES ACROSS !USTRALIA TO GAIN NEW KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AND PARTICIPATE IN NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES s !&!# ENTERED INTO A -EMORANDUM OF 5NDERSTANDING WITH THE .ATIONAL "ULK 4ANKER !SSOCIATION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND EFFECTIVE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

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Lee A Johnson

AFSM MIFireE,

Commissioner Queensland Fire and Rescue Service AFAC President

From the President This past year has been a challenging time for agencies across Australia, with the Victorian ямБres of February 2009 and their aftermath continuing to impact on many AFAC members. 4HE )NTERIM 2EPORT OF THE 6ICTORIAN "USHl RES 2OYAL #OMMISSION WAS HANDED DOWN ON !UGUST AND WHILE THERE WERE A RANGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF THE 6ICTORIAN AGENCIES THERE WERE SOME KEY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR ALL l RE AND EMERGENCY AGENCIES AROUND !USTRALIA 3IGNIl CANT CHANGES WERE RECOMMENDED IN RELATION TO ADVICE GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LEAVING EARLY AND THE DANGERS OF STAYING TO DEFEND A PROPERTY DURING A BUSHl RE CHANGES TO THE l RE DANGER RATINGS SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY WARNINGS )N RESPONSE TO THIS !&!# BROKERED THE WORK ON THE .ATIONAL &IRE $ANGER 2ATINGS 3YSTEM AND COMMUNITY WARNINGS WHICH LED to the adoption of common terms, trigger points and common MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION AND WARNINGS TO THE COMMUNITY 6ICTORIA PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE IN THIS WORK WITH THE 6ICTORIAN 0REMIER *OHN "RUMBY OFl CIALLY OPENING THE WORKSHOP ! NEW NATIONAL PHRASE h0REPARE !CT 3URVIVE v WAS ADOPTED BY !&!# MEMBERS AND IT WAS THE l RST TIME THAT A CONSISTENT MESSAGE HAD BEEN AGREED BY ALL l RE AGENCIES ACROSS !USTRALIA 4HE INAUGURAL %XECUTIVE #OMMAND &ORUM WAS CONDUCTED IN #ANBERRA IN 3EPTEMBER AND THIS WAS HELD IN RECOGNITION OF THE BENEl TS OF BRINGING TOGETHER THE MOST SENIOR OPERATIONAL PEOPLE FROM ACROSS !&!# MEMBER AGENCIES TO DISCUSS AND COLLABORATE ON ISSUES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE !&!# ADOPTED A NATIONAL POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE n #LIMATE #HANGE AND THE &IRE AND %MERGENCY 3ERVICES 3ECTOR 4HE POSITION RECOGNISES THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES SIGNIl CANTLY DUE TO AN INCREASED SCALE INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY OF NATURAL EMERGENCY EVENTS !&!# AND ITS MEMBER AGENCIES WILL NEED TO MANAGE THEIR EXPOSURES AND UNDERTAKE A THOROUGH REVIEW OF PHYSICAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PREPARE FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

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4HE THREE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE "USHl RE #2# IS UNDERWAY AND THIS NEW RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL ADD TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE CREATED FROM THE l RST SEVEN YEARS OF THE #2# AND ASSIST US AS WE MOVE OUR INDUSTRY TOWARDS EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING !&!# AND ITS MEMBERS ALSO HAVE A ROLE IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING AND !&!# SPONSORED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE YEAR BUSINESS CASE PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE WITHIN 0ACIl C )SLAND COUNTRIES 4HE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO !US!)$ FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION !&!# ALSO SUPPORTED THE CONDUCT OF THE INAUGURAL 0)&3! &IRE AND %MERGENCY 3ERVICES %XECUTIVE &ORUM HELD IN 0APUA .EW 'UINEA IN *UNE 1UEENSLAND WAS DELIGHTED TO HOST THE ANNUAL !&!# "USHl RE #2# #ONFERENCE HELD ON THE 'OLD #OAST IN 3EPTEMBER /NCE AGAIN THE CONFERENCE WAS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR FOR !&!# AND BROUGHT TOGETHER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM MEMBER AGENCIES ACROSS !USTRALIA TO GAIN NEW KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AND PARTICIPATE IN NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES 3ECRETARY OF THE &EDERAL !TTORNEY 'ENERAL S $EPARTMENT 2OGER 7ILKINS !/ PROVIDED THE /PENING +EYNOTE ADDRESS AND CHALLENGED DELEGATES TOWARDS A PARADIGM SHIFT IN THINKING ENCOURAGING THEM TO MOVE TOWARDS BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE RATHER THAN JUST RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES AS THEY HAPPEN ) WOULD LIKE TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE !&!# S SPONSORS 3CANIA $R├ЛGER AND )SUZU FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR INDUSTRY 7E WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ALL THAT WE DO WITHOUT THEIR VALUABLE l NANCIAL ASSISTANCE ) WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT ) HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE #OMMITTEE OF -ANAGEMENT AND #OUNCIL MEMBERS DURING MY l RST YEAR AS !&!# 0RESIDENT 4HANK YOU TO !&!# 'ROUP MEMBERS FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE 'ROUPS /UR STRENGTH AS AN INDUSTRY IS THROUGH OUR ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER TO SHARE COLLABORATE AND INNOVATE AND IT IS THE 'ROUP STRUCTURE AND COMMITMENT OF 'ROUP MEMBERS THAT ALLOWS THIS TO OCCUR ) WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PARTICULARLY THANK AND RECOGNISE #%/ .AOMI "ROWN FOR HER HARD WORK ON BEHALF OF !&!# MEMBER AGENCIES AND FOR THE SUPPORT SHE HAS GIVEN TO ME (ER DRIVE VISION AND COMMITMENT TO !&!# IS OUTSTANDING

Naomi Brown, CEO AFAC

From the CEO This year has been a demanding one for AFAC with the Victorian BushямБres Royal Commission continuing to create a large volume of work for AFAC staff and member agencies, who have put in signiямБcant efforts in responding to the interim recommendations of the Commission. AFAC participated in the Standards Committee for Construction OF "UILDINGS IN "USHl RE 0RONE !REAS RESPONDING TO THE recommendations of the second interim report of the Royal #OMMISSION !MENDMENTS WERE DRAFTED AND RELEASED FOR COMMENT AND VOTING IN *UNE 4HERE WAS ALSO EXTENSIVE PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS IN THE development of the performance standard for the design and CONSTRUCTION OF PRIVATE BUSHl RE SHELTERS 4HE !USTRALIAN "UILDINGS #ODES "OARD HAS l NALISED AND PUBLISHED THE STANDARD -ANY !&!# REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER AGENCIES PARTICIPATE on Standards committees, as do AFAC staff, and these REPRESENTATIVES MAKE A HUGE COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK AND ) WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF !&!# MEMBERS 4HE #OLLABORATIVE 0URCHASING )NITIATIVE CONTINUES TO REAP BENEl TS FOR MEMBER AGENCIES $URING THE PAST YEAR MAJOR CONTRACTS FOR BREATHING APPARATUS AND HYDRAULIC ROAD CRASH RESCUE EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN ACCESSED BY OTHER MEMBERS SAVING SIGNIl CANT SUMS OF MONEY FOR THOSE WHO MADE USE OF THEM

!&!# HAS ENTERED INTO A -EMORANDUM OF 5NDERSTANDING WITH THE .ATIONAL "ULK 4ANKER !SSOCIATION WITH THE AIM TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND EFFECTIVE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT BETWEEN THE DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY AND !&!# MEMBERS !&!# HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING WITH THE &IRE 0ROTECTION !SSOCIATION !USTRALIA FOR THE PUBLICATION OF &IRE !USTRALIA MAGAZINE AND PLANNING FOR THE DELIVERY OF JOINT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS 4HIS YEAR HAS ALSO SEEN THE COMPLETION OF THE ,EARNING AND $EVELOPMENT 3TRATEGY 4HIS SIGNIl CANT PIECE OF WORK HAS HAD GREAT BENEl T FOR OUR INDUSTRY AND ) WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE INVOLVED IN PARTICULAR THE ,EARNING AND $EVELOPMENT 'ROUP FOR THEIR HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO THIS WORK !LL THE STAFF AT THE !&!# OFl CE HAVE CONTINUED THEIR EXCELLENT EFFORTS IN DELIVERING A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION COLLABORATION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO THE MEMBERS OF !&!# ) THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR THEIR UNSTINTING EFFORTS 'ROUP MEMBERS HAVE ALSO WORKED HARD TO SHARE INFORMATION AND COLLABORATE ON PROJECTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE AND ) THANK THEM ALL FOR THEIR EFFORTS )T IS THROUGH THIS APPROACH TO OUR WORK THAT WE AS AN INDUSTRY ARE STRENGTHENED

)MPLEMENTATION OF THE !&!# +NOWLEDGE -ANAGEMENT 3TRATEGY HAS CONTINUED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GUIDE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE "USHl RE #2# FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT OF A BROAD RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE EVENTS TO SUPPORT INFORMATION SHARING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ! PROGRAM OF EVENTS WAS DEVELOPED WITH MEMBER AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN THESE OPPORTUNITIES 4HE RESEARCH ADOPTION PROGRAM FOR THE "USHl RE #2# HAS CONTINUED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH THE RESEARCH PROGRAM BEING USED TO INFORM THE WORK OF !&!# ! NUMBER OF !&!# 'ROUPS HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TO UTILISE THE RESEARCH l NDINGS TO INFORM AGENCY PRACTICES

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Committee of Management

AFAC Staff

President Lee Johnson AFSM,

Naomi Brown, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

Commissioner, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service

as at 30 June 2010

Paul Considine, Manager, Operations, Urban Fire and SES Jill Edwards, Manager, Strategy

Deputy President Greg Mullins AFSM, Commissioner, New South Wales Fire Brigades

Trevor Essex, Manager, Finance Gary Featherston, Manager, Rural and Land Management Judy Gouldbourn, Manager, Volunteer and Employee Management

Treasurer Tony Blanks, Manager - Fire Management, Forestry Tasmania

Amanda Leck, Manager, Knowledge Innovation Rob Llewellyn, Manager, Community Safety Sandra Lunardi, Manager, Learning and Development Russell Shephard, Manager, Standards

Mary Barry, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, Victoria State Emergency Service

Kent MacCarter, Online Services Coordinator

Bob Conroy,

Ben Smith, Administration Ofﬁcer

Executive Director (Park Management), Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, New South Wales (elected September 2009)

Margaret Staples, Receptionist/Administration Assistant

Mike Hall,

Kate Twentyman, Finance Ofﬁcer

Chief Executive, New Zealand Fire Service (re-elected September 2009)

Lynette White, Executive Assistant

Jo Harrison-Ward,

Corinne Taton, Group Administration Ofﬁcer

Elysha Cummins, Receptionist/Administration Assistant

Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia

(until February 2010)

Euan Ferguson AFSM,

(until May 2010)

Jay Gleeson, Manager, Communications Chief Ofﬁcer, South Australia Country Fire Service (AFAC President to September 2009)

Rhys Maggs, Manager, SES (until April 2010) Rob Prime, Manager Urban Operations (until February 2010) Mel Bedggood, Online Services Coordinator (until April 2010)

AFAC Committee of Management Back row L-R: Bob Conroy, Jo Harrison-Ward, Mike Hall, Tony Blanks, Mary Barry Front row L-R: Greg Mullins, Lee Johnson, Naomi Brown 4

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AFAC Members

AFAC AfямБliates

as at 30 June 2010

Australian Capital Territory

s "UREAU OF -ETEOROLOGY "O- s #3)2/ &ORESTRY AND &OREST 0RODUCTS s (ONG +ONG &IRE 3ERVICES $EPARTMENT s -ELBOURNE 7ATER s 0ACIl C )SLANDS &IRE 3ERVICE !SSOCIATION 0)&3! s 0APUA .EW 'UINEA &IRE 3ERVICE s !USTRALASIAN 2OAD 2ESCUE /RGANISATION !22/ s 3OUTH !USTRALIAN &IRE AND %MERGENCY 3ERVICES #OMMISSION 3!&%#/- s .EW :EALAND $EPARTMENT OF #ONSERVATION $/# .:

s !#4 %MERGENCY 3ERVICES !GENCY !#4 %3! s !#4 0ARKS #ONSERVATION AND ,ANDS !#4 0#,

New South Wales s .EW 3OUTH 7ALES &IRE "RIGADES .37 &" s .EW 3OUTH 7ALES 2URAL &IRE 3ERVICE .37 2&3 s &ORESTS .37 s $EPARTMENT OF %NVIRONMENT #LIMATE #HANGE AND 7ATER .37 $%##7 .37

Northern Territory s .ORTHERN 4ERRITORY &IRE AND 2ESCUE 3ERVICE .4&23 s "USHl RES .4

New Zealand

Corporate Partners

s .EW :EALAND &IRE 3ERVICE .:&3 s .ATIONAL 2URAL &IRE !UTHORITY .EW :EALAND .: .2&!

Queensland s $EPARTMENT OF #OMMUNITY 3AFETY 1UEENSLAND 'OVERNMENT 1UEENSLAND &IRE AND 2ESCUE 3ERVICE 1&23 s $EPARTMENT OF %NVIRONMENT AND 2ESOURCE -ANAGEMENT 1UEENSLAND $%2- 1,$ s &ORESTRY 0LANTATIONS 1UEENSLAND

South Australia s 3OUTH !USTRALIAN -ETROPOLITAN &IRE 3ERVICE 3!-&3 s 3OUTH !USTRALIA #OUNTRY &IRE 3ERVICE 3! #&3 s $EPARTMENT OF %NVIRONMENT AND .ATURAL 2ESOURCES n 3OUTH !USTRALIA

Tasmania s 4ASMANIA &IRE 3ERVICE 4&3 s &ORESTRY 4ASMANIA s 0ARKS AND 7ILDLIFE 3ERVICE 4ASMANIA

Victoria s #OUNTRY &IRE !UTHORITY 6ICTORIA #&! 6)# s $EPARTMENT OF 3USTAINABILITY AND %NVIRONMENT 6ICTORIA $3% 6)# s -ETROPOLITAN &IRE AND %MERGENCY 3ERVICES "OARD -ELBOURNE -&" s 0ARKS 6ICTORIA

Western Australia s &IRE AND %MERGENCY 3ERVICES !UTHORITY OF 7ESTERN !USTRALIA &%3! 7! s $EPARTMENT OF %NVIRONMENT AND #ONSERVATION 7ESTERN !USTRALIA $%# 7!

National s #OMMONWEALTH !TTORNEY 'ENERAL S $EPARTMENT !' s !USTRALIAN #OUNCIL OF 3TATE %MERGENCY 3ERVICES !#3%3 s !IR3ERVICES !USTRALIA

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Financial Summary s 4HE l NANCIAL YEAR HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ONE WITH !&!# RECORDING A SURPLUS OF 4HE STRONG SURPLUS HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY THE EXCELLENT RESULTS GAINED BY THE SUCCESSFUL 'OLD #OAST #ONFERENCE IN CONTINUING STRONG SALES IN !&!# 3HOP PUBLICATIONS AND A STRONG CASH POSITION s 0UBLICATIONS SALES TO THE YEAR ENDED *UNE HAVE GONE EXTREMELY WELL /VERALL SALES HAVE INCREASED BY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR s $URING THE YEAR THERE WERE NEW CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASED PRODUCTS FROM THE !&!# 3HOP FOR THE l RST TIME 4HESE NEW CUSTOMERS REPRESENTED A INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS l NANCIAL YEAR /F THESE NEW CUSTOMERS THERE WAS A GOOD MIX FROM INDUSTRY TRAINING ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS AS WELL AS OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS FROM PLACES AS VARIED AS )NDIA 3WEDEN AND THE 5+ s 4HE !&!# ANNUAL CONFERENCE HAS CONTINUED TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH 4HE 'OLD #OAST #ONFERENCE WAS NO EXCEPTION WITH RECORD NUMBERS OF DELEGATES AND TRADE EXHIBITORS IN ATTENDANCE 4HE CONFERENCE IS NOW REGARDED BY SUPPLIERS TO OUR INDUSTRY AS @THE MUST ATTEND CONFERENCE FOR THE l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SECTOR s 4HE !&!# BALANCE SHEET IS IN A STRONG POSITION WITH TOTAL ASSETS OF APPROXIMATELY MILLION FUNDED BY PER CENT MEMBER S EQUITY AND PER CENT DEBT

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Statement of Financial Performance For the Year Ended 30 June 2010 2010 $

2009 $

REVENUE -EMBERS 3UBSCRIPTIONS 'ROSS -ARGIN &ROM 4RADING !CTIVITIES

Other Revenue

Total Revenue

2,884,800

2,895,466

4RAVEL -EETING %XPENSES

/Fl CE %XPENSES

#2# +NOWLEDGE7EB #ONTRIBUTION

EXPENSES 3ALARIES 2ELATED %XPENSES

/THER %XPENSES

Total Expenses

2,741,992

2,568,821

142,808

326,645

6,661,504

5,976,711

6,999,811

6,403,637

4RADE #REDITORS

Revenue in Advance

5,128,179

4,691,744

Others

TOTAL NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

143,131

126,200

1,728,501

1,585,693

Surplus/(DeямБcit)

Statement of Financial Position As at 30 June 2010 CURRENT ASSETS #ASH $EBTORS Others Total Current Assets

NON CURRENT ASSETS )4 /Fl CE %QUIPMENT TOTAL ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

3PECIAL 0ROJECT &UNDING Total Current Liabilities

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES $EFERRED 2EVENUE

NET EQUITY

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Goals The work of AFAC is undertaken by people drawn from all member agencies, supported by AFAC staff. The Group structure facilitates and promotes collaborative development of positions and solutions, assisting agencies to work towards achieving better levels of interoperability and ultimately greater industry and community safety outcomes. !&!# HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN ADVANCING THE WORK OF l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES 7E ARE A TRUSTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE AND ARE RECOGNISED AS A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTOR TO INNOVATION ACROSS THE INDUSTRY 4HE FOUNDATION OF OUR SUCCESS IS THE CONNECTIVITY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FACILITATE AND FOSTER AMONG THE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR AGENCY MEMBERS

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Goal 1 n ,EADERSHIP AND !DVOCACY Measures of our success: Australasian and international policies, standards, regulations, codes and guidelines reямВect the collective views of AFAC member agencies: s #ONSTRUCTION OF "UILDINGS IN "USHl RE 0RONE !REAS n !&!# has participated on the Standards Committee responding to the recommendations of the second interim report of THE 6ICTORIAN "USHl RES 2OYAL #OMMISSION .OVEMBER 4HE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OF THE .37 2URAL &IRE 3ERVICE WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND GREATLY SUPPORTED THIS WORK !MENDMENTS WERE DRAFTED AND RELEASED FOR COMMENT AND VOTING IN *UNE )NCORPORATED IN THE DRAFT WERE AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO UNMANAGED GRASSLAND AND THE USE OF SARKING AS WELL AS REQUESTING A REPORT ON HOW TO INCREASE EMBER PROTECTION MEASURES FOR THE LOWER "USHl RE !TTACK ,EVELS "!, s 0RIVATE "USHl RE 3HELTERS n EXTENSIVE PARTICIPATION IN the development of the performance standard for the DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PRIVATE BUSHl RE SHELTERS AND CONSULTATION WITHIN MEMBER AGENCIES WAS UNDERTAKEN BY !&!# 4HIS IMPORTANT STANDARD IS AIMED AT PROVIDING guidance on one of many options for surviving the passage OF BUSHl RE 4HE !USTRALIAN "UILDING #ODES "OARD HAS l NALISED AND PUBLISHED THE STANDARD

s &IRE -AINTENANCE n %LECTRICS !LARMS n !&!# OPPOSED SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE FROM A REVIEW OF THE FREQUENCY OF TESTING OF EQUIPMENT MOST NOTABLY THE FREQUENCY EXTENSION FOR THE TESTING OF SMOKE ALARMS FROM ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS TO ONCE EVERY l VE 4HE Standards Committee, as a result of the opposition has DETERMINED THAT THE CURRENT FREQUENCY OF SMOKE ALARM TESTING WILL REMAIN s &IRE $ETECTION 7ARNING #ONTROL AND )NTERCOM 3YSTEMS n !&!# IS PARTICIPATING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR REVIEW OF l VE STANDARDS PROJECTS !3 7ARNING $EVICES FOR THE (EARING )MPAIRED NEW STANDARD !3 &IRE "RIGADE 0ANEL !3 6ISUAL 7ARNING $EVICES )3/ 3OUND 3YSTEMS )3/ 3MOKE !LARMS )T IS EXPECTED THAT CONSULTATION ON ALL STANDARDS WILL CONTINUE DURING

s (OME &IRE 3PRINKLER #OALITION n THE (OME &IRE 3PRINKLER #OALITION WAS ESTABLISHED IN .OVEMBER #OMPRISING !&!# &IRE 0ROTECTION !SSOCIATION !USTRALIA )NSTITUTE OF &IRE %NGINEERS AND THE )NSURANCE #OUNCIL OF !USTRALIA THE COALITION WILL PROMOTE HOME SPRINKLERS IN AREAS WITH AN IDENTIl ED HIGH l RE RISK 4HE COALITION HAS COMMENCED ITS WORK WITH THE FOLLOWING ACHIEVEMENTS %STABLISHED THE COALITION AS A LEGAL ENTITY $EVELOPED 4ERMS OF 2EFERENCE $EVELOPED A MEDIA AND SPONSORSHIP POLICY $ESIGNED A NEW LOGO AND COMMENCED DEVELOPMENT OF A WEBSITE WWW HOMEl RESPRINKLER ORG AU $EVELOPED A DRAFT POSITION STATEMENT ON THE USE OF DOMESTIC SPRINKLERS s 'UIDE TO 2OAD 4UNNELS n &IRE SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON THE !USTRALIAN 3TANDARD ON ROAD AND RAIL TUNNELS WORKED WITH !USTROADS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE PART h'UIDE TO 2OAD 4UNNELSv 4HE GUIDE INCLUDES 'UIDE TO 2OAD 4UNNELS n 0ART )NTRODUCTION TO 2OAD 4UNNELS 'UIDE TO 2OAD 4UNNELS n 0ART 0LANNING $ESIGN AND #OMMISSIONING 'UIDE TO 2OAD 4UNNELS n 0ART /PERATION AND -AINTENANCE

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Goal 1

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Measures of our success: Australasian and international policies, standards, regulations, codes and guidelines reямВect the collective views of AFAC member agencies: continued... s #HANGES TO "ULK 4ANKER (AZARDOUS -ATERIALS ,ABELING n !&!# SUPPORTED A SUBMISSION BY #ALTEX !USTRALIA TO THE #OMPETENT !UTHORITIES 0ANEL FOR CHANGES TO THE WAY THAT BULK TANKERS CONTAINING ETHANOL PETROL MIXTURES ARE LABELED 4HE CHANGE SHOULD ALLOW FOR A MORE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE response to emergencies involving these fuels as they REQUIRE SPECIALIST HANDLING s "REATHING !PPARATUS "! 3TANDARDS n NEGOTIATIONS COMMENCED WITH 3TANDARDS !USTRALIA TO AMEND !3 .:3 TO INCORPORATE RELEVANT ASPECTS OF THE %5 3TANDARD %. FOR "! 4HIS AMENDMENT WILL ADDRESS A COMPLIANCE ANOMALY WITH "! FACE MASK THAT IS IN USE WITHIN VARIOUS AGENCIES !&!# HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A DRAFT "! SPECIl CATION WHICH HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR CONSULTATION AND WILL BE l NALISED DURING s )NTERNATIONAL 3TANDARDS /RGANISATION )3/ 7ILDLAND 0ERSONAL 0ROTECTIVE %QUIPMENT 00% n !&!# LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAFT )3/ FOR 7ILDLAND 00% 4HE )3/ 00% 7ORKING 'ROUP #HAIRED BY !&!# -ANAGER Standards, has facilitated the advancement of the draft TO ITS RELEASE FOR l NAL BALLOT )F SUPPORTED THIS DRAFT WILL BE PUBLISHED AS AN OFl CIAL )NTERNATIONAL 3TANDARD s -ANNEQUIN 4ESTING FOR &IREl GHTERS 0ERSONAL 0ROTECTIVE %QUIPMENT 00% n !&!# HAS TAKEN A LEAD ROLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 5+ ON THE PROJECT TO DEVELOP CRITERIA INCLUDING SPECIl CATION FOR A TWO PIECE GARMENT WHICH WILL BE UTILISED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SETS OF 00% WHICH WILL BE TESTED ON EIGHT DIFFERENT MANNEQUINS IN A ROUND ROBIN TRIAL 4HE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE ROUND ROBIN TESTING IS TO DETERMINE THE INCONSISTENCIES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT EXIST BETWEEN TEST HOUSES s 2EPRESENTATION !&!# REPRESENTS ITS MEMBERS INTERESTS ON A RANGE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES BOARDS AND FORUMS 4HESE INCLUDE %MERGENCY -ANAGEMENT 7ORKING 'ROUP OF THE 0RODUCTIVITY #OMMISSION 'OVERNMENT 3KILLS !USTRALIA !USTRALIAN )NSTITUTE OF 0OLICE -ANAGEMENT !USTRALIAN %MERGENCY -ANAGEMENT 6OLUNTEER &ORUM .ATIONAL 3PATIAL )NFORMATION -ANAGEMENT #OMMITTEE Standards Australia )NTERNATIONAL 3TANDARDS /RGANISATIONS #OLLABORATIVE 0URCHASING &ORUMS

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The role, needs and capabilities of AFAC members are widely recognised: s -ULTI AGENCY )NTEROPERABILITY 3EMINAR (pictured on previous page n 5NITED +INGDOM $EPUTY 0RESIDENT 'REG -ULLINS AND *ILL %DWARDS !&!# -ANAGER 3TRATEGY REPRESENTED !&!# AT THE -ULTI AGENCY )NTEROPERABILITY 3EMINAR HELD IN ,ONDON DURING &EBRUARY )NCORPORATED INTO THE VISIT WERE MEETINGS WITH KEY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES INCLUDING $EPARTMENT OF #OMMUNITIES AND ,OCAL 'OVERNMENT CENTRAL AGENCY FOR ADMINISTERING l RE SERVICES ,ONDON !MBULANCE 3ERVICE (AZARDOUS !REA 2ESPONSE 4EAM 5+ #ABINET /Fl CE n #IVIL #ONTINGENCIES ,ONDON 2ESILIENCE 4EAM .ATIONAL 0OLICING )MPROVEMENT !GENCY 4HE VISIT RAISED AWARENESS OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF SYNERGY BETWEEN THE ISSUES THAT !&!# AGENCIES ARE EXPERIENCING AND THOSE OF COUNTERPARTS IN THE 5+ $URING THE VISIT THE MATTERS OF !&!# S NATIONAL APPROACH TO COMMUNITY WARNINGS THE +NOWLEDGE 7EB !))-3 AND )NTEROPERABILITY PROGRAMS WERE EXPLORED ALONG WITH THE 5+ S APPROACH TO DEVELOPING THE DECISION MAKING SKILLS OF OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS s )NTERSCHUTZ %XPO (pictured right n 4HIRTY REPRESENTATIVES FROM !&!# MEMBER AGENCIES ATTENDED )NTERSCHUTZ THE WORLD S LARGEST l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES EXHIBITION (ELD EVERY l VE YEARS THE EXPO COVERED AN AREA OF SOME SQUARE METRES WITH EXHIBITORS FROM NATIONS SHOWCASING THEIR PRODUCTS 4HE EXPO WAS HELD IN ,EIPZIG IN 'ERMANY AND WAS ATTENDED BY DELEGATES OVER SIX DAYS s 3PONTANEOUS 6OLUNTEERS 0ROJECT n !&!# PARTICIPATED ON A REFERENCE GROUP TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPONTANEOUS VOLUNTEERS 4HE !USTRALIAN 2ED #ROSS UNDER THE GOVERNANCE OF THE FEDERAL !TTORNEY 'ENERAL S DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED THE FRAMEWORK s !&!# &LEET &ORUM n EXTENSIVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL THE MAJOR TRUCK AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR WITH THE INTENT OF CREATING A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WOULD LIKE AND WHAT CAN ACTUALLY BE ACHIEVED /NGOING INTERACTION WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY WILL ASSIST IN THE STANDARDISATION OF FEATURES ON VEHICLES AND WILL LEAD TO TAILORING OF PRODUCTS TO MEET THE SPECIl C REQUIREMENTS OF l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

AFAC contributes to the sustainable development of ямБre safety and emergency response training and institutional capacity building in the PaciямБc: s !&!# SPONSORED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE YEAR BUSINESS case proposal to support and strengthen emergency PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE WITHIN 0ACIl C )SLAND COUNTRIES %NDORSED AT THE 0ACIl C )SLANDS &IRE 3ERVICES !SSOCIATION 0)&3! ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN THE PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED TO !US!)$ FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION s 0)&3! %XECUTIVE &ORUM n !&!# SUPPORTED THE CONDUCT OF THE INAUGURAL 0)&3! &IRE AND %MERGENCY 3ERVICES %XECUTIVE &ORUM HELD IN 0APUA .EW 'UINEA FROM TO *UNE 4HE FORUM WAS ATTENDED BY SENIOR l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL FROM 0.' #OOK )SLANDS 3AMOA THE +INGDOM OF 4ONGA 6ANUATU .AURU 3OLOMON )SLANDS .EW :EALAND AND !USTRALIA

Fire and emergency management practices are environmentally sustainable s #LIMATE #HANGE AND THE &IRE AND %MERGENCY 3ERVICES 3ECTOR n IN 3EPTEMBER !&!# ADOPTED A POSITION TO ESTABLISH AN INFORMED NATIONAL APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE ORGANISATIONS 4HE POSITION RECOGNISES THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES SIGNIl CANTLY DUE TO AN INCREASED SCALE INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY OF NATURAL EMERGENCY EVENTS !S A RESULT !&!# AND ITS MEMBER AGENCIES NEED TO MANAGE THEIR EXPOSURES AND UNDERTAKE A THOROUGH REVIEW OF PHYSICAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PREPARE 4HE EXPOSURE OF THE COMMUNITY TO EMERGENCY EVENTS NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY MANAGED AND l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MITIGATING THIS EXPOSURE

s 4HE THEME OF THE &ORUM @0ROACTIVE 0ARTNERSHIP IN $ISASTER 2ISK -ANAGEMENT REm ECTED THE INTENTIONS OF 0)&3! AND ITS MEMBERSHIP TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE RESPECTIVE .ATIONAL $ISASTER -ANAGEMENT /Fl CES AND PLAY A BIGGER ROLE IN MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ON AN ALL HAZARDS BASIS 4HE RESULTS OF THE &ORUM INCLUDE 4HE 0)&3! 3TRATEGIC $IRECTIONS WERE UPDATED ! STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF -UTUAL !ID !GREEMENTS OR SIMILAR FOR COUNTRY TO COUNTRY l RE AND emergency services ! REQUIREMENTS SPECIl CATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FRAMEWORK FOR THE PACIl C ISLANDS ! FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMON COMMUNITY SAFETY AND STRUCTURAL l RE SAFETY PROGRAM ! PRELIMINARY STRATEGY FOR THE FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 0)&3! 3ECRETARIAT 4HE 0)&3! #APABILITY AND #APACITY $EVELOPMENT -ODEL TESTED AND REl NED )MPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND FUNDING MODELS FOR PACIl C ISLANDS

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Goal 2 #ONSISTENT AND EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES Measures of our success: An industry standard incident management system and capability is established and applied s ,OOKOUTS !WARENESS #OMMUNICATION %SCAPE 2OUTES 3AFETY :ONES ,!#%3 n !&!# HAS ADOPTED A POSITION TO USE THE ,!#%3 FRAMEWORK AS THE STANDARD SAFETY GUIDE FOR BUSHl RE l REl GHTERS ,!#%3 DESCRIBE A SAFE WORK PRACTICE TO PROTECT l REl GHTERS FROM ENTRAPMENT SITUATIONS AT BUSHl RES 4HE UNIFORM ADOPTION OF ,!#%3 WILL IMPROVE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN AGENCIES AS VISITING OR SHARED l REl GHTERS WILL UNDERSTAND THIS COMMON SAFETY PROCEDURE )MPLEMENTATION AND APPLICATION OF ,!#%3 WILL REQUIRE GREATER CONSIDERATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ,!#%3 7ATCHOUTS AND Standing Orders to ensure they occupy the correct places IN DOCTRINE AND OVERALL RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS

Agencies are able to seamlessly work together in times of need s !USTRALIA S 2EVISED !RRANGEMENTS FOR "USHl RE !LERTS AND !DVICE n !&!# BROKERED NATIONAL AGREEMENT ON common terms, trigger points and common messages for INFORMATION AND WARNINGS TO THE COMMUNITY 7ORKING WITH #OMMONWEALTH COLLEAGUES EXPERTS IN RISK COMMUNICATION MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AND FACILITATED BY #APGEMINI AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON ! NEW NATIONAL PHRASE @0REPARE !CT 3URVIVE ! NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SCALED ADVICE AND WARNINGS TO the community ! REVISED l RE DANGER RATING SEVERITY SCALE !LERT MESSAGING TO THE COMMUNITY BEFORE AND DURING A l RE EVENT 4RIGGER POINTS FOR ACTION BOTH AT AGENCY LEVEL AND community level

Our strength is through our ABILITY TO SHARE COLLABORATE AND INNOVATEx

- Lee Johnson, President AFAC

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! .ATIONAL "USHl RE 7ARNINGS 4ASKFORCE WAS ESTABLISHED under the auspices of the former Australian Emergency -ANAGEMENT #OMMITTEE NOW .ATIONAL %MERGENCY -ANAGEMENT #OMMITTEE TO ADOPT THE REVISED ARRANGEMENTS 4HE l NAL REPORT WAS ENDORSED AT THE -INISTERIAL #OUNCIL FOR 0OLICE AND %MERGENCY -ANAGEMENT -#0%- %- AT ITS MEETING ON 3EPTEMBER

Sustainable resources are used/available to support response interventions, tactics and activities s 2EVIEW OF "USHl RE 7ARNING 3YSTEMS IN !USTRALIA n SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO THREE 7ORCHESTER 0OLYTECHNIC )NSTITUTE 70) STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A STUDY INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED WARNINGS ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN !USTRALIA 4HIS STUDY ALSO INCLUDED AN EVALUATION OF THE APPROACH TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT THE INTERIM RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 6ICTORIAN "USHl RE 2OYAL #OMMISSION s .ATIONAL "ULK 4ANKER !SSOCIATION !&!# HAS ENTERED INTO A -EMORANDUM OF 5NDERSTANDING -O5 WITH THE .ATIONAL "ULK 4ANKER !SSOCIATION 4HE -O5 IS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND EFFECTIVE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT BY FACILITATING EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND HARMONISATION OF STANDARDS BETWEEN THE DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY AND THE l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES s ! 'UIDE TO -UTUAL !ID AND 2ESOURCE 3HARING n ,ED BY 3OUTH !USTRALIA THE !&!# "USINESS -ANAGEMENT 'ROUP DEVELOPED AN UPDATED 'UIDELINE FOR -UTUAL !ID AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES ACROSS BORDERS DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCY 4HIS GUIDE CLARIl ES ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS THAT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED WITHIN ANY -O5 s 3%3 )NTERSTATE $EPLOYMENT n 3TATE AND 4ERRITORY EMERGENCY SERVICES MEMBERS DEVELOPED A NATIONAL -O5 TO APPLY WHERE EMERGENCY SERVICE MEMBERS ARE DEPLOYED INTERSTATE TO ASSIST THEIR COLLEAGUES IN TIMES OF CRISIS "Y AGREEING ON ONE STANDARD -O5 3 4%3S HAVE TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY to streamline the process and ensure consistency of APPROACH ACROSS !USTRALIA

s 0ERSONAL 0ROTECTIVE %QUIPMENT 00% n !N AUDIT WAS COMPLETED OF WHAT 00% WAS BEING USED AND THE 3TANDARD IT COMPLIED WITH $URING THE AUDIT AN ISSUE EMERGED IN RELATION TO THE MARKING OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SUITS AND HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR VIGILANCE WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLIANCE OF 00% WITH THE RELEVANT 3TANDARD s #OLLABORATIVE 0URCHASING /PPORTUNITIES n OPERATING SINCE -AY THE #OLLABORATIVE 0URCHASING )NITIATIVE CONTINUES TO REAP BENEl TS TO MEMBER AGENCIES $URING MAJOR CONTRACTS AWARDED BY 1UEENSLAND &IRE AND 2ESCUE 3ERVICE FOR BREATHING APPARATUS AND 7! &IRE AND %MERGENCY 3ERVICES !UTHORITY &%3! FOR HYDRAULIC ROAD CRASH RESCUE EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN ACCESSED BY OTHER MEMBERS PROVIDING SAVINGS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THOSE THAT USED THEM !&!# MEMBER AGENCIES HAVE BEEN GRANTED ACCESS TO .37 CONTRACTS WHICH COVER A BROAD RANGE OF l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES EQUIPMENT 4HE CONTRACT IS DUE FOR RENEWAL AND !&!# AGENCIES HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH FOR ITS REPLACEMENT INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE SPECIl CATIONS PREPARATION AND TENDER EVALUATION PROCESS

s 7ATER 0OINT -ARKERS n !&!# ADOPTED A NATIONAL APPROACH TO THE IDENTIl CATION OF WATER SUPPLIES SUITABLE FOR l REl GHTING AND HOW THEY ARE MARKED 4O AVOID CONFUSION THIS NATIONAL APPROACH WILL SUPPORT MEMBER AGENCIES WITH THEIR POLICIES AND CODES OF PRACTICE s &UEL #ONTAINER #OLOUR #ODING n !&!# MEMBERS REACHED AGREEMENT ON A COLOUR CODING SYSTEM FOR FUEL CONTAINERS

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AFAC BushямБre CRC The Annual Conference was held in Queensland on the Gold Coast in September 2009, and was attended by 1200 delegates from Australia, New Zealand and international ямБre, land management and emergency service organisations. 4HEMED h-EETING %XPECTATIONSv THE CONFERENCE EXAMINED HOW THE EMERGENCY SERVICES INTERPRET AND MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY INDUSTRY AND THE SECTOR ITSELF 4HE CONFERENCE ENCOURAGED DELEGATES TO REm ECT ON HOW !GENCIES measure, understand and respond to the often CONTRADICTORY DEMANDS AND EXPECTATIONS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS AND WHAT THEY ARE REALLY STRIVING TO ACHIEVE 4HE CONFERENCE WAS STAGED AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF THE GLOBAL l NANCIAL CRISIS SERIOUS DROUGHT AND DUST STORMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WITHIN MONTHS OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTER IN !USTRALIA S HISTORY THE &EBRUARY 6ICTORIAN BUSHl RES

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Annual Conference -ESSAGES CONVEYED BY THE SPEAKERS WERE POIGNANT HIGHLIGHTING THAT MEETING EXPECTATIONS IS AND CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT CHALLENGE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD 3HOWCASING A RANGE OF INNOVATIONS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE APPROACHES AND LESSONS LEARNT THE conference once again demonstrated its importance to STRENGTHENING THE l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES INDUSTRY AND MAINTAINING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS 2OGER 7ILKINS !/ 3ECRETARY !TTORNEY 'ENERAL S $EPARTMENT GAVE THE OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS h&EDERALISM AND THE %MERGENCY 3ERVICESv AND FOCUSED ON THE NEED FOR COMMUNITIES TO BECOME MORE RESILIENT TO DEAL WITH THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF NATURAL DISASTERS

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Goal 3 4HE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE SECTOR is captured and shared Measures of our success: The ямБre and emergency services sector has a sustained research and analysis capability s !CCIDENTAL &IRE )NJURIES IN 2ESIDENTIAL 3TRUCTURES 7HO S AT 2ISK n ,ED BY 1&23 !&!# COMPLETED THE RESEARCH STUDY INTO WHO IS AT RISK OF INJURY AS A RESULT OF STRUCTURE l RES 4HIS INFORMATION WILL ASSIST !&!# MEMBER AGENCIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED BODIES DEVELOP TARGETED STRATEGIES AIMED AT REDUCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF l RE INJURIES IN !USTRALIA AND .EW :EALAND #OMPLEMENTING THE REPORT THIS WORK PROVIDES FURTHER INSIGHT INTO THE CONSEQUENCES OF RESIDENTIAL l RES ON PEOPLE

'ROUP MEMBERS HAVE WORKED hard to share information and COLLABORATE ON PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIl CANCE ) SINCERELY THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS

- Naomi Brown, CEO AFAC

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The industry body of knowledge is used by all members s )MPLEMENTATION OF THE !&!# +NOWLEDGE -ANAGEMENT 3TRATEGY n !&!# IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE "USHl RE Cooperative Research Centre, developed a guide for THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT OF A BROAD RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE EVENTS TO SUPPORT INFORMATION SHARING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ! PROGRAM OF KNOWLEDGE EVENTS WAS DEVELOPED INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES INTO FUTURE ANNUAL !&!# "USHl RE #2# #ONFERENCE PROGRAMS s !&!# +NOWLEDGE 7EB 2EADABILITY 0ROJECT n A MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT COMMENCED TO REVIEW THE CONTENT ON THE +NOWLEDGE 7EB )NTENDED FOR COMPLETION LATE IN THIS WORK FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE USER EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDING BETTER INFORMATION SERVICES TO MEMBERS s "USHl RE #2# 2ESEARCH !DOPTION n KNOWLEDGE FROM THE RESEARCH PROGRAMS OF THE "USHl RE #2# CONTINUES TO BE USED TO INFORM THE WORK OF !&!# ! MAJOR FOCUS HAS BEEN THE l NDINGS FROM THE RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN FOLLOWING THE 6ICTORIAN "USHl RES WHICH WERE USED EXTENSIVELY IN THE REVISION OF THE !&!# "USHl RES AND #OMMUNITY 3AFETY 0OSITION

s 4HE "USHl RE #2# IS COMPLETING A NUMBER OF PROJECTS ON A COMMON THEME OF PROTECTING l REl GHTERS WHICH INCLUDE 3AFE "EHAVIOUR AND $ECISION MAKING %FFECTIVE )NCIDENT -ANAGEMENT 4EAMS &IREl GHTER (EALTH AND 3AFETY ! SPECIl C PROJECT DUE FOR COMPLETION IN $ECEMBER INVOLVES A NUMBER OF !&!# GROUPS WORKING CLOSELY WITH researchers on strategies and appropriate tools for effective KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER OF THE PROJECTS ABOVE

Fire and emergency services data is relevant, accurate and reliable s !USTRALIAN )NCIDENT 2EPORTING 3TANDARD !)23 n A REVIEW OF "LOCK ! OF !)23 WAS l NALISED 4HIS BLOCK IS THE l RST TO BE REVIEWED AND IS THE LARGEST OF THE TEN BLOCKS OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTING DATA RELEVANT TO ACTIVITY REPORTING BY l RE AGENCIES

s ,ANDSCAPE 0ERFORMANCE -EASURES n PERFORMANCE MEASURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND AGREED &OUR OF THESE MEASURES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 0RODUCTIVITY #OMMISSION 2EPORT ON 'OVERNMENT 3ERVICES THEY ARE ! DEATHS FROM LANDSCAPE l RES PER MILLION PERSONS ! INJURY INCIDENT RATE TO l REl GHTERS FROM LANDSCAPE l RES PER l REl GHTERS # PRIMARY DWELLINGS DESTROYED BY LANDSCAPE l RES PER DWELLINGS % BUSHl RES IN A JURISDICTION PER PERSONS AND per 100,000 hectares 4HE DATA DICTIONARY AND BUSINESS RULES IN SUPPORT OF THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND AGREED

s 5NWANTED &ALSE !LARMS n 3TATISTICS HAVE BEEN COLLATED FROM 1UEENSLAND 6ICTORIA AND .37 WHICH ILLUSTRATE CHANGES IN THE NUMBERS OF UNWANTED FALSE ALARMS PER INSTALLED ALARM SYSTEM OVER TIME 4HESE STATISTICS WILL BE USED TO FACILITATE THE ANALYSIS OF COST BENEl T FOR DIFFERENT INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE UNWANTED ALARMS AS WELL AS A BETTER OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF THE COST OF THE PROBLEM

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Goal 4 ! l RE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SECTOR WITH CAPABILITY and capacity Measures of our success: A sustainable workforce of career and volunteer emergency workers who are competent, capable and equipped to safely fulďŹ l their roles s !USTRALASIAN #OHORT (EALTH 3TUDY n 0HASE OF AN !USTRALASIAN #OHORT (EALTH 3TUDY WAS COMPLETED IN 4HIS PHASE THE SCOPING PHASE IDENTIl ED THAT A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY WOULD BE FAVOURABLE !&!# HAS FACILITATED AND COORDINATED INFORMATION TO ENABLE MEMBER AGENCIES TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON THEIR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY 4HE RETROSPECTIVE HEALTH STUDY WILL COMMENCE IN THE LATTER HALF OF 4HE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY THE LINKAGES BETWEEN l REl GHTERS AND THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER AND POTENTIAL CAUSES FOR MORTALITY

A nationally recognised and consistent approach to the training and assessment of all ďŹ re and emergency service workers s ,EARNING AND $EVELOPMENT 3TRATEGY n ! MULTI YEAR PROGRAM THIS STRATEGY HAS BEEN COMPLETED )NCORPORATING a comprehensive program of developing support tools, DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS AND SPECIl C PRODUCTS THE STRATEGY ENCOMPASSED 4HE DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING OF TRAINING RESOURCE KITS 42+ %STABLISHMENT OF A WEB BASED RESOURCES SHARING TOOL AS a repository for these materials $EVELOPMENT OF AN IMPLEMENTATION AND MARKETING STRATEGY 3PECIl C ITEMS DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED ARE &IRE QUALIl CATIONS â&#x20AC;ş 42+ IMPLEMENTATION HANDBOOK AND SUPPORTING RESOURCES â&#x20AC;ş 42+ STYLE GUIDES AND TEMPLATES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF plans, instructional strategies â&#x20AC;ş /VER 42+ LEARNER RESOURCES AND SLIDESHOWS â&#x20AC;ş 2ESOURCE REPOSITORY ESTABLISHED ON THE !&!# +NOWLEDGE 7EB #OMMUNITY 3AFETY 1UALIl CATIONS n 7ORKPLACE %MERGENCY 2ESPONSE 7%2 â&#x20AC;ş WER style guides and templates for development of WER

AFAC connects people and organisations, setting THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR DEVELOPING INDUSTRY CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY

â&#x20AC;ş 7%2 LEARNER RESOURCES AND SLIDESHOWS â&#x20AC;ş 10 WER trainer guides and assessment tools !VIATION 4RAINING n THE &IRE !VIATION 4RAINING AND !SSESSMENT &RAMEWORK &!4!& HAS BEEN PRODUCED TO support training and assessment for roles associated WITH AERIAL l RE OPERATIONS 4HE &!4!& ENABLES A NATIONAL consistent approach for accrediting personnel to PERFORM THE AVIATION ROLES DEl NED IN !))-3 AS WELL AS OTHER DEl NED ROLES 4HE FRAMEWORK ENCOMPASSES â&#x20AC;ş 4HE TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK

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s 3IMULATION 4RAINING n EACH YEAR !USTRALASIAN USERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH !&!# AND 6ECTOR#OMMAND REVIEW STRATEGIES SURVEY USERS AND DEVELOP NEW SCENARIOS FOR INCORPORATION INTO SIMULATION TOOLS AND EXERCISES )N AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TO DEVELOP ,EVEL AND )NCIDENT -ANAGEMENT 4EAM )-4 SEVERE NATURAL WEATHER EVENT SCENARIOS 4HE .EW :EALAND &IRE 3ERVICE IS DEVELOPING THE EXERCISE WHICH IS DUE FOR RELEASE IN )NSTRUCTIONAL KITS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ,EVEL AND ,EVEL )-4 EXERCISING USING THE 6ECTOR#OMMAND 4RAINING AND %XERCISING 3YSTEM 4%3 AND THE 4ACTICAL #OMMAND 4RAINER 4#4 ! MAPPING ALIGNMENT EXERCISE BETWEEN THE !USTRALIAN PUBLIC SAFETY COMPETENCIES AND THE TACTICAL 6ECTOR#OMMAND SCENARIOS HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT PARTY AND VALIDATED BY !&!# USERS -APPING HAS COMMENCED BETWEEN THE .EW :EALAND &IRE AND 2ESCUE 3ERVICE )NDUSTRY /RGANISATION UNIT STANDARDS AND THE TACTICAL SCENARIOS THIS WILL BE VALIDATED BY THE .EW :EALAND &IRE 3ERVICE

$URING THE PROJECT HAS RESULTED IN THE REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT OF UNITS OF COMPETENCY TO MORE CLOSELY REm ECT THE AGREED !))-3 )-4 ROLES 4HREE ADDITIONAL UNITS TO REINFORCE THE ROLE OF SAFETY BOTH IN AN )-4 AND IN THE l ELD â&#x20AC;º 3TRATEGIC 3AFETY !DVISOR UNIT n ADVISING AN )NCIDENT Controller â&#x20AC;º 3AFETY !DVISOR 2URAL UNIT n PROVIDING ADVICE TO l ELD BASED COMMANDERS OR SUPERVISORS AT RURAL LAND management incidents â&#x20AC;º 3AFETY /Fl CER 5RBAN UNIT n PROVIDING ADVICE TO )NCIDENT #ONTROLLERS AT URBAN INCIDENTS .EW UNIT DEVELOPED FOR THE ROLE OF )NFORMATION /Fl CER WHOSE ROLE IS TO MANAGE THE INFORMATION FUNCTION WITHIN THE )-4 ENCOMPASSING THE REQUIREMENT FOR FULL AND ACCURATE INFORMATION m OW

s 2EVIEW OF THE 0UBLIC 3AFETY 4RAINING 0ACKAGE n !&!# UNDER THE AUSPICES OF 'OVERNMENT 3KILLS !USTRALIA IS MANAGING THE INDUSTRY WIDE REVIEW OF THE COMMAND CONTROL AND COORDINATION UNITS OF COMPETENCY AND THE REVIEW OF THE SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS National AIIMS Role-based Competencies: 4HE 0UBLIC 3AFETY /PERATIONS 4ECHNICAL 2EFERENCE 'ROUP COMPRISING REPRESENTATION FROM 3%3 &IRE 0OLICE AND $EFENCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING REVIEWING AND VALIDATING THE !))-3 ROLE BASED COMPETENCIES FOR FUNCTIONS WITHIN AN )NCIDENT -ANAGEMENT 4EAM

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Measures of our success: A nationally recognised and consistent approach to the training and assessment of all ямБre and emergency service workers continued... Search and Rescue Competencies: 4HE 0UBLIC 3AFETY 3EARCH AND 2ESCUE 4ECHNICAL 2EFERENCE 'ROUP COMPRISING REPRESENTATION FROM 3%3 &IRE 0OLICE $EFENCE AND 3URF ,IFE 3AVING HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL in completing the revision of the endorsed search and RESCUE UNITS 4HE REVISION HAS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF l VE NEW UNITS TO REm ECT THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN COMPLEX AREAS SUCH AS TRANSPORT RESCUE AND INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC RESCUE .EW UNITS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED TO REm ECT THE WORK UNDERTAKEN BY URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL IN LINE WITH THE THREE NATIONALLY AGREED LEVELS OF CAPABILITY TO DEPLOY COMPETENTLY TRAINED PERSONNEL TO ANY 53!2 INCIDENT Canine Capability for USAR: 0ARALLEL TO THE PROJECT ABOVE HAS BEEN THE DEVELOPMENT BY THE 53!2 #ANINE 4ECHNICAL 2EFERENCE 'ROUP OF COMPETENCIES TO TRAIN A 53!2 CANINE TEAM TO SEARCH for and locate multiple people concealed in a structural collapse; and to manage canine to locate victims in DISASTER SEARCH OPERATIONS 4HE COMPLETED SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS HAVE BEEN NATIONALLY VALIDATED AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SUBMITTED FOR OFl CIAL ACCREDITATION

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WildямБre Competency Units: 4HE 7ILDl RE 4ECHNICAL 2EFERENCE 'ROUP HAS REVIEWED THE RURAL LAND MANAGEMENT STREAM OF COMPETENCIES 4HE REVIEW INCORPORATING THE RESEARCH l NDINGS FROM THE "USHl RE #OOPERATIVE 2ESEARCH #ENTRE HAS RESULTED IN A NEED TO EXPAND THE OFFERINGS WITHIN THE l RE QUALIl CATIONS FOR RURAL AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES .EW UNITS focusing on operating and supervising the use of machines AND INTERPRETING AND ANALYSING l RE BEHAVIOUR HAVE BEEN IDENTIl ED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSION s 2EACCREDITATION OF !&!# 3HORT #OURSES n !&!# COMPLETED THE REACCREDITATION OF THE COURSE IN THE !USTRALASIAN )NTER SERVICE )NCIDENT -ANAGEMENT 3YSTEM !))-3 AND THE COURSE IN "ASIC 7ILDl RE !WARENESS 2EACCREDITATION OF BOTH COURSES ensured that the programs remained nationally accredited AND COULD BE DELIVERED BY !&!# MEMBERS AND OTHER !&!# LICENSED TRAINING ORGANISATIONS 4HE COURSES ARE ACCREDITED FOR THE PERIOD *ANUARY TO $ECEMBER s "ASIC (OME &IRE 3AFETY 4RAINING 0ACKAGES n !&!# HAS FACILITATED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STANDARD SUITE OF LESSON MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE !&!# +NOWLEDGE 7EB !S BASIC HOME l RE SAFETY INFORMATION IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE QUALIl CATIONS FOR A RANGE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKERS THE LESSON MATERIALS ARE TO BE USED IN THE FORMAL TRAINING MATERIAL RECOMMENDED FOR USE BY COMMUNITY AGENCIES IN STAFF INDUCTION FOR NEW WORKERS AND SKILLS MAINTENANCE FOR EXISTING WORKERS

Goal 5 4HE VALUE OF !&!# IS REALISED THROUGHOUT THE MEMBERSHIP Measures of our success: AFAC is well known and understood within its member agencies s !LL MEMBERS AGENCIES WERE VISITED THIS YEAR BY THE #%/ AND A SURVEY CONDUCTED TO DISCUSS MEMBER SATISFACTION WITH !&!# SERVICES OF MEMBERS REPORTED BEING VERY OR SOMEWHAT SATISl ED WITH THE VALUE THEY GET FROM BEING A MEMBER OF !&!# 4HE SERVICES RATED MOST HIGHLY WERE the development of AFAC positions and the opportunity for THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS -ANY AGENCIES HAVE DESCRIBED MORE ROBUST INTERNAL PROCESSES FOR TRACKING THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO !&!# AND THE RETURN THEY ARE GETTING -ANY VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO !&!# S SERVICES AND PRODUCTS TO SERVICES WERE GIVEN

AFAC meetings are effective and members time is well used s !PPROXIMATELY MEETINGS OF FUNCTIONAL 'ROUPS AND 3UB 'ROUPS WERE HELD THOUGH THE YEAR !LL GROUPS PRODUCE a summary of the meeting detailing the topics under DISCUSSION AND PROJECTS BEING UNDERTAKEN 4HESE SUMMARIES ARE PROVIDED FOR GROUP MEMBERS FOR DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THEIR AGENCIES AND ALSO PLACED ON THE !&!# +NOWLEDGE 7EB 4O MAKE BETTER USE OF TIME AND TO REDUCE TRAVEL SOME GROUPS HAVE MOVED FROM A TWICE YEARLY MEETING TO MEETING for slightly longer, once per year, and include an element of PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS MEETING

The AFAC structure and systems are aligned with its business s 0ROJECT -ANAGEMENT -ETHODOLOGY n AN !&!# PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE l RST HALF OF 4HIS METHODOLOGY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE WHOLE life cycle of a project and focuses on ensuring all projects UNDERTAKEN BY !&!# DELIVER A BENEl T FOR MEMBERS

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AFAC Council

AIIMS Steering Committee

Built Environment Sub Group

Lee Johnson, QFRS 0RESIDENT Greg Mullins, .37 &" $EPUTY 0RESIDENT Tony Blanks, &ORESTRY 4ASMANIA 4REASURER

Chair: Russell Rees, #&! 6)#

Chair: Graeme Thom, QFRS

John Cawcutt, QFRS Murray Dudﬁeld, .: .2&! Gary Featherston, AFAC Dieter Gescke, .37 3%3 Paul Holman, #OUNCIL OF !MBULANCE !UTHORITIES Craig Hynes, FESA WA Dominic Lane, .37 2&3 George Loverock, 7! 0OLICE Sandra Lunardi, AFAC Greg Mullins, .37 &" Greg Nettleton, .4&23 Christine Owen, 5NIVERSITY OF 4ASMANIA "USHl RE #2# Adrian Pyrke, 0ARKS 7ILDLIFE 3ERVICE 4ASMANIA Rick Sneeuwjagt, $%# 7! Michael Walker, -&" Mike Williams, $%( 3!

Andrew Andreou, #&! 6)# Rod Bahr, 3!-&3 Greg Buckley, .37 &" Adam Dalrymple, -&" Simon Davis, .:&3 Jarrod Edwards, -&" Tony Flaherty, !#4 %3! Terry Jackson, FESA WA Rob Llewellyn, AFAC Paul McBride, Airservices Australia Phil Oakley, 4&3 Allan Oates, .4&23 Neil Reid, QFRS Pat Ryan, SA CFS Lew Short, .37 2&3

Steve Bishop, &ORESTS .37 Bob Conroy, $%##7 .37 Neil Cooper, !#4 0#, Murray Dudﬁeld, .: .2&! Euan Ferguson, SA CFS Shane Fitzsimmons, .37 2&3 Mark Crosweller, !#4 %3! Mike Brown, 4&3 John Gledhill, 4&3 Mike Hall, .:&3 Mike Harris, $%2- 1,$ Jo Harrison-Ward, FESA WA Hori Howard, ACSES Leigh Kleinschmidt, &ORESTRY 0LANTATIONS 1UEENSLAND Grant Lupton, 3!-&3 Greg Nettleton, .4&23 David Nugent, 0ARKS 6ICTORIA Adrian Pyrke, 0ARKS 7ILDLIFE 3ERVICE 4ASMANIA Islay Robertson, ForestrySA Peter Smith, Airservices Australia Murray Carter, $%# 7! Rick Sneeuwjagt, $%# 7! Martin Studdert, AG Stephen Sutton, "USHl RES .4 Ewan Waller, $3% 6)# Mike Williams, $%( 3! Graham Fountain, -&" Ken Latta, -&" Mick Bourke, #&! 6)#

ACSES Mary Barry, 6)# 3%3 Peter Davies, .4 %3 Bruce Grady, %-1 Tony Graham, !#4 3%3 Hori Howard, ACSES Craig Hynes, FESA SES Murray Kear, .37 3%3 Andrew Lea, 4!3 3%3 Matt Maywald, SA SES Frank Pagano, %-1

Business Management Group Chair: Mike Gallagher, 4&3

Air Operations TRK Work Group Chair: Terry Maher, $%# 7! Adam Bannister, FESA WA Wayne Bates, QFRS Matthew Brooke, !#4 %3! David Cant, SA CFS Paul Hardey, $%##7 .37 Chris Irvine, 0ARKS 7ILDLIFE 3ERVICE 4ASMANIA Sandra Lunardi, AFAC Carolyn McGregor, $%##7 .37 Tim McGuffog, !#4 %3! Simon Pogoriutschnig, .37 2&3 David Rawet, $%# 7! Bryan Rees, $3% 6)# Peter Saint, FESA WA

Jill Edwards, AFAC Audrey Ko, .4&23 Russell Neuendorf, QFRS William Norfolk, QFRS Tony Norman, 3!-&3 Frank Pasquale, FESA WA Trevor Pearce, 3!&%#/Kevin Stacey, .:&3 Lota Vargas, .37 &" Glenda Warren, .37 2&3 Harry Wiedemann, -&" Michael Wootten, #&! 6)#

Chief Information Ofﬁcers Group Chair: Mike Hall, .:&3 John Barratt, !#4 %3! Terry Beitz, 1,$ $#3 Paul Bunker, 6)# 3%3 Andrew Edwards, .37 3%3 Jill Edwards, AFAC Michael Foreshew, #&! 6)# Alma Hong, .:&3 Richard Host, .37 &" Iain Larner, 4&3 Robbie Lefroy, FESA WA Gary Mckinnon, .37 &" Femina Metcalf, $%#7! Alen Slijepcevic, $3% 6)# Matthew Smith, .37 2&3 John Weippert, 0&%3 .4 Neil Wheeler, -&" Glenn Walker, 1,$ $#3 Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council | Annual Report 2010

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Collaborative Purchasing Sub Group

Community Safety Group

Chair: Phil Clark, .37 &"

Keith Adamson, -&" Mick Ayre, .4&23 David Caporn, FESA WA Steve Delaney, .37 3%3 Christine Jenkinson, AG David Kemp, 3!-03 Damien Killalea, 4&3 Rob Llewellyn, AFAC Maryanne Martin, $3% 6)# Leigh Miller, SA CFS Steve Opper, .37 3%3 Steven Pearce, .37 &" Mark Roche, QFRS Rob Rogers, .37 2&3 Jim Smith, .37 &" Andrew Stark, !#4 %3! Lisa Sturzenegger, #&! 6)# Graeme Thom, QFRS

Robert Allen, $%##7 .37 Ian Barnes, -&" Elizabeth Bednarski, -&" Mike Gallagher, 4&3 John Grech, #&! 6)# John Hacking, .37 2&3 John Heath, .37 3%3 Matthew Kay, Airservices Australia Peter Kiernan, .:&3 Audrey Ko, .4&23 Russell Neuendorf, QFRS Frank Pasquale, FESA WA Mike Pearce, 3!&%#/Ron Preston, 6)# 3%3 Alex Reid, $%##7 .37 Tim Rhodes, !#4 0#, Russell Shephard, AFAC Michael Somers, $3% 6)# Arthur Tindall, AFAC Simon White, 6)# 3%3 Wayne Willimott, !#4 %3!

Chair: Paula Beever, .:&3

Chair: Lisa Sturzenegger, #&! 6)# Sandra Barber, 4&3 Gwynne Brennan, #&! 6)# Virginia Dixon, !#4 %3! Fiona Dunstan, SA CFS Allan Foster, 3!-&3 Paul Fowler, .37 2&3 Gary Gilby, QFRS Christine Jenkinson, AG Rob Llewellyn, AFAC Maryanne Martin, $3% 6)# Steven Pearce, .37 &" Glenda Ramage, .4&23 Scott Sargentina, .:&3 Suellen Shea, FESA WA Rob Taylor, -&" Tanyia Tuckey, .37 2&3

Chair: Iain Mackenzie, QFRS Conrad Barr, !#4 %3! Glenn Carthew, QFRS Alan Chadwick, #&! 6)# Larry Cocker, .:&3 Paul Cortese, !#4 3%3 Arnold Garcia, -&" Judy Gouldbourn, AFAC Janine Hearn, .:&3 Gail Hislop, 3!&%#/Glenda Husk, FESA WA Mary Kinsella, FESA WA Stuart McMartin, .37 &" Robyn Pearce, 4&3 Karen Roberts, FESA WA Phil Robeson, .37 2&3

Fire Engineering Work Group Compartment Behaviour Training Work Group Chair: John McDonough, .37 &"

Community Education Sub Group

Employee Management Sub Group

Peter Brown, #&! 6)# Tony Brown, QFRS Darren Conlin, -&" Kevin Cowper, .:&3 Corey Dunn, SA CFS Terry Freeman, -&" Ross Kennedy, !#4 %3! Sandra Lunardi, AFAC Stuart Males, 4&3 Dan Meijer, .37 2&3 Graham Randell, Airservices Australia Peter Svara, .4&23

Data Management Sub Group Chair: Nick Nicolopoulos, .37 &" Glen Benson, .37 2&3 Gloria Caruso, -&" Chris Cowley, #&! 6)# Ann De Piaz, SA CFS Jill Edwards, AFAC Anthony GrifďŹ ths, $3% 6)# Grant Hamon, .4&23 James Lonergan, $%##7 .37 Helen Meakin, QFRS Roxene Murphy, FESA WA Selena Stanley, QFRS David Van Geytenbeek, 4&3

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Chair: Jarrod Edwards, -&" Ed Claridge, .:&3 Brendan Cross, !#4 %3! Matthew Daniels, #&! 6)# Jeffrey Dau, !#4 %3! Stephen Doran, #&! 6)# Jarrod Edwards, -&" Benjamin Hughes-Brown, .37 &" Stephen Keel, FESA WA Jeff Knight, 4&33 Rob Llewellyn, AFAC Paul McBride, Airservices Australia Steven McKee, QFRS John Oliver, .4&23 Amy Seppelt, 3!-&3 Cihan Soylemez, -&" Matthew Wright, #&! 6)#

Fire Investigation and Analysis Work Group

Hazardous Materials Sub Group

Landscape Performance Measures Work Group

Chair: Adam Dalrymple, -&"

Chair: Rob McNeil, .37 &"

Chair: Neil Cooper, !#4 0#,

Bob Alexander, .37 &" Mark Ciantar, 4&3 Phill Cribb, FESA WA Nicole Harvey, #&! 6)# Ian Hunter, -&" Mark Klop, 4&3 Chris Lewis, .37 &" Rob Llewellyn, AFAC Bob Mathieson, .37 2&3 Bernard Nunn, QFRS Shaun Ruxton, 3!-&3 Peter Van Boxtel, .4&23 Peter Wilding, .:&3 Richard Woods, !#4 %3!

Andrew Andreou, #&! 6)# Wayne Atkins, SA CFS Martin Braid, -&" Craig Brownlie, #&! 6)# Barry Byrne, -&" Paul Considine, AFAC Bob Crockford, 3!-&3 Matt Daniels, #&! 6)# Dave Ellis, .4&23 Jeff Harper, QFRS Stephen Johnston, FESA WA Michael Logan, QFRS Stuart Males, 4&3 Robert Prime, 3!-&3 Jim Stuart-Black, .:&3 Chris Watt, -&" Ron Weston, !#4 %3!

Grant Allan, "USHl RES .4 Carole Dowd, FESA WA Gary Featherston, AFAC Anthony GrifďŹ ths, $3% 6)# Michael Joyce, !#4 %3! Gary Lockyer, .: .2&! Stuart Midgely, .37 2&3 Gregg Paterson, #&! 6)# Selena Stanley, QFRS Dave Stevens, Forestry SA David Taylor, 0ARKS 7ILDLIFE 3ERVICE 4ASMANIA

Fleet Sub Group Chair: Wayne Willimott, !#4 %3! John Allardyce, .:&3 Andrew Canderle, .37 2&3 Peter Fanning, .37 &" Ian Hall, .37 2&3 Van Pham (UE .37 &" Richard Kowalewski, QFRS Garry Kravainis, FESA WA John McLeod, .4&23 Sandy Paterson, SA CFS Rob Rankin, #&! 6)# John Ryan, Airservices Australia David Schmerl, 3!-&3 Russell Shephard, AFAC Leon Smith, 4&3 Geoff Williams, 3!-&3 Rob Wilson, -&"

Knowledge Management Group Chair: Dawn Easton, .37 &" Mick Ayre, .4&23 Gloria Caruso, -&" Andrew Comer, 4&3 Mark Dawson, 3!&%#/Ann De Piaz, SA CFS Andrew Edwards, .37 3%3 Jill Edwards, AFAC Noel Harbottle, QFRS Kerry Tupper, QFRS Elizabeth Hides, FESA WA Christine Jenkinson, AG Dylan Kendall, !#4 0#, Noreen Krusel, #&! 6)# Amanda Leck, AFAC Caroline Ortel, .37 2&3 Mark Sullivan, .37 2&3 Liz Tasker, $%##7 .37 Andrew Wilson, $3% 6)# Trish Wilson, .:&3

Learning and Development Group Chair: David Guard, .:&3 Brendan Angwin, -&" Suzanne Bacon, 4&3 Dana Browning, .37 &" Andrew Buckley, $3% 6)# Greg Butters, 4&3 Claire Byrne, &ORESTS .37 Stephen Clayton, $%( 3! Steven Crouch, QFRS Tony Duckmanton, #&! 6)# Alison Edwards, .4&23 David Evensis, FESA WA Stephen Glassock, .37 2&3 Liz Hamilton, &23)4/ Stephen Lowe, 4&3 Sandra Lunardi, AFAC Steven Lyons, .37 &" Fadia Mitri, &" Bronte Moran, 3!&%#/Carolyn McGregor, $%##7 .37 Justin Murray, Airservices Australia Julie Nolan, !#4 %3! Loretta Orsini, 6)# 3%3 Dave Owen, .37 3%3 Deborah Parson, 3!-&3 David Rawet, $%# 7! Tim Rhodes, !#4 0#, Wayne Richards, 4&3 Andrew Short, QFRS Mark Spain, .4&23 Deb Taylor, QFRS Lee Watson, SA CFS

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Occupational Health and Safety Sub Group

Paciﬁc Islands Liaison Ofﬁcers Group

Rural and Land Management Group

Chair: Robyn Pearce, 4&3

Chair: Grant Lupton, 3!-&3

Chair: Murray Dudﬁeld, .: .2&!

Katrina Bahen, 6)# 3%3 John Bartholomew, QFRS Judy Gouldbourn, AFAC Jeff Green, #&! 6)# Alan Harris, .37 2&3 Kathryn Heiler, .37 &" Julian Hughes, .:&3 Melissa Pollock, .37 3%3 David Kemp, 3!&%#/Ian Leaves, -&" Phil McInerney, -&" Andrew McKay, -&" Nicole Middleton, $3% 6)# Neil Munslow-Davies, FESA WA Andrew Newell, 4&3 Steve Osborne, .4&23 Steve Pavlich, 3!&%#/Mike Pryjma, &ORESTS .37 Richard Woods, !#4 %3!

Martin Braid, -&" Tony Davidson, 4&3 Jill Edwards, AFAC Richard Grifﬁths, .37 &" David Guard, .:&3 Ian Hawkins, QFRS Mark Roche, QFRS David Schmerl, 3!-&3 Steve Warrington, #&! 6)# Gary White, .37 &"

Grant Allan, "USHl RES .4 Chris Arnol, FESA WA Steve Bishop, &ORESTS .37 Tony Blanks, &ORESTRY 4ASMANIA Craige Brown, -ELBOURNE 7ATER Murray Carter, $%# 7! Mark Chladil, 4&3 Neil Cooper, !#4 0#, Darryl Dunbar, .37 &" Gary Featherston, AFAC Bruno Greimel, QFRS Robin Hicks, "/Kerry Hilliard, $/# .: Leigh Kleinschmidt, Forestry 0LANTATIONS 1UEENSLAND Peter Leeson, $%2- 1,$ James Lonergan, $%##7 .37 Gary Morgan, "#2# David Nugent, 0ARKS 6ICTORIA Gregg Paterson, #&! 6)# Adrian Pyrke, 0ARKS 7ILDLIFE 3ERVICE 4ASMANIA Rob Rogers, .37 2&3 Steve Rothwell, QFRS Andrew Sullivan, #3)2/ Rob Sandford, SA CFS Chris Smith, 3!-&3 Andrew Stark, !#4 %3! Dave Stevens, Forestry SA Ewan Waller, $3% 6)# Stephen Warren, 6)# 3%3 Shane Wiseman, $%( 3!

Personal Protective Equipment Sub Group Chair: Arthur Tindall, SA CFS Andre Belterman, -ELBOURNE 7ATER Mike Brown, 4&3 Steve Brown, &ORESTS .37 Gerry Byrne, .37 &" Stephen Caust, !#4 %3! Klaus Haak, .37 2&3 Carl Hollis, $%##7 .37 Hugh Jones, 4&3 David Mack, 3!-&3 Danny May, 6)# 3%3 Paul McBride, Airservices Australia Albert Mclean, QFRS Steve Osborne, .4&23 Tim Rhodes, !#4 0#, Ian Ridge, .37 2&3 Russell Shephard, AFAC Michael Somers, $3% 6)# Graham Swift, FESA WA Mark Tarbett, #&! 6)# William Weir, -&" Keith Whale, .:&3

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SES Operations Group Chair: Tony Graham, !#4 3%3 Elke Browne, 4!3 3%3 Paul Considine, AFAC Mark Dole, %-1 Keith Fitzgerald, .37 3%3 Gary Gifford, FESA SES Rhys Maggs, AFAC Matt Maywald, SA SES Rob Romaldi, .4 %3 Trevor White, 6)# 3%3

Unwanted False Alarm Sub Group

Vector Command User Reference Group

Wildﬁre Aviation Technical Sub Group

Chair: Neil Reid, QFRS

Chair: David Guard .:&3

Chair: David Cant, South Australia

Rod Bahr, 3!-&3 Paul Considine, AFAC Russell Dickson, .:&3 Steve Edwards, !#4 %3! Ron Haines, -&" Grant Hamon, .4&23 Christine Herridge, .37 &" Warwick Isemonger, .37 &" Jo Rosenhain, -&" John Streets, 4&3 Trevor Wigg, FESA WA Chris Wyborn, #&! 6)#

Peter Button, 3!-&3 James Coyne, 6ECTOR#OMMAND Alan Ellis, #&! 6)# David Evenis, FESA WA David Key, .:&3 Sandra Lunardi, AFAC Steven Lyons, .37 &" Andrew Short, QFRS Mark Swiney, -&"

Richard Alder, .!&# Paul Baker, .EW :EALAND Wayne Bates, Queensland Hayden Biggs, 6ICTORIA Maryanne Carmichael, .EW 3OUTH 7ALES David Crust, .EW 3OUTH 7ALES Gary Featherston, AFAC Anthony Ferguson, .EW 3OUTH 7ALES Janet Inman, South Australia Raymond Jasper, 6)# 3%3 Tim McGuffog, !USTRALIAN #APITAL 4ERRITORY Terry Maher, Western Australia Andrew Matthews, 6ICTORIA Ian Millman, .EW :EALAND David Pearce, South Australia Matt Plucinski, #3)2/ Peter Saint, Western Australia Paul Salter, 4ASMANIA Barry Scott, 6ICTORIA Paul Simakoff-Ellims, !USTRALIAN #APITAL 4ERRITORY Brian Smith, Queensland Jeremy Smith, 4ASMANIA Andrew Stark, !USTRALIAN #APITAL 4ERRITORY Andrew Turner, .ORTHERN 4ERRITORY Doug Whitﬁeld, Western Australia

Urban Operations Group Chair: Greg Nettleton .4&23 Trevor Arnold, SA SES Lloyd Bailey, FESA WA Alan Brinkworth, .37 2&3 Mark Brown, .37 &" Haydon Castle, 3!-&3 Paul Considine, AFAC Tony Davidson, 4&3 Gavin Freeman, 4&3 Paul McGill, .:&3 Ian Mitchell, QFRS Tony Murphy, -&" Robert Prime, 3!-&3 Steve Warrington, #&! 6)# Malim Watts, SA CFS

Urban Search & Rescue and Technical Rescue Sub Group Chair: John Denny .37 &" Trevor Arnold, SA SES Glenn Benham, 3!-&3 Craig Brownlie, #&! 6)# Paul Considine, AFAC Mark Dobson, 4&3 Bill Drysdale, -&" Mick Hutton, .4&23 Stephen Johnston, FESA WA Greg Kent, !#4 %3! Gary Littlewood, QFRS Grahame Parker, AG Gary Picken, .37 &" Robert Prime, 3!-&3 Jim Stuart-Black, .:&3

Vector Command Strategic Management Reference Group Chair: David Key, .:&3 Wayne Adams, 3!-&3 Danny Brighenti, !#4 %3! James Coyne, 6ECTOR#OMMAND Sandra Lunardi, AFAC Steve Matthews, FESA WA Robert Nairn, 3!-&3 Rick Parkes, .37 &" Paul Rowe, -&" Aaron Stockton, #&! 6)# Kevin White, QFRS

Volunteer Management Sub Group Chair: Mark Groote, 3!&%#/Ken Burns, 4&3 Paul Cortese, !#4 %3! Paul Garvey, #&! 6)# Judy Gouldbourn, AFAC Janine Hearn, .:&3 Glenda Husk, FESA WA Christine Jenkinson, AG Charles King, #&! 6)# Narelle Koteff .37 2&3 Anthony Parkinson, .4&23 Kerrie Purcell, QFRS Karen Roberts, FESA WA Lucas Van Rijswijk, 4&3

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AFAC Group Members...

Workforce Management Group

AFAC Standards Committees Representatives

Chair: Iain Mackenzie, QFRS

B Aspinal, .37 &" P Beever, .:&3 P Beylerian, .37 &" S Bilsborough, .37 &" J Black, .37 &" R Bott, QFRS G Buckley, .37 &" M Castelli, .37 &" M Chladil, 4&3 D Coyte, .37 &" A Dalrymple, -&" B Davey, .:&3 S Davis, .:&3 R East, -&" J Edwards, -&" M Eelman, .37 &" D Ellis, .4&23 J Ferguson, -&" J Firestone, .:&3 T Fox, .37 &" B Fradd, CFA M Gleeson, .37 &" D Goreham, 3!-&3 S Gupta, .37 &" J Harper, QFRS S Harvey, .37 &" T Hayes, CFA B Hook, QFRS B Hughes-Brown, .37 &" W Isemonger, .37 &" T Jackson, FESA D Jenkins, -&" M Kidd, .:&3 M Klop, 4&3

Conrad Barr, !#4 %3! Paul Garvey, #&! 6)# Judy Gouldbourn, AFAC Mark Groote, 3!&%#/Janine Hearn, .:&3 Mark Kelly, .37 &" Sandra Lunardi, AFAC David Norton, 3!&%#/Frank Pasquale, FESA WA Robyn Pearce, 4&3 David Rae, .37 3%3 David Rawet, $%# 7! Phil Robeson, .37 2&3 Shane Wright, -&"

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J Knight, 4&3 R Lanigan, -&" R Llewellyn, AFAC M Logan, QFRS A Looi, -&" S McKee, QFRS R McNeil, .37 &" R Marshall, -&" S Moore, -&" N Nicolopoulos, .37 &" P Nugent, .37 &" J Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, .:&3 P Oakley, 4&3 G Parkes, .37 &" S Parkins, .37 &" J Parrot, CFA M Porter, .37 &" M Potter, CFA M Ridgway, QFRS P Ryan, SA CFS I Shephard, QRFS R Shephard, AFAC J Smith, .37 &" R Smith, FESA C Soylemez, -&" R Spiteri, .37 &" J Stuart-Black, .:&3 M Tarbett, CFA G Thom, QFRS C Tonks, CFA C Watt, -&" K Whale, .:&3 A Whelan, .37 &" S Xia, .37 &"

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