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Emergency Management Podcast

13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratings

The best in emergency management news, technologies and practices for experts in the field.

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Commissioner Greg Leach QFES

February 12, 2020 09:46 - 25 minutes - 20.6 MB

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 Ambulance Victoria and most recently served with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Ask questions or share your feedback Comment on the show notesEmail feedback@emergencymanagement...

Victoria State Emergency Service – David Baker

November 15, 2019 21:23 - 39 minutes - 31.6 MB

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 responsibilities. Volunteers respond to natural disasters including: flood, storm, earthquake, tsunami and landslide...

Burn Injury Prevention – Andrew Smith

October 16, 2019 03:56 - 32 minutes - 26.1 MB

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 - Paediatric Burns Sub Guideline Alfred Hospital - Burns Management Guidelines   Ask questions or share your feedback Comment o...

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

November 28, 2018 04:44 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB

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 keynote address at the Australian Esri User Conference. During our conversation, Brian shares his organisation's experience using world-class technol...

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

September 30, 2018 05:59 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

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 35 years of service, 29 years have been spent in the officer ranks which also includes 6 years at an executive level as an...

Nighttime Firebombing Aircraft – Wayne Rigg – EMP9

July 09, 2018 14:43 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

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. During the trial, pilots wore night-vision goggles, which are used to detect and boost light. Do water ...

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

June 06, 2018 06:49 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

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. Operations Manager Tony O'Day Tony has held a variety of state and field-based positions during his career, including a stint as the Victorian Fire Services Liaison Officer for Victoria Pol...

Time critical road accident rescue – Joff Van EK – EMP7

May 21, 2018 08:28 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

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 and firefighting aircraft dispatch. In 2007 Joff moved to Melbourne and became a firefighter with the MFB in 2007. Station Officer Joff Van Ek Joff is a technica...

Mentoring Leaders in Volunteer Fire Brigades – Kris Wilms – EMP6

April 30, 2018 07:37 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

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. Her approach is innovative and collaborative as she works alongside volunteers in the field. Senior Instructor Kris Wilms Kris bega...

Black Saturday bushfires asset protection – Gavin Parker – EMP5

April 14, 2018 08:16 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

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. Gavin and his crew faced many challenges during the Black Saturday bushfires. He has documented the event in a presentation and a selection of the slides are...

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

January 28, 2018 00:23 - 47 minutes - 38.5 MB

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 was a member of the consultative committee which assisted in the development of the Australian Urban Search & Rescue Canine Capability Best Practice Guideline Version 1.1 (November 2009). To say that Julie is passionate about her dogs is an understatemen...

Training Tomorrow’s Leaders – Graham Kirk – EMP3

January 19, 2018 09:11 - 40 minutes - 32.4 MB

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 and Station Officer have the skills to combat the great variety emergencies they will face. The promotional program is designed, delivered and assessed by the people who do the job they are training others to do. Station Officers and Leading firefighte...

TriTech Lubricants Factory Fire – Adrian Devenish – EMP2

January 12, 2018 00:03 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MB

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 combat the blaze.   Dandenong, Victoria, Australia Dandenong is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 30 km south-east from the Melbourne CBD. Over 160,000 people live in Dandenong.  Greater Dandenong is the most culturally diverse...

Deploying to international emergencies – Chris Hall – EMP1

January 03, 2018 20:35 - 33 minutes - 31.6 MB

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 international emergency management agencies. Deployment to California In October 2017, personnel from the Country Fire Authority and Victoria’s Forest Fire Management Victoria were deployed to assist in fighting the fires in Northern California. According t...

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David Baker
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