Support Volunteers
Some members who join the Brigade wish to become involved by supporting the firefighters who are out on trucks and to help with the running of our Fire Stations, support Incident Management and support the Brigade. A series of courses are available for this type of role and to start along this path one should complete the Bush Firefighter Support course.
Bush Firefighter Support
Station Officers
Station Officers man the Mt Wilson or Mt Irvine Fire Station during emergencies and coordinate all the activities required to support operations in the field. This includes making up crews for the various shifts, communicating with the crew leaders in the field and FireComm, knowing the status of field activities, coordinating crews and equipment into and out of the field, maintain supplies for the station and call in other support groups as they are needed. Station officers will have completed basic firefighting training and meet in pre and post fire seasons to plan and evaluate activities during the fire season.