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What is the breakdown by position and function of all positions in the Rural Fire Service for (a) command, (b) operations, (c) communications, (d) planning, (e) logistics and (f) administrative staff.
Mr Corbell: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) As the ACT Rural Fire Service is a small service it is not practical to break positions down as asked as all positions are multi-skilled and cross-over as needed. It should also be noted that all positions provide a certain level of operational support during fire incidents.
Current positions within the ACTRFS are:
1 x Chief Officer responsible for general management and control of the RFS, operational planning for fire outside the city area, including preparedness and control and fire response in rural areas as well as community awareness about fire prevention and preparedness outside the city area.
1 x Deputy Chief Officer responsible for providing strategic, policy and operational advice to the Chief Officer and developing service wide policies and procedures, performing operational command duties during emergencies in which the ACTRFS is the lead agency and undertaking senior coordination responsibilities within ESA to achieve emergency management outcomes.
1 x Operations Manager responsible for all aspects of bushfire management activities including the allocation and monitoring of resources during major fire events, participation in Incident Management Team (IMT) within the ACT and NSW region, updating of Mutual Aid Agreements (MAA), MOUs and SLA’s between ACTRFS / ESA and other authorities (including interstate), identification and development of appropriate training programs, investigation of fires.
1 x Strategic Planning Manager responsible for the implementation of the Strategic Bushfire Management Plan (SBMP), management of Bushfire Operational Plans (BOPs) by land managers, specialist advice on land management issues as they relate to bushfire risk mitigation, senior level incident management and operational coordination and control during incidents, deliver training in specialist incident management and operational planning functions and expert advice on community education and awareness.
1 x Planning & Audit Officer responsible for audit of BOPs, planning advice, including bushfire risk assessment of all new and existing developments, liaison role with developers, consultants and government, community education including FireWise, Farm FireWise, land management agreements, bushfire action plan assessment, planning support during bushfire operations.
1 x Operations Officer responsible for assisting in the development of policies and procedures related to bushfire operational preparedness and response, participation in bushfire operations, conduct of training and assessment programs, participation in IMTs as required.
1 x Operational Planning Officer responsible for assisting with development of policies and procedures related to bushfire operational preparedness, compilation of Standard Operating Procedures, participation in the management of BOPs, conduct of training and assessment programs, and participation in IMTs as required.
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