CFA's Bright future highlighted in July Volunteer Forum

 

Let it snow; let it snow; we’ve got Alpine footage to show.

 

CFA’s July Volunteer Forum is broadcast from Bright in the north-east, with viewers treated to the challenges of firefighting and rescue in the alpine region.

Panellists also discussed the different environments presented throughout District 24, and we met the generational members of Bright and walked through the history of the brigade.

As well this month included an update of CFA’s deployment to North America, the training update from DCO Rohan Luke and the value of giving blood.

Check out segments from the July Volunteer Forum below:

5:07 - Opening titles
5:34 - Welcome to the July forum
6:46 - Introducing the panel: Brad Drennan (Bright Captain); Ang Melaney (Mt Hotham - Dinner Plain brigade secretary); Brett Michie (Bright 2nd Lieutenant); Brett Myers (A/ACFO D24)
9:17 - On tonight's forum
10:37 - Bright brigade - history, current membership, the changing environment of the area
19:11 - Brett Michie on the Bright area and different types of incidents that occur
22:00 - Training update video: DCO Operational Doctrine and Training - Rohan Luke
28:00 - Response to the Wildfire PPC question from the June forum
30:49 - Bright - A family environment: Jordan and Lilly / Brett and Billy
42:19 - The Chief donates blood (video)
46:15 - Welcome Mark Owens (Alpine Commander)
46:49: Brett Myers: From the Murray to the Mountains
56:21 - Alpine: Overview of brigade training (video)
1:05:37 - How to help out in the Alpine area: Terry Crisp (Captain Mt Hotham - Dinner Plain)
1:07:02 - Alpine: Challenges on the mountains (video)
1:13:10 - Q&A with Natalie MacDonald on her time as CEO of CFA
1:19:08 - Questions from the live audience
1:28:18 - Canada deployment
1:28:57 - DCO Alen Slijepcevic on the Canada deployment (video)
1:30:43 - Wrap up, thank you's and good night

 

Submitted by	Bradley Thomas