Chief and CEO join the crew from Boronia
On our first visit to a co-located station, the February Volunteer Forum highlighted plenty of activity and initiatives coming out of Boronia brigade.
Captain Ramon Relph supported the Chief as the large audience in attendance provided additional insight throughout the broadcast.
Recruitment, retention and how Boronia 'pays it forward' were among the highlights of the show.
As well, CFA CEO Greg Leach AFSM made his panel debut as we touched on International Women’s Day (8 March).
We also featured a segment on pager replacement, a new ultralight vehicle and DCO Rohan Luke returned for his training update after a superb job hosting in January.
Watch the full forum below or jump straight to the key moments using the links at the bottom.
5:53 - Opening titles
6:30 - Welcome: Chief Officer Jason Heffernan
9:34 - Introducing tonight's panel: Ramon Relph (Boronia Captain); Richard Hill (D13 Commander); Karen Stanley (Boronia, Brigade Health and Safety); Sukhi Singh (Boronia Firefighter)
10:24 - On tonight's show (video)
11:25 - About Boronia Fire Brigade with Ramon Relph, Boronia Captain
13:34 - Co-located brigades: Richard Hill, D13 Commander
17:17 - Tour of Boronia station with Mitch Raymond, 1st Lieutenant (video)
19:43 - Recruitment at Boronia with Karen Stanley
21:58 - Juniors at Boronia with Sukhi Singh
25:57 - Community Engagement at Boronia
32:10 - February Training Update with Rohan Luke DCO Operational Doctrine and Training
38:56 - Co-located relationships with Ramon Relph and Commander Richard Hill
42:20 - Seasonal firefighters with Wes and John
48.20 - Paying it Forward - Boronia helping other brigades
51:12 - Kelly Krajnc (BASO) on paying it forward
54:05 - New ultralight with Steve O'Shea
58:36 - CEO Greg Leach AFSM on the first few months in the role
1:02:03 - International Women's Day with Casey Orpwood and Greg Leach AFSM
1:08:07 - Seven CFA Captains who are women
1:10:06 - Women of CFA with Casey Orpwood and Karen Stanley
1:16:49 - Bushfire investigation training
1:21:21 - Pager replacement with Jason Lawrence ACFO Operational Communications
1:32:00 - Questions from the audience
1:40:46 - Wrap up and good evening
1:43:28 - Closing credits