January 2023 Volunteer Forum

 

The recording of last night's Volunteer Forum is now available on Members Online and YouTube.

 

View on Members Online  or YouTube or in the window below. (See direct topic links at the bottom of this article.)

Those of you who tuned in last night for the live stream will be aware that there was a technical issue that led to significant buffering of the livestream throughout the event.

We apologise again for this disruption which was very frustrating for everyone online and for the experienced production team who work hard each month to bring these events to you.

We stage these events from locations across the state to allow local members to ask questions of the panellists. This does create challenges from time to time with connectivity (for example during bad weather in Geelong last year) and possible interruptions if the brigade is called to respond to an incident.

Delivering the forums from a studio would remove some of these challenges but we firmly believe that it's better that these forums provide opportunities for volunteers and brigades to actively participate in person.

The after action review into last night’s event has identified that the cause was an erratic internet connection. We are exploring backup options for future live streams if this issue happens again.

The next Volunteer Forum is planned for International Women's Day on Wednesday 8 March from Penshurst Training Ground and we look forward to having you join us.

Topic links:

00:04 - Welcome and introductions
02:00 - Australian Fire Service Medal recipients
05:14 - VALE Alan "Pa" Eley
06:14 - Training update from DCO Jean Dyzel
12:44 - Registered Training Organisation (RTO) accreditation
13:25 - District 9 overview
16:05 - Mobile Engagement Units
25:00 - District 9 challenges
26:39 - Community Engagement Guidelines
33:59 - Breaking through in community safety discussions
39:05 - Capability Framework
45:52 - Reporting community engagement activity
49:00 - Question: Allowing community to return after bushfire
56:25 - VEMTCs (Victorian Emergency Management Training Centres) update
1:00:35 - Importance of community engagement to operations
1:03:38 - Impact of low activity fire seasons and COVID on community engagement
1:07:20 - Community engagement in FRV district?
1:13:24 - Audience question: Use of social media for community engagement
1:22:35 - Connecting with different communities
1:27:35 - Audience question: More support for volunteers?
1:35:02 - Next forum

 

Submitted by	CFA Member Engagement