Wye River community flocks together
Many of the locals came to Wye River fire brigade - by foot, vehicle and air - as a native King Parrot inspected the broadcast gear before we went live tonight for the October Volunteer Forum.
Host Wye River reflected on the 10-year anniversary of the major fire in the town that affected so many during the festive period of 2015. Captain Andrew Hack was joined by several brigade members to discuss the devastating impact and lessons learned.
Highlights included some of the initiatives driven by the brigade including an interactive Google map detailing water sources and fridge magnet with QR code that assists the transient population of a tourism town.
We had special guest Dr Helen Szoke provide a live update on the progress of the review into the 2022 External Review of Culture and Issues Management.
On the panel DCO Rohan Luke outlined the progress being made in the training space, in particular the Learning Management System (LMS).
There is so much to take in from Wye River that this forum feels like an early Christmas gift, 10 years after the residents had their Christmas Day family catch-ups heavily impacted.
View the forum here:
9:35: Opening credits
10:12: Good evening and welcome from Wye River: Chief Officer Jason Heffernan
12:05: Coming up on tonight's show
12:51: Welcome to the panel - Andrew Hack (Wye Captain); Roy Moriarty (Brigade Comm Safety); Chris Shaw (Wye River member); Jen Hearn (Wye River member)
14:55: Wye River brigade history with Roy Moriarty
21:59: Community Volunteer program with Chris Shaw
27:27: Wye River snapshot (video)
30:29: Wye River - marking the 2015 fires 10 years on
35:49: Wye River brigade - Christmas fires 10 years ago (video)
41:31: Children's stories, review of books that were made as resources for children to discuss the Christmas fires with Andrew Hack
44:37: Engagement on social media with Jen Hearn
50:35: Location of water resources in Wye River with Dave Kohoot (Wye River member)
57:02: Get Fire Ready wrap up (video)
59:30: Culture Review update with Jason Heffernan and Dr Helen Szoke
1:13:43: Rye Citizenship Award winner (video)
1:15:39: Live training update with Rohan Luke (DCO Operational Doctrine and Training)
1:28:21: District 7 Swap and Go hoses initiative (video)
1:31:58: Questions from the live audience
1:36:43: Wrap up and thank you to all