Take it to the bank, the October Forum rocked
In a growing urban environment, newly appointed Chief Officer Garry Cook AFSM hit all the right notes at Rockbank FB hosting the October Volunteer Forum.
After a quizzing Q&A from CFA Board Chair Jo Plummer, Garry settled into question-asking mode as we found out about Rockbank’s interagency Get Fire Ready event at Aintree.
Led by Rockbank Captain Luke Hibbins-Leece, the Rockbank crew of Todd Heley, Alex Setterfield and Stefan Fender shared insights into how they work across the community in relation to fire safety education, brigade recruitment and liaising with CALD communities.
With the upcoming rollout of the Wildfire Respiratory Protection masks, ACFO Lachlan Redman provided an oversight of the new equipment and live fitting, as well as answering key questions.
Attendees had a live monthly training update from DCO Rohan Luke, who gave an insight into current activities and what is coming in this space.
And the broadcast opened with a farewell and reflection on the time former Chief Officer Jason Heffernan AFSM spent with CFA.
Along with some wonderful videos, there is plenty to take in from the Rockbank FB hosted volunteer forum.
Watch the full forum here or go straight to the key moments by clicking the links below.
06:22 Opening titles
06:57 Welcome by former Chief Officer, Jason Heffernan
08:11 Coming Up
08:53 Handover from Jason to Chief Officer Garry Cook
10:50 Farewell tribute from CFA Chair Jo Plummer
20:04 Jason highlights reel
23:20 Chief Officer Garry Cook interview (personal and career)
30:26 New Strathbogie Captain on leading brigade
33:28 Welcome to panel
33:50 Rockbank Captain Luke Hibbins-Leece on growth in area
36:58 Station expansion plans
39:08 Rockbank Get Fire Ready event - Alex Setterfield / Todd Heley
40:47 Get Fire Ready ads
42:20 Attracting diverse communities to Get Fire Ready
46:39 Recruitment at Rockbank
50:25 Planning for second appliance
51:37 Latest Member News
53:22 New Wildfire Respiratory Protection mask rollout
56:47 Mask donning demo
1:00:11 Do the masks fog up goggles?
1:00:57 Air observer exercise at Hamilton airbase
1:04:47 Co-location project with Aintree SES
1:07:17 Training Update with DCO Rohan Luke
1:07:58 'Microlearns' on LMS - Asset protection, tree hazards, etc
1:09:37 RTO registration
1:12:14 Future LMS requirements
1:12:34 Campus infrastructure
1:12:54 Compartment fire behaviour training props shipped
1:14:00 Incident Management training
1:16:49 Season outlook
1:17:59 Audience question: Starting lineup for Chief's Chargers at Championships?
1:19:50 Get Fire Ready survey reminders
1:20:10 Thank yous and goodbyes