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ROAD RESCUECHALLENGE TASMANIA 2012

EVENT HANDBOOK

SPONSORS

Tasmanian Transport Museum

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Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Venue Information ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

Hobart Map ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

General Information ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Presenter Profi les .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Learning Symposium ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Social Functions.................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Program ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Team Profi les........................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Exhibitor Profi les ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32

INDEX

Photographic acknowledgments: Tourism Tasmania. © All rights reserved. Garry Moore, Richard Eastwood.

Rescue photos by Warren Frey.

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ROAD RESCUE CHALLENGE TASMANIA 2012

Whilst RRCT 2012 will provide the opportunity

for learning in a controlled environment for

participants, the involvement of school visits

to Princes Wharf #1 during RRCT 2012 will

help heighten community awareness of the

impact of road crashes and the important

work undertaken by rescuers.

Visitors to Hobart will enjoy the RRCT 2012

venue Princes Wharf #1 on Hobart’s iconic

waterfront and I invite you all to take the

opportunity while in Tasmania to indulge

yourself in some of the many features on

off er in one of Australia’s most picturesque

destinations.

I understand the competitive nature of

the challenge and I would like to wish all

participants all the best for RRCT 2012.

Hon David O’Byrne MP Minister for Police and Emergency Management

While the ideal would be not to have motor vehicle crashes, the reality is that they do happen and the skills learnt here will assist to improve patient extrication techniques, reducing additional trauma and improving outcomes for those involved.

I wish all teams the very best in the challenge events and I trust teams and supporters enjoy their time on our wonderful island state.

Mike Brown AFSMChief Offi cer, Tasmania Fire Service

IntroductionAs the Minister for

Police and Emergency

Management it gives

me great pleasure

in welcoming all

participants, team

supporters, support personnel and offi cials to

Hobart, Tasmania for Road Rescue Challenge

Tasmania 2012.

The combined emergency services organising

committee for RRCT 2012 lead by Tasmania

Fire Service have done an excellent job in

putting together a program that promises

to be both challenging and rewarding for

all participants. This clearly highlights the

collaborative working relationships between

emergency services agencies in Tasmania and

they are to be congratulated for that.

My partners in Tasmania’s emergency management sector off er you all a very warm welcome to Hobart, Tasmania for our very fi rst

hosting of the Australasian Rescue Challenge.

The event off ers a unique opportunity for road crash responders to learn and work together on realistic crash scenarios utilising the very latest in modern motor vehicle technology.

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learning opportunity for the rescue industry.

I wish all participants the best with their

challenge events. I look forward to seeing

the 21 committed teams from rescue services

in 4 countries across Australasia compete in

an open learning environment. I know that

everyone will come away from this challenge

with new ideas and ways to undertake rescue

and having made new friends.

Steve Rothwell AFSMPresident, Australasian Road Rescue OrganisationChief Fire Offi cer, Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service

About the Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO)

The Australasian Road Rescue Organisation

(ARRO) is the peak body in Australasia for the

development and exchange of information,

knowledge and skills in road rescue. Its

membership is drawn from the individuals

and organisations in the emergency services

that assist people at road crashes everyday

such as Fire Services, State Emergency

Services and Ambulance Services.

ARRO was established as the Australian

National Road Accident Rescue Association

(ANRARA) in 1996. ANRARA changed its

name to ARRO in 2003 to better refl ect its

position on the World Rescue Organisation.

ARRO represents Australasia at the World

Rescue Organisation.

Welcome to the Australasian Rescue Challenge 2012

As President of the

Australasian Road

Rescue Organisation, I

would like to extend a

very warm welcome to

Tasmania and to the Road Rescue Challenge

Tasmania 2012 event.

This year, the challenge travels to Tasmania

for the fi rst time. Our hosts, the Tasmania

Fire Service and the combined Tasmania

emergency services in collaboration with

the ARRO management team have put

together a comprehensive and informative

program. This includes some practically

testing challenges that will leave participants,

supporters and spectators captivated by the

scope and breadth of rescue skills required.

Once again I must sincerely thank Holden

for their continued generous support with

the provision of vehicles for the challenge.

Their support cannot be measured in value,

but we all greatly appreciate the tremendous

commitment they have provided to ARRO

over the years, which we hope will continue

long into the future. Our appreciation also

extends to all of our other ARRO sponsors

and supporters as it does with the local

sponsors and supporters of this year’s

challenge. Without your generous assistance

we would not be able to stage this valuable

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heated and within walking distance of the

heart of Hobart’s shops, accommodation,

restaurants and bars with activities and

tourist destinations at your fi ngertips.

Princes Wharf #1 is within walking distance

to the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the

Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel. Parking

at Princes Wharf #1 is reserved for offi cials.

Public parking is available in the area

however it will be crowded on Saturday.

Venue Information

P R I N C E S W H A R F #1

Road Rescue Challenge Tasmania 2012

competition venue Princes Wharf #1 is

situated on Hobart’s iconic waterfront and

alongside the famous Salamanca market

which operates every Saturday. The newly

renovated Princes Wharf #1 is used for

many events in Hobart including the ‘Taste

of Tasmania’. The venue is fully enclosed,

Floor Plan

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PIT 115m x 15m

PIT 215m x 15m

PIT 315m x 15m

TIERED SEATINGTIERED SEATING

TRADE STALLS 3m x 2m WAJI’S CAFE 6m x 2mBARISTA SISTACART AREA

RESTRICTED AREA

WORKSHOP25m x 20m

PRINCES WHARF No. 1

CASTRAY ESPLANADE

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BOOTH REFERENCE1 – Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre2 – Information3 – Tasmania Policy Charity Trust4 & 5 – Australasian Road Rescue Organisation6 & 7 – Ferno Australia

8 – Protector Alsafe Training & Services9 – Draeger Safety Pacific10 & 11 – UTC Chubb Fire & Security/Holmatro12 – Pac Fire Australia13 – PT Rescue

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Hobart Map

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Princes Wharf #1 Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart Fire Brigade Clubrooms

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P R I N C E S W H A R F #1 C AT E R I N G

Waji’s Café Waji’s Café will be open from 0700

Thursday 26 – Sunday 29 April. A ‘grab & go’

breakfast will also be available for purchase

each morning.

Barista Sista The Barista Sista coff ee cart will be open

during the challenge hours.

Special RequirementsAll special requirements have been forwarded

to the venue. For pre-arranged special dietary

requirements please make yourself known to

the waiting staff at all functions.

T E A M P H OTO G R A P H S

A professional photographer will take

photos of all teams during Road Rescue

Challenge Tasmania 2012 as well as trophy

winners at the awards presentation. Anyone

wishing to purchase one of these photos

is able to online through Warren Frey our

photographer at www.warrenfrey.com.au.

ACCO M M O D AT I O N ACCO U N T S

All accommodation accounts must be

settled on check out. The Organising

Committee and Conference Design will

not be responsible for accommodation

accounts.

General Information

R E G I S T R AT I O N D E S K – T E A M A N D I N D I V I D UA L R E G I S T R AT I O N S

The registration desk will be located at the

Hotel Grand Chancellor on Wednesday

25 April 2012 and will be open from

1800 – 2000 hours.

Teams arriving late are able to register at the

Hotel Grand Chancellor, Thursday 26 April

2012, from 0700 to 0800 prior to the start of

the Learning Symposium.

N A M E S B A D G E S

For security purposes the conference name

badge given to you at registration must be

worn at all times during the Challenge and

social functions.

T I C K E T S

Tickets to the Learning Symposium, Welcome

BBQ, Swap Meet and the Awards Presentation

Dinner will be provided when you register.

You will need the tickets to gain entry.

T E A M R E P O R T I N G S TAT I O N AT P R I N C E S W H A R F #1

Teams must report to the ‘Team Report’

station at Princes Wharf #1 no later than

10 minutes before their scheduled event.

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H I R E C A R S E R V I C E S

Budget Car Rental1300 362 848www.budget.com.au

Hertz Car Rental133 039 www.hertz.com.au

Thrifty Car Rental1300 367 227www.thrifty.com.au

Europcar1300 131 390www.europcar.com.au

PA R K I N G – H OT E L G R A N D C H A N C E L LO R

Car parking is available for hotel guests and

is located under the hotel. An additional

cost is payable if hotel guests wish to use

the car park. Access to the car park is from

the rear of the building on Macquarie Street.

From the hotel’s main entrance drive along

Davey street which is one-way and then

turn right on Argyle Street and immediately

right again onto Macquarie Street.

CO N F E R E N C E S E C R E TA R I AT Conference Design Pty Ltd228 Liverpool Street Hobart TAS 7000T: 03 6231 2999F: 03 6231 1522E: [email protected]: www.cdesign.com.au

D R E S S

Learning Symposium – Team/agency

uniform plus Personal Protective Equipment

for practical scenarios

Welcome BBQ – Neat casual

Awards Presentation Dinner – Agency

uniform or collar and tie

A I R L I N E S

Qantas

131 313

www.qantas.com.au

Virgin Blue

136 789

www.virginblue.com.au

Jetstar

131 538

www.jetstar.com.au

TAX I S E R V I C E S

Hobart Maxi Taxi131 008

www.hobartmaxitaxi.com.au

Email bookings direct to

[email protected]

Taxi Combined132 227

A I R P O R T T R A N S F E R S

Ten Buck Bus 0419 382 240

www.tenbuckbus.com.au

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In 1999 Tim was a member of the Burwood

team that picked up 1st place at the World

Challenge in Melbourne at “Rescue Down

Under” and in 2000 was a member of the

Burwood team that won the Australasian

Challenge at Mt. Gambier.

Tim remains passionately involved in the

ARRO Challenges, he says he continues to

be involved in ARRO because he knows

how much his on road skills improved

training for and participating in national

and international events.

Tim was promoted to Inspector in 2006

and worked for two years in regional NSW,

based at Bathurst. He has returned to

Sydney and is a relieving Inspector based at

Ashfi eld.

Rail Incidents Presenter

Daryl RushEducation and Research Offi cer, ARRO

Operationally focussed

with road crash rescue service delivery

since commencing with QFRS in 1991,

and joining ANRARA in 1996. Actively

researching contemporary aspects of

road crash rescue to identify best practice

options for fi re-fi ghters and rescuers.

Presenter ProfilesHolden Presenter

Derek Scott Specialist Engineer, GM Holden

Derek has worked in the

area of vehicle safety at Holden for the

past 10 years. He has been involved in the

area of Vehicle Structure and Restraints

development on a range of vehicles

including the VE Commodore, Chevrolet

Camaro and more recently the dedicated

LPG Commodore.

There are 2 topics being covered:

1. Safety Systems in the Holden Cruze

2. Introduction to the Holden Volt – First

Responder Considerations

Train Scenario Presenter

Tim FoxInspector, Fire & Rescue NSW

Tim joined the Fire Brigade

in 1985 and has spent the majority of his

career working at specialist rescue operator,

including fi ve years as a Senior Rescue

Instructor.

Tim’s involvement in road rescue challenges

started in 1995, when as a member of the

Burwood team, won a state event and went

on to represent the Brigade at a challenge

in Canada.

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In 2007 Bruce attained a Bachelor of Adult

and Vocational Education and worked as a

Paramedic Educator for 2 years in 2007-08.

Bruce is also qualifi ed as a Senior Instructor

for the Emergo Train System.

In 2008 Bruce became the staff

Representative for the Tasmanian

Ambulance Clinical Council.

In 2012 Bruce was awarded the National

medal for 15 years of diligent service.

Bruce’s has undertaken various positions

including Supervisor, Branch Station

Offi cer and Clinical Support Offi cer. Bruce

is currently working as a Duty Manager in

Southern Region.

Train Case Study Presenter

Steve PercivalSteve joined the Tasmania

Fire Service in 1988 and his

rank is Station Offi cer. He is a

Road Crash and Technical Rescue instructor.

Steve gained his RCR competency in 2004

with Queensland Fire and Rescue and in

2007 undertook Technical Rescue training

with New South Wales Fire and Rescue.

During the Road Rescue Challenge Steve

will be presenting a rail incident case study

and assisting with the train lifting practical

sessions.

Train Case Study PresenterBruce Connor Ambulance Tasmania Acting Duty Manager – Southern Region

Bruce commenced as a Student Ambulance

Offi cer commencing his Diploma of

Paramedical Science through Charles Sturt

University in 1995.

Bruce graduated as an Ambulance Offi cer

1998. In 1999 Bruce became qualifi ed as a

Rescue Ambulance Offi cer. In 2000 Bruce

gained accreditation in Advanced Life

Support which is now the Intensive care

course.

Bruce has gained other qualifi cations in

Urban Search and Rescue through Tasmania

Fire Service.

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Learning Symposium 26 April 2012Hotel Grand Chancellor – Grand Ballroom

0800 Symposium Opening and Welcome Mike Brown AFSM Chief Offi cer Tasmania Fire Service

Hon David O’Byrne MP Minister for Police and Emergency Management

Steve Rothwell AFSM President, Australasian Road Rescue Organisation

Chief Fire Offi cer, Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service

0815 Holden Australia First Responder Safety – Derek Scott

0845 Rail Incident Occurrence Setting the Scene – Daryl Rush

0900 Rail Incident Case Study Moonah Rail Incident – Steve Percival and Bruce Connor

0940 Rail Scenarios Practical Rail Scenario Briefi ng – Tim Fox

1000 Australasian Rescue Challenge Team Briefi ng

ARRO

1030 Morning Tea

1100 Depart Hotel Grand Chancellor

Group A – Bus transport to Tasmanian Transport Museum Rail Yard

Group B – Walk to Princes Wharf # 1

1330 Group A – Bus transport to Princes Wharf #1

Group B – Bus transport to Tasmanian Transport Museum Rail Yard

1610 Group B – Bus transport Hotel Grand Chancellor

1630 End of Learning Symposium Groups A and B

1800 Welcome BBQ Princes Wharf #1

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G R O U P B

1100 hours

Walk to Princes Wharf #1

QFRS Blackwater

Wesfarmers Curragh Mine

Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ

Hong Kong Fire Services Department

Werribee Fire Brigade CFA VIC

Wingecarribee SES NSW

Tasmania SES – Launceston

Tasmania Fire Service – Launceston

Exmouth Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service WA

PWR WA

Individual Registrations Group B

• BHP Billiton – Cannington Mine

• BHP Billiton - Gemco

• Country Fire Authority District 13

• NT Fire & Rescue Service

• SA Country Fire Service

• Safety District Solutions

• SA State Emergency Offi ce

• South Australia Metropolitan Fire Service

• State Emergency Service – Meander

Valley

• West Tamar SES

G R O U P A

1100 hours

Bus transport to Tasmanian Transport

Museum Rail Yard

Victoria SES South Barwon

Fire & Rescue NSW Hurstville

Singapore Civil Defence Force

QFRS Cairns

Tasmania Fire Service – Hobart

Tasmania SES – Huon Valley

MMG Rosebery Mine Rescue

Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ

Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ

ACT Fire & Rescue

Dunsborough Volunteer Fire & Rescue WA

Individual Registrations Group A

• Ambulance Tasmania

• Glamorgan/Spring Bay SES Unit

• Hazeldean & Yelland Training &

Development

• Metropolitan Fire Brigade

• State Emergency Service Tasmania

Learning Symposium Practical Group Allocations

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Learning SymposiumDate Thursday 26 April 2012

Time 0800 – 1630

Venue Hotel Grand Chancellor – Grand

Ballroom (0800 – 1100 symposium)

Tasmanian Transport Museum

(1100 – 1630 practical)

Princes Wharf #1 (1100 - 1630

practical)

Morning tea and packed lunch

provided, afternoon teas and

coff ee available.

Dress Team/Agency uniform plus

Personal Protective Equipment

for practical scenarios

Social FunctionsWelcome BBQDate Thursday 26 April 2012

Time 1800 - 2000

Venue Princes Wharf #1

Catering BBQ

First drink provided followed by

a cash bar

Dress Neat casual

Swap MeetDate Friday 27 April 2012

Time 1800 - 2000

Venue Hobart Fire Brigade Clubrooms

Argyle Street, Hobart

Catering Finger food will be provided

Drinks at own cost

Dress Neat casual

Awards Presentation DinnerDate Sunday 29 April 2012

Time 1900 - 2230

Venue Hotel Grand Chancellor

– Grand Ballroom

Catering Buff et

First drink provided followed by

a cash bar

Dress Agency uniform or collar and tie

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Friday 27 April 2012TEAM EVENT REPORT

TIMEEQUIPMENT INSPECTION

PRE-EVENT ISOLATION

COMPETE TIME

TEAM DEBRIEF

Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ ER 8:05 8:15 8:25 8:45 9:20Tasmania Fire Service - Hobart ER 9:15 9:25 9:35 9:55 10:30Wesfarmers Curragh Mine ER 10:25 10:35 10:45 11:05 11:40Exmouth Vol Fire & Rescue WA ER 11:35 11:45 11:55 12:15 12:50LUNCHSingapore Civil Defence Force ER 13:05 13:15 13:25 13:45 14:20Hong Kong Fire Services Department ER 14:15 14:25 14:35 14:55 15:30Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ ER 15:25 15:35 15:45 16:05 16:40Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ IR 7:35 7:45 7:55 8:15 8:40Tasmania SES – Launceston IR 8:35 8:45 8:55 9:15 9:40Wingecarribee SES NSW IR 9:35 9:45 9:55 10:15 10:40Tasmania SES – Huon Valley IR 10:35 10:45 10:55 11:15 11:40LUNCH PWR WA IR 12:05 12:15 12:25 12:45 13:10Tasmania Fire Service - Launceston IR 13:05 13:15 13:25 13:45 14:10Dunsborough Vol Fire & Rescue WA IR 14:05 14:15 14:25 14:45 15:10Werribee Fire Brigade CFA VIC IR 15:05 15:15 15:25 15:45 16:10Werribee Fire Brigade CFA VIC CR 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:30 9:05MMG Rosebery Mine Rescue CR 9:00 9:10 9:20 9:40 10:15QFRS Blackwater CR 10:10 10:20 10:30 10:50 11:25Fire & Rescue NSW Hurstville CR 11:20 11:30 11:40 12:00 12:35LUNCH Victoria SES South Barwon CR 12:50 13:00 13:10 13:30 14:05ACT Fire & Rescue CR 14:00 14:10 14:20 14:40 15:15QFRS Cairns CR 15:10 15:20 15:30 15:50 16:25Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ CR 16:15 16:25 16:35 16:55 17:30

REPORT TIME START FINISHSingapore Civil Defence Force 7:20 7:30 9:00PWR WA 7:20 7:30 9:00Hong Kong Fire Services Department 9:40 9:50 11:20Tasmania Fire Service – Launceston 9:40 9:50 11:20LUNCHQFRS – Blackwater 12:30 12:40 14:10Wingecarribee SES NSW 12:30 12:40 14:10MMG Rosebery Mine Rescue 14:50 15:00 16:30Exmouth Vol Fire & Rescue WA 14:50 15:00 16:30

ER – Entrapped Rescue IR – Immediate Rescue CR – Controlled Rescue

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Saturday 28 April 2012TEAM EVENT REPORT


PRE-EVENT ISOLATION

COMPETE TIME

TEAM DEBRIEF

Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ ER 8:05 8:15 8:25 8:45 9:20Tasmania SES – Launceston ER 9:15 9:25 9:35 9:55 10:30Wingecarribee SES NSW ER 10:25 10:35 10:45 11:05 11:40Tasmanian SES – Huon Valley ER 11:35 11:45 11:55 12:15 12:50LUNCH

PWR WA ER 13:05 13:15 13:25 13:45 14:20Tasmania Fire Service - Launceston ER 14:15 14:25 14:35 14:55 15:30Dunsborough Vol Fire & Rescue WA ER 15:25 15:35 15:45 16:05 16:40Werribee Fire Brigade CFA VIC ER 16:35 16:45 16:55 17:15 17:50MMG Rosebery Mine Rescue IR 7:35 7:45 7:55 8:15 8:40QFSR Blackwater IR 8:35 8:45 8:55 9:15 9:40Fire & Rescue NSW Hurstville IR 9:35 9:45 9:55 10:15 10:40Victoria SES South Barwon IR 10:35 10:45 10:55 11:15 11:40LUNCH ACT Fire & Rescue IR 12:05 12:15 12:25 12:45 13:10QFRS Cairns IR 13:05 13:15 13:25 13:45 14:10Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ IR 14:05 14:15 14:25 14:45 15:10Tasmania Fire Service - Hobart IR 15:05 15:15 15:25 15:45 16:10Tasmania Fire Service - Hobart CR 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:30 9:05Wesfarmers Curragh Mine CR 9:00 9:10 9:20 9:40 10:15Exmouth Vol Fire & Rescue WA CR 10:10 10:20 10:30 10:50 11:25Singapore Civil Defence Force CR 11:20 11:30 11:40 12:00 12:35LUNCH Hong Kong Fire Services Department CR 12:50 13:00 13:10 13:30 14:05Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ CR 14:00 14:10 14:20 14:40 15:15Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ CR 15:10 15:20 15:30 15:50 16:25

REPORT TIME START FINISHTasmania SES - Huon Valley 7:20 7:30 9:00ACT Fire & Rescue 7:20 7:30 9:00Dunsborough Vol Fire & Rescue WA 9:40 9:50 11:20LUNCHVictoria SES South Barwon 12:30 12:40 14:10Wesfarmers Curragh Mine 12:30 12:40 14:10Tasmania SES – Launceston 14:50 15:00 16:30Fire & Rescue NSW Hurstville 14:50 15:00 16:30


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Sunday 29 April 2012TEAM EVENT REPORT


PRE-EVENT ISOLATION

COMPETE TIME

TEAM DEBRIEF

MMG Rosebery Mine Rescue ER 8:05 8:15 8:25 8:45 9:20

QFRS Blackwater ER 9:15 9:25 9:35 9:55 10:30

Fire & Rescue NSW Hurstville ER 10:25 10:35 10:45 11:05 11:40

Victoria SES South Barwon ER 11:35 11:45 11:55 12:15 12:50

LUNCHACT Fire & Rescue ER 13:05 13:15 13:25 13:45 14:20

QFRS Cairns ER 14:15 14:25 14:35 14:55 15:30

Wesfarmers Curragh Mine IR 7:35 7:45 7:55 8:15 8:40Exmouth Vol Fire & Rescue WA IR 8:35 8:45 8:55 9:15 9:40Singapore Civil Defence Force IR 9:35 9:45 9:55 10:15 10:40Hong Kong Fire Services Department

IR 10:35 10:45 10:55 11:15 11:40

LUNCH Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ IR 12:05 12:15 12:25 12:45 13:10Tasmania SES – Launceston CR 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:30 9:05Wingecarribee SES NSW CR 9:00 9:10 9:20 9:40 10:15Tasmania SES – Huon Valley CR 10:10 10:20 10:30 10:50 11:25PWR WA CR 11:20 11:30 11:40 12:00 12:35LUNCH Tasmania Fire Service – Launceston CR 12:50 13:00 13:10 13:30 14:05Dunsborough Vol Fire & Rescue WA CR 14:00 14:10 14:20 14:40 15:15

REPORT TIME START FINISHQFRS Cairns 7:20 7:30 9:00

Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ 7:20 7:30 9:00

Tasmania Fire Service – Hobart 9:40 9:50 11:20

Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ 9:40 9:50 11:20

LUNCH

Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ 12:30 12:40 14:10

Werribee Fire Brigade CFA VIC 12:30 12:40 14:10


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AC T F I R E & R E S C U E

ACT Fire & Rescue are looking forward

to competing in this year’s challenge in

Hobart. The ACT team has a range of

experience and qualifi cations and are

located across Canberra’s nine fi re stations.

Most team members have never competed

in a challenge before but know the

experience will enhance their approach

to road accident rescue on the road.

The team members are: Martin van der

Sanden, Mick Comerford, Barry McMillan,

Chris Jamieson, Adam Garratt, Damian

Holloway and Lee Cannon.

Team Profiles

W H I T I A N G A V O LU N T E E R F I R E B R I G A D E N Z

Whitianga is a small coastal town situated

on the eastern coastline of the Coromandel

Peninsula, which is in the north island of

New Zealand. We are a volunteer brigade

of around 33 members. The Whitianga

Fire Brigade has been competing in Road

Crash Rescue since the year 2000. We fi rst

competed in Australia in 2003 at Toowomba

in the Australian Nationals as a guest team

and have competed every year since at the

Australasian Challenge. We look forward to

meeting new friends & catching up with

some old ones.

From left: Peter (Grassy) Mangin – Tool Operator, Andy Wilson – Medic, Roly Chaney – Team Leader, Kelvin (Fingers) Spence – Tool Operator, Max Day – Tool Operator/2nd Medic & Gary (Spida) Mangin – Tool

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Trevor Weston, having previously

volunteered at Werribee for 12 years is now

a member at the recently formed Wyndham

Vale Fire Brigade. Trevor works as a full-time

paramedic.

Mark Mummery has been a volunteer with

the brigade for 23 years and works as a Fire

Equipment Technician.

Adrian Kendall is a Vehicle Technician

outside of his time at Werribee and has

16 years of experience with the brigade.

Lino Zulian is self-employed as a bricklayer

and brings with him 23 years of road rescue

experience.

Michael Wells also works as a full time

paramedic and is currently the Brigade’s

Captain.

Phil Menzies is the team’s most

experienced member (oldest) with 28 years

of service and is also a Station Offi cer with

the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

W E R R I B E E F I R E B R I G A D E ,CO U N T R Y F I R E AU T H O R I T Y V I C TO R I A

The team this year is a composite team

made up of members from the Werribee

Fire Brigade and Wyndham Vale Fire Brigade.

All the team members are volunteers with

the CFA and come with both a variety

of operational experience and varying

vocational backgrounds. The team enjoyed

some success at the 2011 challenge and is

currently preparing for the WRC to be held

in London later this year.

Rob Mitchell, current Team Leader with

21 years of service in the Werribee Brigade

and outside of the brigade is also a career

fi re fi ghter.

From left: Trevor Weston, Rob Mitchell, Mark Mummery, Adrian Kendall, Lino Zulian, Michael Wells. Absent: Phil Menzies

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HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Mr Jones C. H. Yeung –

Team Manager

Mr Jones C. H. Yeung

joined the Fire Services

Department in 1982

as a Station Offi cer. He

rose through the ranks and was promoted

to Deputy Chief Fire Offi cer in 2010. He is

now the second in charge of the Hong Kong

Island, Islands and Marine Command of the

Hong Kong Fire Services Department.

Mr Yeung is the Team Manager of the Hong

Kong Fire Services Team in the Road Rescue

Challenge Tasmania 2012. Members of

the team are drawn from various units in

the Fire Services and the team hopes to

improve its crash rescue techniques through

competitions in the Challenge.

H U O N VA L L E Y S E S

Mark Dance Team LeaderRobert Boom Team MedicPaul Kruse Team MemberAaron Dowling Team MemberNaomi Cassidy Team MemberJennifer Nixon Team Member

The Huon Valley team are from an SES

operational unit based in the picturesque

Huon Valley region of Tasmania. Their area is

widely known for its apple growing, tourism

and beautiful scenery. The unit and all its

members are active Road Crash Rescue

qualifi ed operators that have many years of

experience in rescue operations. The unit

is also trained and active in storm damage,

fl ood management and land search. They are

one of the busiest units in southern Tasmania

and on average attend nearly a job every

week. Several of the team have competed

successfully in previous ARRO competitions

and this knowledge, coupled with extensive

on-road experience, means they will be highly

competitive in the event. All team members

wish the best of luck to all competition teams.

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Assistant Divisional Offi cer in December

2005. He is now a Station Commander of

Sai Wan Ho Fire Station and Team Leader of

Urban Search and Rescue Taskforce of the


Mr Vincent, Tam Ngo Yin joined the Hong

Kong Fire Services Department in June 2007

as an Ambulance Offi cer. He was qualifi ed

as an EMA II at the Justice Institute of British

Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in 2009. He

is now an EMA II instructor for paramedic

training at Ambulance Command Training

School and an instructor for Special Rescue

Squad in the Ambulance Command of the


Mr Wing-Wah Lai joined the Hong Kong

Fire Services Department in September

1990 as a fi reman. He was promoted to

Principal Fireman in March 2011. He is

currently an operational fi refi ghter and

fi rst responder. He is also a member of the

Special Rescue Squad of the Hong Kong

Fire Services Department.

Mr Ka-Ming Chu joined the Hong Kong Fire

Services Department in November 1995 as

a fi reman. He is currently an operational

fi refi ghter and fi rst responder. He is also

a member of the Special Rescue Squad

and Urban Search And Rescue Team of the


From left: Vincent Hui Chi-Ming, Ben Lo (Assistant Captain), Cliff Cheng (Captain), Vincent Tam Ngo Yin (Team Medic), Wing-Wah Lai, Ka-Ming Chu.

Mr Vincent Hui Chi-Ming joined the Hong

Kong Fire Services Department in February

2002 as a fi reman. He has obtained

the Bachelor (Hons.) Degree in Sport

Management of the Beijing Sport University

in 2012. He is currently an operational

fi refi ghter and fi rst responder, as well as a

member of the Special Rescue Squad & the

Urban Search and Rescue Team of the Hong

Kong Fire Services Department.

Mr Ben Lo joined the Hong Kong Fire

Services Department in June 1997 as a

Station Offi cer. He was promoted to Senior

Station Offi cer in 2002. He is now an

instructor of the Special Rescue Squad and

USAR Team in the Hong Kong Fire Services

Department.

Mr Cliff Cheng joined the Hong Kong Fire

Services Department in February 1987

as a Station Offi cer. He was promoted to

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The Team:

Team Leader: Senior Firefi ghter

John Trounson

Medic: Qualifi ed Firefi ghter

Dean Shuttleworth

Tools: Station Offi cer Glenn Manning

Senior Firefi ghter Shannon Austin

Senior Firefi ghter Martin Tier

Senior Firefi ghter Scott Garriock

Team Manager / Mentor – Ex Rolleston

Chief Fire Offi cer Glenn Cockburn

R O L L E S TO N V O LU N T E E R F I R E B R I G A D E N ZRolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade is located

approximately 20 minutes south of

Christchurch city on State Highway One.

The brigade averages 550 to 600 + calls a

year, making it one of the busiest volunteer

stations in the South Island of New Zealand.

The Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade RCR

team is a relatively young RCR team having

only been competing for the last 3 years.

The training and road crash rescue

experiences the team gains are invaluable

and new techniques are channeled back

into our brigade.

Behind every volunteer fi re brigade there

is a supportive community, family, friends

and employers. We thank everyone for their

support and we hope to fl y the Kiwi fl ag

proud.

We wish all teams in The Road Rescue

Challenge Tasmania 2012 the very best

of luck.

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doubt arise from this competition and are

proud to be representing Launceston in

Tassie’s “home” event. We wish all teams the

best of luck and hope that all will enjoy the

camaraderie of the weekend.

D U N S B O R O U G H V O LU N T E E R F I R E & R E S C U E

Dunsborough Volunteer Fire & Rescue

are a relatively young brigade established

just over 10 years ago. Since then the

Volunteers have been proactive in training

and enhancing their skills in Road Crash

Rescue. This is the third year the brigade has

attended the challenge. The benefi ts and

experience learnt in participating in ARRO,

has been directly transferred into incidents

and the disentanglement and care of

casualties, saving lives.

The Volunteers attending comprise of

Engineers, Electricians, Ice Cream Maker,

Skin & Hair Care Consultant, Retail Manager

and Environmental Consultant.

TA S M A N I A N F I R E S E R V I C E L AU N C E S TO N F I R E B R I G A D E

Firefi ghters from a shift at Launceston Fire

Brigade will be Launceston’s Road Accident

Rescue team for the 2012 Australasian

Road Rescue challenge. Team members are

James Newstead, Adrian Adams, Steven

Johnson, Jamie Masson and Charlie Watson

with Ivor Carins who is a fl ight paramedic

with the Tasmania Ambulance Service

joining as our medic.

We are collectively a “young” team service

wise within the TFS as we have about

36 years’ experience combined but we

all bring diff erent experiences(and the

lessons learned from each one), skills

and knowledge to our group. We love a

challenge and look forward to learning

from this experience.

We are all looking forward to the challenge

and the learning possibilities that will no

Back Row: Charlie Watson, Jamie Masson, Ivor Carins, Adrian Adams Front Row: James Newstead, Steven Johnson

Back Row: Left to Right: P. Wagner, P. Roocke, M. Flynn, J. Tognini Front Row: Left to Right G. Simpson, G. McMahon, A.Thompson

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F I R E & R E S C U E N S W H U R S T V I L L E

This year’s team from the newly rebadged

Fire & Rescue NSW, previously known as

NSW Fire Brigades, is from the southern

Sydney suburb of Hurstville. Apart from

Clay Allison and Tony Waller who have

participated in a couple of these events

over the years, the team of Alan Rourke,

Letetia Harris, Matt Lynch and Steve

McDonnell are looking forward to their fi rst

experience at this type of event.

The Hurstville station runs 4 platoons

manning a Pump Rescue and a Heavy

Rescue. The station provides fi re and

rescue coverage for the general area from

Sydney International Airport around most

of Botany Bay and the adjoining suburbs.

The team from “D” Platoon is looking

forward to picking up plenty of tips and

new techniques from all the old pros at this

year’s event.

Q F R S C A I R N S

Cairns is located in Far Northern

Queensland and our area of response is

from Cardwell in the south to Thursday

Island in the north. We are lucky to live in a

beautiful part of the world but there have

been very challenging times recently with

cyclones and fl ooding. The Cairns team

has been competing for a number of years

now and has a good blend of youth and

experience. We train hard and are lucky

enough to have good facilities to do this

training at Cairns Fire and Rescue Station.

The team consists of Station Offi cer Ian

Fulton (Team Leader), Senior Firefi ghter

Darcy Magee, Firefi ghter Mick Balmer,

Senior Firefi ghter Ian Lawless, Firefi ghter

Shane Given and Advanced Care Paramedic

Gareth Colman. The Cairns Team loves the

opportunity to attend The Challenges as

they are benefi cial in improving our skills,

and where better than a competitive and

friendly environment. What we fi nd the

most rewarding is when we get to use

these skills on the road. Looking forward to

catching up with old mates at Tassie.

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Senior Firefi ghter Andrew EmeryAndrew has been a fi refi ghter with Hobart

Fire Brigade for 7 years and was a member

of the team that travelled to New Zealand

last year. Andrew also brings a great deal

of knowledge and experience to the team

as one of Hobart Fire Brigade’s Road Rescue

Instructors as well as a First Aid Instructor.

Senior Firefi ghter Matthew Pope Matthew Pope has been a fi refi ghter with

the Tasmania Fire Service for the past 8

years, fi rstly in Launceston Fire Brigade and

more recently, the Hobart Fire Brigade.

Matthew travelled with the team last year

to Wellington - New Zealand. As well as

having a vast knowledge of Road Cash

Rescue, Matthew is also one of our Brigade’s

Vertical Rescue Instructors.

Senior Firefi ghter William Russell William Russell has been a fi refi ghter with

the Hobart Fire Brigade for 5 years. He was

also a pivotal member of the team that

travelled to New Zealand in 2011.

Senior Firefi ghter David Russell-Green David has been a fi refi ghter with the

Tasmania Fire Service for 10 years. This

is his fi rst time competing in the ARRO

Australasian Road Rescue Challenge.

Intensive Care Paramedic Natalie RiversNatalie Rivers has been a Paramedic with

Ambulance Tasmania for 8 years. This is the

fi rst year she has competed in the Road

Rescue Challenge.

TA S M A N I A F I R E S E R V I C E H O B A R T F I R E B R I G A D E

Last year’s ARRO Australasian Road Recue

Challenge in Wellington New Zealand saw

our team from Hobart fi nish in the top 50%

overall in the challenge in only their fi rst

year of competition. This year we hope to

improve on that, while at the same time

learning valuable skills and ideas from other

rescuers from across Australasia. We would

like to wish all competitors all the best in

their competitions and hope that you enjoy

all that our beautiful city has to off er. We

look forward to meeting as many of you as

possible.

Leading Firefi ghter Barry BonesBarry has been a fi refi ghter with the Hobart

Fire Brigade for years. Barry led the team in

New Zealand last year and will do so again

this year. Barry has also been one of Hobart

Fire Brigade’s Road Crash Rescue Instructors

since the Tasmania Fire Service assumed

responsibility for Road Crash Rescue in 2006.

With him, he brings a wealth of experience

and knowledge to our team.

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Captain Elmar van Breda’s strong leadership

also secured him the Captain’s Award.

For the fi rst time, this year’s competition

was run under the auspices of the

Tasmanian Mineral Council’s Emergency

Response Competition.

The MMG Rosebery Mine Rescue Team

undertakes signifi cant training throughout

the year and results like these are a

testament to the skill and discipline of the

team.

We place strong emphasis on health and

safety at MMG Rosebery and competitions

such as these provide us with an

opportunity to put our abilities to the test,

and seek continuous improvement.

M M G R O S E B E R Y M I N E R E S C U E

The MMG Rosebery Mine R escue Team is

a volunteer group of well skilled mining

employees who have been together for a

few years now and as such have learned to

function very well as a tight knit crew. The

team’s focus in on emergency response

on the mine site ensuring that they are

prepared for whatever emergency may arise

at short notice.

MMG Rosebery’s Mine Rescue Team has

won the Tasmanian Emergency Rescue

Competition three times in the last four

years.

The most recent of these competitions was

held at Vedanta Copper Mines of Tasmania

at Mt Lyell in November 2011, the MMG

Rosebery Mine Rescue Team delivered a

superb performance, securing the overall

championship, ahead of Grange Resources

and Cornwall Coal.

Led by Elmar Van Breda, the team produced

excellent results and placed fi rst in six out of

the nine categories:

• Safety

• First Aid

• Team Skills

• Confi ned Space

• Vehicle Extraction, and

• Underground Rescue

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V I C TO R I A S E S S O U T H B A R W O N

VICSES have entered team from its South

West Region for this year’s Australasian Road

Rescue Challenge in Tasmania. The team

includes members of the South Barwon

Unit.

The team consists of Josh Hutton (Team

Leader), Andy Pitchford (Medic), Caroline

Taylor, Tim Hutton, Andrew Murton and

Jason Borys (Tool Operators) and Scott Clark

(Team Manager). The team have over 80

years of combined service and experience

with VICSES. Josh, Andy and Caroline and

Tim have all participated in past Rescue

Challenges both at Regional and State level,

and recently in the Australasian and World

Challenges in New Zealand last July.

The VICSES South West Rescue team is

extremely passionate about expertise in

Road Rescue and is looking forward to

representing VICSES on the Australasian

rescue stage. Whilst competition will be

Q F R S B L AC K WAT E R

Blackwater is west of Rockhampton in

the Capricorn Highlands and is known

as the coal capital of Queensland with a

population of 5030. The coal is transported

directly from coalmines south of town to

Gladstone by train. The Blackwater Auxiliary

Fire Station is located within QFRS Central

Region and they have represented this

Region at State Level for several years, and

this is our 2nd year at the Australasian

Rescue Challenge. The team consists of

Captain Brett Truelson, Medic Keara Bacon

from the QAS, and team members Mark

Freeman, Steve Weber, Brenden Beddow

and Peter Foley. Blackwater will also have

Ray Jackson travelling with the team as

support and reserve. The team is excited

to be taking part in the 2012 Australasian

Rescue Challenge in Hobart, Tasmania. We

are looking forward to meeting all other

participants.

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and vertical rescue in the Wingecarribee

LGA. In terms of rescue, Wingecarribee is

one of the busiest NSW SES units, averaging

approximately 50 jobs per year - most are

road crash incidents.

The Wingecarribee ARRO Challenge team

comprises:

Roger Gough Team Leader

Kiaran Drew Medic

John Beasley Safety Offi cer

Jim Issanchon Tool Operator

Emma McDonald Tool Operator

Anthony Kasoulis Tool Operator

Combined, these members have a total of

35 years of membership with the NSW SES

and 50 years as road crash rescue operators.

They bring experience from various

backgrounds, including mechanical, health,

teaching, emergency services and building

trades.

The team is looking forward to participating

in this year’s Challenge, learning new skills

and interacting with rescue operators from

other organisations.

strong, the opportunity to improve and

develop further on the team’s skills base,

learn new techniques and establish new

liaisons with rescue providers from all over

the world is an exciting prospect and one

that the team will relish.

W I N G E C A R R I B E E S E S

The Wingecarribee Unit of the NSW SES

was formed in 1981 after an amalgamation

of 3 local government areas (LGAs). The

Unit services a population of over 42,000

and covers 2,685 km2. In 2009 the Berrima

District VRA merged with the Wingecarribee

SES Unit and as at February 2012

membership stood at 88 volunteers.

As well as the Service combat roles of

storm, fl ood, fl ood rescue and tsunami, the

Unit is the primary agency for general land

Back left to right: Anthony Kasoulis, Kiaran Drew, Jim Issanchon. Front left to right: John Beasley, Roger Gough, Emma McDonald.

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SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE

Members: MAJ Kelvin Tan, CPT George Leem,

WO1 Mohammad Faddillah,

SSG Mohammed Khairuddin, SSG Abdul

Rashid, SGT Jonathan Wang.

The 6 personnel in the team represents SCDF

DART unit.

We are an elite team within the Singapore

Civil Defence Force, formed in 1990 to handle

complex incidents such as Urban Search

and Rescue (USAR); Road Traffi c Accidents;

Prolonged Fire Fighting Operations; Height/

Confi ned space and Water Rescue.

Each of the team members has got at least

5 years of experience dealing with complex

rescue operations. We have also been

deployed overseas rendering our assistance

to countries aff ected by Earthquakes.

Our Team Leader MAJ Kelvin is currently

holding the appointment of Senior Instructor

in CD training academy, SGT Jonathan is

a trauma paramedic at the frontline and

the remaining team members respond

for complex rescue incidents from the

Headquarter.

F E I L D I N G V O LU N T E E R F I R E B R I G A D E N Z

Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade is one of the largest Volunteer Fire Brigades in New Zealand. Situated two hours North of Wellington, it looks after a community of 15,000 people attending a wide and varied range of calls numbering in excess of 300 each year.

Our team consists of Glenn Davies, Gareth Campbell, Mike Dalley, Warren Dickson, Kevin Penn, Willie Philip, Johnathon Bunn and is coached by Peter Guard.

We have three members that have many years of invaluable RCR experience that are teaching and guiding the younger guys giving them the skills to be successful Road Crash Rescue team members.

The opportunity to participate in both the Australasian and World challenge will enable the team to learn new skills and take those skills back to the Brigade and pass on to the other members. Over the years that we have been participating, many new skills have been picked up, and we look forward to doing the same again this year.

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Participation will provide the girls with

valuable skill techniques and improved

effi ciencies they will be able to take back to

their respective local units

Team members

Craig Groom (Team leader), Esther

Rubenach, Allyssa Czylok (Paramedic), Ruth

Findlater, Debbie Porter, and Bess Swinton

(Absent from photo, overseas) TA S S E S L AU N C E S TO N

Tasmanian SES North and North West

regions, have combined their rural RCR

units and joined forces to showcase the

importance and value of female volunteers

within the SES, and for the fi rst time ever,

have entered an all women’s team in this

year’s challenge.

Under the watchful eye of team mentor

Craig, the girls have trained, prepared, and

are now ready to accept the responsibilities

and rigors this year’s challenge off ers.

Whilst the team is new to this style of

rescue challenge they are certainly not new

to nor short when it comes to enthusiasm,

endeavor & commitment. The girls are

embracing the experience and looking

forward with great anticipation to the

knowledge & skills that can be gained by

participating in and interacting with such

a large group of highly skilled operators &

assessors.

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Name Ned Haywood

Team Position Back Bone

Rank Ex Captain

Years with Exmouth Seventeen Years

Previous Brigades N/A

Occupation CLASSIFIED

Name Cassandra Pickel

Team Position Spiritual Advisor

Rank Fire Fighter

Years with Exmouth Two Years

Previous Brigades D.E.C

Occupation Fire Fighter Harold E

Holt

Name Dave Brown

Team Position Pessimist

Rank Fire Fighter

Years with Exmouth Six Years

Previous Brigades N/A

Occupation Flatulent Delivery

Facilitator

Name Garry King

Team Position Manager

Rank Fire Fighter

Years with Exmouth Four Years

Previous Brigades Dunsborough

Occupation Varied/Rare

E X M O U T H V F R S WA

Name Bruce Watts

Team Position Offi cer In Charge

Rank Aps Offi cer

Years with Exmouth Eight Years

Previous Brigades Victoria CFA

Occupation Builder

Name Brett Strom

Team Position Medic

Rank Captain

Years with Exmouth Fourteen Years

Previous Brigades Harold E Holt

Occupation Emergency Services

Offi cer

Name Greg Cutler

Team Position Brains

Rank Forman

Years with Exmouth Eight Years

Previous Brigades Broome VRFS, Toodyay

BFB

Occupation The Arts

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Stephenson) then became Aviation Rescue

Fire Fighters. The medic in the team (Neville

Marks) also started his professional career in

the Army as a patrol Medic, and now works

as Emergency Response Offi cer within the

mining industry in Western Australia. The

remaining two members (Jesse Francis and

Alistair Chounding) started honing their

skills through the emergency response

teams in mining throughout Australia. Both

have progressed to be sort after full time

instructors for PWR. All members of the

team are looking forward to competing

and learning new skills to add to their

knowledge and experience.

P W R

PWR is the merger between Paull and

Warner – one of Australia’s leading

emergency vehicle manufacturer’s

and equipment supplier, with RECEO

Solutions - a complete consulting, safety,

risk management, training and company.

Together these two companies as PWR

provide the complete package for any

industrial site. PWR off ers Safety expertise

and training through its RTO and fully

trained contract personnel for use on all

industrial sites. PWR can custom build

response vehicles for hire or purchase. We

also off er a huge range of ER equipment.

The members competing in the challenge

come from a broad cross section of

emergency response sectors right across

Australia. We have three members of

the team who started their emergency

response carers in the Army Fire Service and

the Emergency Response Squadrons. After

departing the defence force one joined the

Canberra Fire Service (Jason Ullrich) and

the other two (Mathew Poller and Jason

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Team Manager – Ian McIntyreIan has been involved as a Emergency Response Team member for over 15 years and currently is the Emergency Response Coordinator at Curragh Mine.

Team Captain – Alan GrayAlan has been an active Emergency Response Team member for 6 years and has been a member of Curragh Mines Rescue Team for the past 14 months.

Team Medic – David Mapes David joined the Curragh Mines Rescue Team in 2010 and currently works at our Curragh North site.

Team Safety – Brett GarrettyBrett has been a active team member of the Curragh Emergency Response Team for two years.

Team Member – Kenneth MorrellKen joined Curragh Mines Rescue in 2011 and has recently completed our Certifi cate III in pre hospital Care.

Team Member – Kristian GainsfordKristian has been an active member of a number of Emergency Response Teams within the coal mining industry.

Team Member – Mathew WellsMatt has been a member of Curragh Mines rescue team for the past two years and is currently located at our Curragh North site.

Team Member – Spencer WhiteSpencer completed Emergency Response training in 2011, has been a team member for 8 months and recently completed our Certifi cate III in Pre Hospital Care.

W E S FA R M E R S C U R R AG H M I N E Curragh Mine is operated by Wesfarmers

Curragh Pty Ltd and covers an area of

approximately 12,600 hectares in the coal-

rich Bowen Basin of Central Queensland,

14 kilometres north-west of Blackwater

and approximately 200 kilometres west

of Rockhampton. Curragh Mine currently

produces 8.5 Million tonnes of coal annually

operationally Curragh mine has 600 direct

employees and 1200 contractor employed

on site.

Curragh Mine Rescue team has 43 volunteer

members who respond to emergencies in

addition to their normal mining duties.

The teams training includes Applied First Aid,

Occupational First Aid, Emergency Medical

Technician, conduct Fire Team Operations,

Conduct Road Crash Rescue Operations,

Vertical Rescue Operations, Confi ned

Space Rescue all training is conducted to a

Australian Recognised training package.

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