Bushfire Manager

Develop and coordinate government and volunteer response measures to bushfires to manage risk to forests, the environment and the public.

Tasks

• Liaises between government services and volunteer brigades and associations to prevent or respond to emergency situations
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate the effects of bush fires
• Ensure compliance with Government policies, strategies and statutory obligations
• Provide leadership and at incidents, either at the incident scene or in coordination centres
• Implement strategies to improve bush fire management
• Provide organisational, management and policy support to volunteer groups as required.

Personal Requirements

• good communications skills
• good interpersonal skills
• able to work as part of a team.