DAVID COLLINS

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in facility maintenance and team leadership at Kimberly-Clark Australia. Proven track record in emergency response planning and effective communication, ensuring seamless operations and high safety compliance. Skilled in equipment maintenance and adept at problem-solving, consistently achieving operational excellence in complex environments.

• Certificate Advanced First Aid Advance Life Support (St John's Ambulance)
• NSW Heavy Ridged Driver's License (since 1980)
• Emergency Response Driver
• WHS White Card
• NSW Justice of the Peace (199-120)
• AROC Certificate ARN 1194831

Hi, I’m David Collins most people call me senior as I have a son and we are both in the RFS, and the RFS named us SNR and JR to stop the confusion.

I have 2 boys David and Nicholas, Married 32 years now widowed

Born Cessnock NSW

2 November 1962

HOBBIES

Badminton

RFS Volunteer 25 years

Family

Travel

• Captain and Firefighter, Casula Rural Fire Brigade, 01/05, Current, Personal recognition from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian for significant contribution to NSW bushfires Jan 2020., Personal and brigade recognition in Parliament from MP Anne Stanley for the immense work on bushfires since 2019., Leadership of 30 volunteer firefighters in Casula brigade and up to 5 firefighting vehicles., Mentoring the younger members of brigade and the district., Oversee and lead over 15 fire/explosion/motor incidents/medical emergencies per month as a volunteer firefighter.
• Fundraiser, Breast Cancer Research, 01/09, Current, Setting up fund raising sales and afternoon teas in various venues at least three times a year on a yearly basis., Best record raised was $10,000 at the KCA head office.

• Small appliance TAG & TEST
• Power plug replacement
• Forklift, Skid steer loader and Excavator

David Collins – Military Training Range Operator

• Extensive Defense and Firefighting Background, with 25+ years as a Rural Firefighter (Captain rank) and former Army servicemembers, bringing deep operational knowledge to support Defense training environments.
• Expert Operator of Military Target Systems, including programming, operation, and maintenance of PITS (Portable Interactive Target System), MTR (Mechanical Training Range), and EOR (Electronic Zero Range) for live-fire exercises.
• Comprehensive Range Management Experience, running and maintaining section defence ranges, inspecting fire trails and boundaries, identifying UXOs, coordinating safety protocols, and overseeing range infrastructure.
• AROC-Certified Safety Control Tower Operator, responsible for managing duty logs, delivering safety briefs, monitoring fire risks via safety cameras, and coordinating with military, RFS, police, and air traffic during training.
• Skilled in Equipment and Plant Operations, including tractors, 8-tonne tippers, firefighting appliances (CAT 1 & 9), ride-on mowers, chainsaws, and hand tools to maintain range functionality and safety.
• Maintenance and Logistics Coordination, managing service schedules, equipment repairs, ammunition magazine inspections (NV1), and procurement using Defence computer systems (DRN).
• Interagency Liaison and Support, working directly with military units to assess range requirements, build and supply targets, coordinate hazard reduction burns, and support caretaker duties at Holsworthy and Marrangaroo.