Greg Potts AFSM

• EM trainer, training candidates in various emergency management and response roles to recognised National Standards. This covered roles from crew member, Crew Leader Divisional Commander and Australasian Interagency Incident Management System, (AIIMS), functional roles officers in Incident Control, Operations, Planning, Public Information, and Logistics.
• Previous experience/roles:
• 2010-2023 ACT Emergency Service Agency - Rural Fire Service Superintendent Manager Community Bushfire Protection.

Roles included: Incident management during bushfire and multi hazard response events. Cross border liaison with NSW fire and emergency response agencies, cross border/all tenure strategic hazard reduction planning., representing ACT ESA & RFS on Australasian Fire Authorities Council, (AFAC), Bushfire Standards Technical Committee 2012-2023.

development control- reviewed strategic planning within ACT, and reviewed all development proposals on bushfire prone land to ensure compliance with AS 3959

Rostered on call Duty Officer for response to fire and emergencies

Workplace trainer: training staff, volunteers, utility employees and community members as required. Specialised in community engagement and liaison, pre, during and post incidents to assist in facilitating agency operations and enabling community recovery.

Deployed interstate, (Tasmania, Victoria, SA,WA,Qld).

numerous deployments to NSW to assist NSW RFS during Section 44 Bushfire Emergencies in the incident management team in roles such as Incident Control, Planning Officer, Operations Officer, and Public Information Officer.

2003 - 2010 NSW Rural Fire Service Fire Mitigation Officer Far South Coast Team

Strategic planner and interagency liaison for large scale hazard reductions, assessed and followed established proceedures to resolve bushfire hazard complaints, rostered on call Duty Officer for the FSC Team to respond and coordinate 50 volunteer brigades to provide 24 hour fire protection.