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The The Minister Commissioner WRITES WRITES Recently the NSW Government As we move into 2016, the coming adopted new branding displaying the year will bring many challenges. key message of ‘Making it Happen’. Climate change resulting in greater frequency and severity This change highlights a sharper focus by the State of weather events, demographic changes including an Government on key priorities. These include delivering long- ageing population and major population shifts, rapidly awaited infrastructure in places that need it most; delivering evolving technology, a heightened security environment services in smarter, more flexible and user-friendly ways; and changes in community and Government expectations and protecting the public to ensure safer communities. are all important issues that will continue to impact on how we operate and expectations of us. As an emergency service, FRNSW is helping to deliver on the Government’s commitment in these vital areas. We are strongly positioned to meet these challenges. This issue of Fire & Rescue News again highlights what’s The NSW Government continues to invest strongly in new in our organisation. These initiatives include a infrastructure and capital projects for the emergency range of new vehicles and equipment being rolled out, services sector. Within FRNSW, this has enabled the recent from new mobile command centres to remotely piloted development and rollout of new firefighting helmets and a aircraft systems, a remote controlled firefighting device, range of new equipment and vehicles, as well as an extensive water delivery systems and large air tankers for bushfire station building and renovation program. fighting, to name just a few. In August Commissioner Mullins and I officially opened the Technology is also playing a crucial part, with mobile data brand new $3.4 million Port Macquarie fire station as part of terminals and the two new CFUs apps the latest in a long a co-located emergency services hub. The coming months line of technological achievements that are transforming will see a number of other new or renovated fire stations how we operate and making us more effective. also opened including Windsor, Pyrmont and Yennora. However, in a rapidly changing environment, today’s On 4 September, I announced that the construction contract pioneer can often be tomorrow’s dinosaur. Innovation is for the Headquarters relocation build at Greenacre had been crucial if we are to continue to be a leading world class awarded to ADCO Constructions and work is now underway emergency service. This Summer issue also describes on this project. how we are using innovation councils to empower staff to Bureau of Meteorology forecasts confirm that a strong lead change and constantly improve the way that we work. El Nino weather pattern is in place this year. However Earlier this year, we commissioned a research company I remain very confident in the training, expertise and to assess community satisfaction with our services. The operational readiness of our State’s emergency services survey results showed that we significantly outperformed to meet what is likely to a difficult bushfire season. the NSW Public Service overall on goals and values, and This issue of Fire & Rescue News outlines heightened satisfaction was generally high across our services, with preparations for this year’s bushfire operations, including some small exceptions. I congratulate all staff on your the NSW Government-funded trial of two large aircraft for contribution in achieving these pleasing results, while aerial firefighting and further support to the 7,000 strong cautioning that we must never become complacent or rest army of Community Fire Unit volunteers helping to keep on our laurels. communities in high-risk areas well prepared. As we enter the new year, I am proud that we are an I thank FRNSW for its professional performance and effective can-do organisation with dedicated and highly operational excellence in 2015, and I look forward to working professional staff who have a big heart and a genuine with its management and staff during the year ahead. desire to make a difference. Most of all however, I am David Elliott MP proud of the continuing culture change that has seen Minister for Corrections, Emergency Services us become a more inclusive, welcoming organisation and Veterans Affairs to people from diverse backgrounds and one where the credo, from top to bottom, is “be nice”. I wish all staff season’s greetings as we embark on another year of proudly serving and protecting the community of NSW. Greg Mullins AFSM Commissioner Cover (Andrew Parsons/Design Davey) | In a not so far away galaxy, new technology is going 'live' on the frontline – designed to protect firefighters and the community. In this edition of Fire & Rescue News, we recognise our ground-breaking new technology... and pay homage to that most epic of epic franchises, Star Wars. May the Force be with you in 2016. Fire & Rescue News : Summer 2015 In this issue 16 VERTICAL RESCUE 10TAF20 72 TURBINE AIDED THE MEDIA FIREFIGHTING ADVANTAGE 23 20 FIRE OPERATIONS JOURNAL 67 75 80 81 82 Winter Fire Aboriginal rugby Coolamon Fire MND Stairclimb Community Safety Campaign league Museum champions results 1 Fire & Rescue News : Summer 2015 CONTENTS THE MINISTER WRITES _________________________________ IFC THE COMMISSIONER WRITES ____________________________ IFC WHAT’S NEW? __________________________________________3 New MCCs transforming Incident Command ____________________ 3 FRNSW takes to the skies ___________________________________ 4 Science in the appliance _____________________________________ 5 Empowering staff to drive innovation and lead change _____________ 6 New CFU apps improve safety and service delivery _______________ 8 Rumble in the (concrete) jungle _______________________________ 9 Magirus TAF20 – turbine aided firefighting _____________________ 10 Hytrans mobile water supply ________________________________ 12 OPERATIONAL READINESS _______________________________14 The CFU ‘blue army’ well prepared ___________________________ 14 Thor and Southern Belle thunder into NSW_____________________ 15 2015 Australasian Firefighter Championships __________________ 15 ON THE TRAINING GROUND_______________________________ 16 Vertical rescue reaches new heights __________________________ 16 A flood of knowledge ______________________________________ 17 HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING_ _______________________18 2015 Commissioner’s Safety Award Winners announced __________ 18 “Normal people having normal reactions to abnormal situations" ___ 20 Standing on my brother’s shoulders __________________________ 21 Structural firefighting PPC passes testing with flying colours ______ 22 FIRE & RESCUE OPERATIONS JOURNAL_____________________23 Guildford 2nd Alarm unit fire ________________________________ 24 8th Alarm Yennora warehouse fire____________________________ 30 10th Alarm Eastern Creek warehouse fire______________________ 40 Kellyville high speed MVA ___________________________________ 50 Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf marina fire ______________________ 54 Lidcombe truck head-on collision ____________________________ 62 Mount Vernon MVA ________________________________________ 66 SELLING THE SAFETY MESSAGE_ _________________________68 External widescreens, sunshades and stairs facilitate outdoor bstreetsmart drives road safety home for teenagers _____________ 68 media conferences and operational briefings Campaign helps to reduce winter house fires by 8 per cent ________ 69 Reaching out to the vulnerable with the Red Cross_______________ 71 Understanding the needs and expectations of our community______ 71 Testing times for smoke alarms ______________________________ 72 FRNSW IN THE MEDIA__________________________________73 Chester Hill hosts Disney filming_____________________________ 73 Getting great return on interest from the bank __________________ 74 Making the changing media landscape work for you _____________ 76 INCREASING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVENESS IN THE WORKFORCE78 Be Heard Strategy promotes safe, respectful workplaces _________ 78 Muddied firefighters get tough on breast cancer ________________ 79 Firefighters a knockout at Aboriginal Rugby League Championships 79 MOVEMENT AT THE STATIONS____________________________80 Keeping it regional in the ranks ______________________________ 80 New Port Macquarie Fire Station opened ______________________ 81 Howies’ fire truck on the road in Cobar ________________________ 81 Building a new HQ ________________________________________ 82 DOWN MEMORY LANE ___________________________________83 Life as the wife of a firefighter _______________________________ 83 Firey passion for history lives on in Coolamon __________________ 84 FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT_______________85 Climbing 1,500 stairs raises more than $180,000 ________________ 85 Newcastle Ball raises $20,000 for burns survivors _______________ 86 No. 2 Fire Station a big hit with sick kids _______________________ 86 Taking the championships to the community____________________ 86 Fire in their belly to build Fijian library ________________________ 87 THIS SPORTING LIFE___________________________________88 On your marks, get set, GO! _________________________________ 88 Blue skies for a beautiful game of rugby _______________________ 89 AWARDS____________________________________________ 90 FRNSW’s Mosaic profiling wins AFAC Knowledge Innovation Award _ 90 Home Fire Safety Checks wins Best Learning Video______________ 90 RetF Avan Christie