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Annual Report 2009 - 2010 Working Together To Protect Our Community Contents President’s Foreword 2 Chief Executive Officer/Chief Officer’s Report 3 About Us 4 - Vision, Mission, Goals & Values 4 - Our Business 5 Year in Review 8 - Snapshot Statistics 9 - Safer Communities 18 - Engaged Stakeholders 23 - Capable & Empowered Workforce 26 - Holistic Planning 30 - Well Managed Performance 36 The Board & Leadership Team 42 - Organisational Structure 46 Corporate Governance Report 47 Financial Report 55 MFB Annual Report 2009/10 1 President’s Foreword To: The Hon. Bob Cameron Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Corrections State Government of Victoria Melbourne Vic 3001 Dear Minister, It is with great pleasure I present to you MFB’s 2009/10 Annual Report. I have been involved in the emergency services for more than 40 years and I am delighted to be appointed President of MFB. In my role as an operational police officer I had regular contact with MFB firefighters and have developed great respect and admiration for their professionalism and commitment. I also have a deep understanding of the role of emergency services personnel and the unique challenges they face in helping to safeguard our community. I am proud to be President of MFB. The organisation is working hard to set the benchmark for emergency services in Australia and adopt best practice in all spheres of its activity. MFB faces many challenges especially with an ageing population and increasingly crowded metropolis. We are working more closely than ever before with fellow emergency service agencies to protect our community. Through continually reviewing and improving our education and intense training, we are developing even further the skills and expertise of our dedicated frontline and supporting corporate team. I look forward to working with the Board, the CEO and the Management Team to enhance the already outstanding reputation of our organisation. Neil Comrie President 2 Working Together To Protect Our Community Chief Executive Officer/Chief Officer’s Report Having been away from This is a national first, and a service being closely watched firefighting for the past three by interstate fire agencies. Last quarter, one MFB Zone years, it’s great to return attended nearly as many medical emergencies as structure to a profession I know and fires; this underpins the importance of MFB activity in love, and particularly with an this role. organisation of such high standing as MFB. Having It is another way we continue to expand and add value to the only started my role on 6 community we serve, and is an outstanding example of our April this year, it’s great to be collaborative approach to emergency management with a back working with fellow firefighters and corporate staff who fellow emergency service. This expanded role combined with share immense pride in protecting our community. various other changes is continually re-shaping the face of our core business, a challenge I know MFB is ready for. My 20-year background as an operational firefighter and senior officer at CFA is helping me quickly understand issues The year has also seen us engaging more than ever before and make key decisions. My role is to be a champion for with certain potentially vulnerable sections of the community, MFB, involving firefighters and corporate staff as an such as students from overseas and the elderly. We have integrated team, as well as involving our metropolitan been recognised for our efforts with three awards for our communities and government, in two-way dialogue, working work to introduce home fire safety information into the through key issues together to continually improve our national curriculum for community sector workers. This is a organisation and community safety. world-first project, focused on improving community safety across all states and territories of Australia; an achievement The year has seen many challenges with the change of we can all be proud of. (See page 18 ) leadership of MFB, implementing the necessary changes as a result of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission (VBRC) Finally, I would like to pay tribute to the work of retired CEO interim findings and preparation for the approaching fire Ken Latta throughout his three-year tenure. Ken has created season. a sustainable direction for the organisation, through introducing a project management approach to conducting our business The primary function for MFB is to ensure it is able to meet and establishing robust frameworks in everything we do. This its statutory obligations to defend against fire and incidents is a strong legacy which I intend to maintain and build upon. within its own boundaries. However, since the Black Saturday fires we have been working even more closely with CFA, 2010/11 is going to be an exciting year filled with opportunity clarifying MFB’s capabilities and consolidating inter-agency and no doubt many challenges. I look forward to continue understanding of MFB’s surge capacity, if required. We have creating an environment where MFB and all its people can refined strategies in place to provide cover for CFA grow and achieve their utmost potential, while continuing to stations, especially within the MFB and CFA interface area. do what they do best; protecting our Melbourne community to This allows CFA to release its crews to attend bushfires the highest standards. in the knowledge that there is trained support covering their area. In keeping with MFB’s reputation for innovation, this year marks the first decade of providing Emergency Medical Graham Fountain Response, the program where firefighters provide first- Chief Executive Officer and Chief Officer contact critical patient care in partnership with Ambulance Victoria. MFB Annual Report 2009/10 3 About Us Vision To create a safer Melbourne community Mission Protecting our community Goals • Safer communities • Engaged stakeholders • Capable and empowered workforce • Holistic planning • Well managed performance Values MFB service delivery values: Initiative, Response, Professionalism Victorian public sector values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership, Human Rights 4 Working Together To Protect Our Community Our Business What We Do MFB is in the business of protecting almost four million MFB facilitates and delivers a range of emergency services Melbourne residents, workers and visitors as well as to the Victorian community. We protect our population, safeguarding billions of dollars worth of assets and key public and private assets and the environment from fires and infrastructure in the Melbourne metropolitan area. other emergencies. To achieve our mission of protecting the community, MFB provides specialist prevention, preparedness, Our Community response and recovery services across the MFD; a land area We operate in an increasingly complex urban environment. of more than 1000 square kilometres. Our community includes people from many diverse backgrounds. They speak more than 250 languages, around We work in partnership with other agencies, particularly one third were born overseas and their average age is 35.4 emergency services, to deliver seamless service for all years. hazard types across the metropolitan area and throughout Melbourne’s urban fringe suburbs. The Metropolitan Fire District (MFD) includes 25 local government councils, and it contains a wide range of critical MFB is involved in the development of emergency infrastructure and potentially major hazards that play a management plans for the State, providing ongoing advice significant part in Victoria’s economy. to Local, State and Federal Government departments and agencies. We work closely with community groups, facilitating education campaigns and programs to ensure people are equipped with the skills, information and tools to prevent, prepare, respond and recover from emergencies; both inside and outside MFD boundaries. MFB Annual Report 2009/10 5 Fire Stations and Boundaries Central Zone Northern Zone Southern Zone Western Zone Headquarters: Headquarters: Headquarters: Headquarters: Level 2, 456 Albert Street Level 1, 152 Plenty Road 100 Atherton Road Rear 30 McIntyre Road East Melbourne, 3002 Preston, 3072 Oakleigh, 3166 Sunshine, 3020 Eastern Hill (Station number 1) Brunswick (4) Box Hill (20) Laverton (40) 456 Albert Street 24 Blyth Street 1052 Maroondah Highway 75 Railway Avenue East Melbourne, 3002 Brunswick, 3056 Box Hill, 3128 Laverton, 3028 West Melbourne (2) Broadmeadows (5) Ringwood (22) St Albans (41) 60 Batman Street 338 Camp Road 272 Maroondah Highway 9 Taylors Road West Melbourne, 3003 Broadmeadows, 3047 Ringwood, 3134 St Albans, 3021 Carlton (3) Pascoe Vale (6) Burwood (23) Newport (42) 106 Bouverie Street 345a Gaffney Street 25 Highbury Road 231 Melbourne Road Carlton, 3053 Pascoe Vale, 3044 Burwood, 3125 Newport, 3015 Richmond (10) Thomastown (7) Malvern (24) Deer Park (43) 55 Church Street 92 Mahoneys Road 80 Waverley Road 782 Ballarat Road Richmond, 3121 Thomastown, 3074 Malvern East, 3145 Deer Park, 3023 Hawthorn (18) Somerton (9) Oakleigh (25) Sunshine (44) 45 William Street 10 Somerton Park Drive 100 Atherton Road 30 McIntyre Road Hawthorn, 3122 Campbellfield, 3061 Oakleigh, 3166 Sunshine, 3020 Windsor (35) Epping (11) Croydon (26) Spotswood (45) 156 Albert Street 28 Childs Road 309 Dorset Road 8 Highgate Street Windsor, 3181 Epping, 3076 Croydon, 3136 Spotswood, 3015 South Melbourne (38) Preston (12) Nunawading (27) Altona (46) 26 Moray Street 471 Bell Street 364 Maroondah Highway 7 Akuna Street
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