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22 • It’s Official Queensland Police Union Journal Apr 10 IT’S OFFICIAL - Scott Adams By Paula Doneman Identifying bodies of people killed in horrific circumstances, training colleagues to use Tasers or overseeing staff in one of Queensland’s busiest police precincts can be part of a daily routine for Scott Adams. Sergeant Adams, who also trains fellow officers in firearms and QPRIME, added the role of QPUE Branch President for Brisbane City two years ago. “I became one out of necessity as the previous official resigned and they couldn’t find anyone, so I stepped in,” said Sgt ADAMS. He has been stationed at Brisbane City since 1989 and is currently a shift supervisor who oversees a team averaging around 16 staff. “I like the work environment here because you get a variety of stuff. With all the retail, we respond to a lot of stealing and there is the policing of the nightclubs. We handle major events such as demonstrations and football matches, right through to evacuating buildings that can hold up to 3,000 people or handling a crowd of over 150,000 for New Year’s Eve between the City, Valley and Southbank,” he told the Journal. Sgt Adams’ skills as an officer assigned to the QPS Disaster Victim Identification squad have prepared him well to deal with adversity and for rising to a challenge. “The DVI is a special breed of people; it’s a volunteer group of about 20. You obviously have to be able to handle adverse conditions, work really well in a group and have the drive to achieve goals. You have to be really motivated and have the personality to deal with grieving persons,” he said. “With DVI I have been to Bali for the bombings and Thailand for the Boxing Day Tsunami. I spent a month in Bali over a couple of rotations. The first time I was there I was interviewing families, getting information about possible deceased and later trying to identify bodies.” When Sgt Adams arrived in Thailand three months after the Tsunami hit in 2005, there were still 3,000 bodies to identify. “While in Thailand I was in charge of the AM/PM area where all the information was gathered. From the post-mortem information to information like dental records, fingerprints and DNA. I was running a crew of about 90 staff from over 14 different countries. I learned very quickly that language is a cruel barrier….trying to tell someone what to do when we do
Queensland Police Union Journal Apr 10 It’s Official • 23 not speak the same language,” Sgt Adams said. His role of Branch President also holds many challenges ranging from providing court support to officers, sitting in on disciplinary interviews and providing advice. “Currently senior management is reviewing the rosters for the City and Fortitude Valley stations. They believe we can respond to the calls for service during peak times in a better way, so they are reviewing the rosters, to see what we can do with the current staffing levels. We may be looking at changes to team structure and doing more night work as Friday and Saturday nights are our busiest times. It’s important and part of the process to have consultation with staff involved and that includes union representation.” The father of two daughters who recently married a second time to his partner who works at Brisbane Communications, has wanted a career in policing since childhood. “My parents told me I grew up always wanting to be a police officer or teacher,” he said. After he left high school, he worked part-time at Kmart as a shift manager until he joined the QPS in 1987, graduating a year later.
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