Photo by Michael Marston - Department of Emergency Services ...

In brief
Variety Bash
Firefighters Nigel Jones, Ian Moore
and David Lloyd recently completed
their 4000km journey from Cairns to
Birdsville as part of the 2006 Variety
Queensland Bash.
Raising money for sick, disabled and
disadvantaged children, some 500
people visited small towns along the
way and managed to raise money for
a worthy cause. QFRS sponsored the
firefighters, who completed the trip
in an old day pumper.
Genuine hardship
Firefighters can access funds left by
Olga Wilson who passed away on
August 13, 1997.
The Olga Wilson Firefighters Trust
provides a benefit for firefighters
for: “the support, maintenance,
education, advancement, medical,
surgical, convalescent assistance
and accommodation, and/or general
benefit of all past and present
members (and their families) of
the Queensland Fire Service and all
Queensland Fire Brigades, (including
volunteers of the brigade).”
Requests to access this trust can be
submitted to the Commissioner’s
Staff Officer as the Secretary of the
Trust. A committee will have the final
decision on whether the funding will
be granted. For more information
contact Chantelle Marsh on
07 3247 8075.
Scrap round-up
The Smorgon Steel Great Scrap
Round-Up has now raised more
than $500,000 for volunteer fire
brigades throughout Australia, with
Queensland having raised the most
money thus far.
The campaign, which involves
Smorgon Steel collecting almost any
scrap metal lying around, recently
began rolling out phase four in
Queensland areas. As part of the
campaign Smorgon donates
$15 per tonne to a nominated
volunteer Rural Fire Brigade.
For more information check
www.scrap.org.au.
QFRS training a
lifesaver for miners
When a water carrier at Broadmeadow
Mine in Central Queensland
overturned and caught fire, trapping
the driver, the mine crews swung into
action using Incident Management
Systems provided by QFRS.
As a result of the training, provided by
Training and Emergency Management
(TEM) in the QFRS Central Region, mine
crews managed the incident and freed
the driver who was transported to
hospital with second- and third-degree
burns to 40 per cent of his body.
According to Dave Carter from
Broadmeadow Mine, the training
provided by QFRS assisted them to
manage the incident in an efficient
manner that ensured all facets of the
incident were covered.
The driver is reported to be recovering
well from the incident.
According to the TEM Central Region
Manager, Eddie Lacko, the Incident
Management System training has now
A view of Broadmeadow mine.
been provided to six mines in the region.
“TEM in this region has been providing
training in the form of Incident
Management or AIIMS to a number of
mines throughout Central Queensland,
including Mines Rescue,” Eddie said.
“We spent time working with staff at
Broadmeadow Mine earlier this year
and when a recent incident occurred,
they were able to be at the forefront of
incident management.
“Recently I returned to the mine to
provide further assistance in the form
of an exercise based on the previous
incident to further test Broadmeadow’s
capability as Queensland Mines
inspectors were about to conduct an
accreditation exercise at the mine.
“As mines throughout Central
Queensland become committed to
broadening their capabilities in the area
of incident management, TEM Central
will continue to assist with training of
the Queensland Mines Rescue Service.”
Area Director Eddie Lacko with Broadmeadow Mine personnel who have received training in
Incident Management System from QFRS.
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