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The Captain is responsible for the overall operational leadership and management of the Brigade. You will play a vital role in the safety of their local community through the development of an effective Brigade and overseeing of incidents.

Duties:

• Demonstrate positive leadership and mentor members; • Command, control and confidently manage firefighting activities at emergency incidents; • Ensure incident control systems and management principles are implemented and maintained during all emergency incidents; • Maintain a personal logbook with a record of events and decisions that occur at an • incident; • Conduct Brigade briefings and post-incident analysis of any incident involving firefighting or incident management issues; • Ensure members deployed for operational duties have the competencies to complete the task or duty assigned and hold currency in training to carry out the functions required in accordance with standard operating procedures as adopted by the Shire; • Undertake responsibility for the proper management and maintenance of Brigade property and equipment; • Represent the Brigade on the BFAC and other meetings as required; • Adopt policies on behalf of the Brigade as recommended by the BFAC; • Ensure the conduct of members is in accordance with the CoC and DRP; • Report all injuries of personnel or damage to fire fighting and support vehicles immediately to the DCBFCO, CBFCO and Shire Management; and • Engage with members of the Brigade regarding succession planning for Brigade Officer Positions.

Duties and responsibilities of the FCO may include: • Authorising and issuing permits for hazard reduction burns within the Shire in accordance with the Act; • Developing Shire of Mundaring hazard management plans; • Identifying and conducting risk assessments of fire hazards within the Shire; • Performing duties prescribed by the Act and authorised by the Shire; • Commanding and managing resources during a bushfire or hazard reduction burn; and • Maintaining a personal logbook to include a record of events and decisions during an incident.