Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The New South Wales State Emergency Service has announced that 44 Fire and Emergency New Zealand and 7 National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) personnel will be recognised with the Commissioner’s Unit Citation for their actions during the 2022 Flood Response.
In November 2022, Fire and Emergency and NEMA personnel deployed to New South Wales to support the widespread flooding response in the Central West and Rivierina regions.
Personnel assisted in a variety of support roles including operations, planning, public information, logistics, resources, and air support.
This award is in recognition of the utmost professionalism and unwavering dedication in Incident Management support that our people provided to the affected communities in New South Wales.
Congratulations to those personnel, past and present, who are receiving this award. This citation recognises your hard work, dedication and willingness to support our international colleagues in their time of need.
Details of the Fire and Emergency recipients can be found below:
- Kaye Ahsam, National Manager, Women’s Development – Northland
- Kim Boyce, Advisor Community Readiness and Recovery – Northland
- Stephen Corin, Volunteer Support Officer, Senior Firefighter & Rural Crew Leader – Northland
- Dave Woon, Group Manager – Auckland
- Scott Marchant, Group Manager – Waitemata
- Tarah Jones, Deputy Chief Fire Officer – Waitemata
- Rochelle Martin, District Manager – Waitemata
- Emma Jane Goldsworthy, Advisor Community Readiness and Recovery – Counties Manukau
- David McKeown, Group Manager – Counties Manukau
- Chris Lane, Station Officer – Counties Manukau
- Jessica Chaplin (former employee), Senior Media Advisor – National Headquarters
- Rosie Rattray (former employee), Senior Media Advisor – National Headquarters
- Liam Hyslop, Senior Media Advisor – National Headquarters
- Nick Bryant, Principal Advisor Board and Ministerial Services – National Headquarters
- Cullum Peni-Wesche, National Advisor Reports and Data – National Headquarters
- Craig Monrad (former employee), USAR Operations Manager – National Headquarters
- Blair Kiely, Chief Advisor to Service Delivery DCEs – National Headquarters
- Sonya Porteous, Rural Crew Leader – Otago
- Barbara Olah, Station Officer – Otago
- Hamish Angus, Group Manager – Southland
- Damian Daly, Volunteer Support Officer & Senior Station Officer – Southland
- Philip MacDonald, Operational Support – Tairāwhiti
- Nicole Dobson (former member), Qualified Firefighter – Bay of Plenty
- John Sutton (former employee), Community Risk Manager – Bay of Plenty
- Brendon Grylls, Group Manager – Bay of Plenty
- Jarron McInnes, Operational Support – Bay of Plenty
- Mark Tinworth, Community Risk Manager – Waikato
- Alan Doherty, Group Manager – Waikato
- John Goddard (former employee), Advisor Risk Reduction – Waikato
- Dean Carr, Senior Firefighter – Mid-South Canterbury
- Phillip Mackay, Timaru District Council
- Chris Hayles, Group Manager – Nelson Marlborough
- Paul Manson (former employee), Group Manager – Nelson Marlborough
- Gordon Munn, Volunteer Support Officer & Station Officer – Nelson Marlborough
- Kerri Pring, Advisor Community Readiness and Recovery & Senior Firefighter – Canterbury
- Atila de Oliveira, Group Manager – West Coast
- Chris Faithfull, Station Officer – Manawatū Whanganui
- Aaron Summerhays, Senior Station Officer – Manawatū Whanganui
- Harry Howard, Station Officer – Wellington
- Craig Cottrill, Group Manager – Wellington
- Gareth Hughes, Group Manager – Wellington
- Sue Stewart, Business Services Coordinator – Wellington
- Jason Hill, Group Manager – Hawke’s Bay
- Kylan McKeen (former employee), Advisor Risk Reduction – Hawke’s Bay.
