AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL
Second Officer
Shirley
Ann Meers
Shirley Meers joined Zeehan
Brigade as a volunteer firefighter in 1983. Since then she has actively participated in
the Zeehan Brigade in both an operational and administrative capacity.
In 1994 she was elected as Fourth Officer becoming one of
the Service’s first female officers.
Since then she has served as third officer and since 2001 as Second
Officer of the brigade.
As a totally committed and a quiet achiever Shirley’s
service to her local West Coast community has been exemplary.
For the last five years she has been a Fire Permit Officer.
Shirley was awarded the National Medal in 1998.