AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE
MEDAL
CITATION
Christopher James Arnol
Chief Officer
Tasmania Fire Service
Chris Arnol has provided exemplary and
distinguished service to the Tasmania Fire Service, in particular through his
leadership and vision throughout his career that have
led to significant improvements in the professional development for volunteers
and career staff and operational and business acumen within the fire and rescue
service in Tasmania.
Chris’s achievements have been the result of his
willingness to take on challenges, many of these being self-initiated and
unsolicited and accepting responsibility for projects beyond what is
necessarily part of his core role and is exampled in expanding response to
include technical rescue capabilities and in developing the “Fire-ground
Management” course elevating volunteer officer capability in TFS.
Of particular note is Chris’s sustained commitment
to lead and support the advancement of a number of key organizational
priorities, to ensure TFS remains an agile, innovative and contemporary
emergency services agency.