AUSTRALIAN
FIRE SERVICE MEDAL
CITATION
Shane
Batt
Regional
Chief Tasmania Fire Service
Shane has had 28 years of service to the Tasmanian
community, aiding in the protection against fire and other emergencies and
providing exceptional leadership to Tasmania firefighters.
Shane joined the Burnie Fire Brigade in 1992 as a retained
volunteer and active member of the Burnie Brigade Urban Competition Team. After
three years of service to the Burnie community Shane commenced a career
firefighting appointment with Hobart Fire Brigade as a recruit firefighter.
Between 1995 and 2001 Shane studied towards and obtained
the rank of Leading Firefighter. In just eight months Shane had successfully
been promoted to the rank of Station Officer. Between 2002 and 2011 at Station
Officer rank Shane broadened his operational and leadership foundation by
performing different roles throughout the Tasmanian Fire Service such as
Operations, Training, Fire Investigation, Building Fire Safety, Field Officer.
He also successfully completed his Diploma of Public Safety (Fire Operations)
in 2011 to obtain the rank of Senior Station Officer.
In the same year Shane made a tough decision to move his
family from Hobart to North West Coast of Tasmania where he was promoted to
District Officer Operational Training. In 2014 Shane transferred to District
Officer Arthur District North West where he built strong relationships with
volunteers across this District. He provided support to the volunteer
membership he commanded and the respect our volunteers have for Shane is at the
highest level.
In August 2015 Shane was appointed Acting Regional Chief
North West Region for a period of 14 months until January 2017 at which point,
he was successful in his application and appointed as the North West Region's
newest Regional Chief. Since his appointment Shane has managed two extensive
Level 3 Multi Agency bushfire seasons in 2016 and 2019.
Shane has also acted in the position of Deputy Chief
Officer on two occasions within the Office of the Chief Officer, an indication
of the respect held for Shane by DPFEM executive leadership team.
Shane is also the current:
• TFS LGBTI
Liaison Officer
• TFS
Representative AFAC Diversity and Inclusion Group
• TFS Representative - AFAC NRSC
including Deployment Manager: 2019-20 Fire Season (Queensland)
Other accomplishments:
• Fireline
Leadership 2011
• Certificate
IV in Training & Assessment 2012
• Incident
Leadership 2013
• Graduate
Certificate in Public Sector Management (Flinders University) 2013
• Graduate Certificate in Applied
Management (Policing and Emergency Services) 2014
• AFAC
endorsed Level 3 Incident Controller (AMSA) 2013
• Graduate - Company Director Course
(Australian Institute of Company Directors) 2016
• AFAC
Strategic Command Program 2018
• Tasmanian
Senior Executive Leadership Development Program 2018
• PRINCE2
Foundation Certificate in Project Management 2018
Other mentions:
• Hobart
Fire Brigade: Myer building fire - September 2007
• Former
Chair, PPC Uniform Committee
• Former TFS
representative AFAC PPE Technical Group Committee
• Chair of
Selection Panels for Trainee Firefighting Recruitment since 2019.
Shane has the respect of all that follow him in the North
West Region career, volunteer, support staff, external fire agencies, and other
emergency services.
Shane Batt has been a valuable member of the senior
operational team since 2012 and has been instrumental in the implementation of
new operational structures across Tasmania and the Northwest following the 2009
black Saturday fires in Victoria. Shane has been
instrumental in reviewing and aligning the organisational priorities within the
Northwest region. Shane's leadership in supporting difficult changes over the
past 10 years in particular has been pivotal in the
development of the Northwest Region.