AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE
MEDAL
CITATION
Terrance Alan White
Volunteer Brigade Chief, Wattle Hill Fire
Brigade
Tasmania Fire Service
Terry has been a volunteer member of the Tasmania
Fire Service for 38 years during this time he has served as a volunteer firefighter
for 10 years & is currently the Brigade Chief of the Wattle Hill Brigade, a
position he has held for 27 years, he is also a Fire Permit Officer. He is
passionate about the Brigade mentoring junior & new members & ensuring
the brigade members are correctly trained.
He is extremely knowledgeable about vegetation fire
behaviour & the need to reduce hazardous fuel loadings in the correct
manner & at the right time of the year. Due to his understanding of this
issue he spends a considerable amount of time mentoring other land holders
& lobbying not only individuals but those in the Fire Service &
Government. Recently he assisted the Fire Service to host a field day on his
property to familiarise the 100 plus attendees on this subject. His passion for
the safety of the community from fire is also shown with his involvement with
the Tasmania Volunteers Fire Brigades Association again pushing for correct
fuel reduction practices & the safety of volunteers on the fire ground.
Terry is a strong supporter of his community, he
realised the need for farmers to come together, catch up with one another to
prevent them becoming depressed due to the amount of time they spend on their
own especially in times of drought etc., this led him in 2014 to establish “OLD
MATES DAY” an annual event bringing people from all over Tasmania together to
assist with depression.