David Russell Email & Phone Number

I am a seasoned senior firefighter with 20+ years of fire rescue and public safety experience. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for training and supervising staff teams, as well as for contributing to countless fire rescue operations, I have a verifiable history of directly supporting the community’s wellbeing throughout my career. As such, I have consistently exceeded performance goals and am adept at handling stressful and complex emergency situations. Currently, I am a Senior firefighter with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. During my tenure, I earned the National Service Award, Ethical and Diligence Award as well as the Rotary Pacific 2010 Firefighter of the Year Award. I also continuously support regular staff training and public education initiatives. In addition, I am passionate about travel and have extensive experience immersing myself in a wide range of cultures around the world, which has given me an aptitude for interacting with people of diverse backgrounds.Colleagues describe me as a dedicated, driven public servant who can be relied on to consistently protect and prioritize public safety. I am interested in contacting former colleagues and managers, as well as other professionals in my field. Feel free to contact me through this profile if you wish to connect.

Listed skills include Emergency Management, Operations Management, Logistics, Employee Training, and 6 others.

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  Senior Firefighter

  Queensland Fire And Emergency Services

  Jan 1998 - Present - North Coast Region

  • Conduct fire and rescue operations while observing appropriate protocols.• Train staff in emergency services and contribute to public education initiatives.• Completed extensive HAZMAT training; obtained qualifications to deliver HAZMAT training to others. • Train and guide the public for QFES in fire safety and hold all the certificates to provide training in Australia; QFES aims to protect person, property and the environment through the delivery of emergency services, awareness programs, response capability and capacity (preparedness), and incident response and recovery for a safer Queensland.• Serve in the capacity of Station Officer occasionally; engage in station management duties and ensure adherence to workplace health and safety. • Served as a responder to conditions including: hazardous incidents; structural, landscape and vehicle fires; road crash rescues; land, marine, air and urban search and rescues; crime scenes, missing person and forensic searches; swift water and water rescues; storm and natural disasters; building fire safety; animal disease outbreaks.