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Australian Fire Service Medal

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The Australian Fire Service Medal recognises distinguished service by members of Australian fire services. It is awarded to paid and volunteer members for distinguished service.

Prior to 1989 distinguished service in the Australian Fire Service was recognised by the Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM).

Criteria

Awarded for service seen to demonstrate a high degree of resource and devotion to duty in a particular situation, or in the exemplary discharge of special duties above and beyond normal work.

Examples of service which may form the basis of a nomination include:

  • an especially distinguished record of fire service or particular service of conspicuous merit including, for example:
    • development of successful fire control techniques
    • exceptional service through training and/or community education
  • outstanding service in fire prevention/protection
  • outstanding success in organising fire service resources or in maintaining their organisation under special difficulties
  • prolonged service when distinguished by very exceptional ability and merit.

Nominations

Recipients

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Year Honours List Given Name/s Surname Position/ Location (when issued) Category Region
1988
 Queens Birthday Harold Ernest ROTHSAY Deputy Chief Officer CFA Headquarters Malvern
Staff
  
    Harold Miller CLOVER Volunteer Maryborough
Urban
15
    William Andrew EDGAR Volunteer Balnarring
Rural
8
    Edward James BAYNES Volunteer Indigo Valley
Rural
24
1989
 Australia Day Arthur Charles HAYNES Assistant Chief Officer CFA Headquarters Malvern
Staff
  
    Robert Keith PATTERSON Volunteer Portland
Urban
4
  Queens Birthday Robert William DIXON Deputy Chief Officer CFA Headquarters Malvern
Staff
  
    George William GOODWIN (dec.) Volunteer Carrum
Urban
26
    Alexander John HOOPER Volunteer Winnindoo
Rural
10
    Roger Gordon WALKER Volunteer Kyneton
Rural
15
1990
 Australia Day Arthur William MCPHAN Assistant Chief Officer North Eastern Zone - Wangaratta
Staff
  
    John MCLEOD Volunteer Boronia
Urban
13
    William Brunt CAMPBELL Volunteer Clyde
Rural
8
  Queens Birthday Kenneth Harry LARSEN Volunteer Belmont
Urban
7
    William Edward DAVIES Volunteer Walmer
Rural
2
1991
 Australia Day John Charles EARNEY Volunteer Montrose
Urban
13
    Herbert Gordon KYLE Volunteer Paynesville
Rural
11
    Adam Ian LAIDLAW Volunteer Tatyoon
Rural
16
  Queens Birthday Ian Rutherford JENKINS Assistant Chief Officer Training Wing, Fiskville
Staff
  
    Lawrence Leslie THOMASON Volunteer Woodend
Urban
14
1992
 Australia Day William John MCINTOSH Deputy Chief Officer CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Leslie Victor Eric WINSALL Volunteer Warracknabeal
Urban
17
    Geoffrey Holloway BAXTER Volunteer Freshwater Creek
Rural
7
  Queens Birthday Ronald George JACOBS Volunteer Chelsea
Urban
26
    George Alan NELSON Volunteer Lubeck
Rural
17
1993
 Australia Day Neil Richard BROCK Superintendent Region 23 HQ Wangaratta
Staff
  
    Gerald William FRANCIS Volunteer Seymour
Urban
12
    Gilbert Michael O'CONNELL Volunteer Dunrobin & Nangeela
Rural
4
  Queens Birthday William Henry ROYAL Volunteer Bairnsdale
Urban
11
    Thomas FORD Volunteer Miners Rest
Rural
15
1994
 Australia Day John David NICHOLSON Deputy Chief Officer CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    William John JONES Volunteer Moorooduc
Rural
8
  Queens Birthday Michael John SMITH Volunteer Lake Boga
Urban
18
1995
 Australia Day William Henry PLEMING Volunteer Springhurst
Rural
23
  Queens Birthday Alan George ELEY Volunteer Echuca
Urban
22
1996
 Australia Day Gavin John MAGUIRE Regional Officer CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Robert Keith ARMSTRONG Volunteer Gruyere
Rural
13
  Queens Birthday Barry Claude CONDICK Volunteer Tarnagulla
Urban
2
    Robert Ian LIGHTFOOT Volunteer Napoleons-Enfield
Rural
15
1997
 Australia Day Peter John WHITE Volunteer Casterton
Urban
4
    Ronald Bernard ROBSON Volunteer Darraweit Guim
Rural
14
  Queens Birthday John Charles MCPHEE Volunteer Whittlesea
Urban
14
1998
 Australia Day Richard MCKAY Mgr. Engineering Services CFA Workshops Ballarat
Staff
  
    Graeme John BROOM Volunteer Ballarat
Urban
15
    Alan Clyde WATERS Volunteer Bayswater
Urban
13
    Lindsay SESSIONS Volunteer Warrenbayne
Rural
23
  Queens Birthday Michael John TAYLOR Volunteer Mornington
Urban
8
    Thomas Francis SHORT Volunteer Briagolong
Rural
10
1999
 Australia Day Mark Francis GARVEY Mgr. Graphic Information Services. CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Brian Maxwell MAHER Volunteer Lubeck
Rural
17
2000
 Australia Day David William OWEN Mgr. Community Infrastructure & Environment CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Neville Richard PULHAM Volunteer Fish Creek & Dist.
Rural
9
  Queens Birthday Christopher James BAHEN Volunteer Epping
Urban
14
    Leonard Barry MARSHALL Volunteer Warburton
Urban
13
    Stephen John HIRT Volunteer Melton
Urban
14
2001
 Australia Day Murray Allan RAVENHALL Mgr. Community Safety Gippsland Area HQ - Sale
Staff
  
    Desmond Patrick PHELAN Volunteer Cape Clear
Rural
15
    Ralph Lewis BIDDELL Volunteer Kaniva
Urban
17
    Kevin John MURLEY Volunteer Eaglehawk
Urban
2
  Queens Birthday Donald ALLAN Volunteer Kongwak & District
Rural
9
    Mervyn Macrae HAWKINS Volunteer Minimay
Rural
17
2002
 Australia Day Kenneth James STEPHENS Area Manager North East Area HQ- Wangaratta
Staff
  
    Kerry MURPHY Volunteer Mount Macedon
Rural
14
  Queens Birthday Kenneth Graham REED Volunteer Mount Evelyn
Urban
13
    Quentin Thornton TURNER Volunteer Creswick
Urban
15
    Holford Murch WETTENHALL Volunteer Pigeon Ponds
Rural
4
    Trevor Neil WYATT Volunteer Murrayville
Rural
18
2003
 Australia Day Alan Gregory DAVIES Area Manager Goulburn-Murray Area - Shepparton
Staff
  
    William Hugh BUBB Volunteer Anglesea
Urban
7
    Peter Ernest DAVIS Volunteer Carrum
Urban
8
    Gary Norman LYTTLE Volunteer Cardigan & Windermere
Rural
15
    Walter Raymond PARSONS Volunteer Longwarry & District
Rural
9
  Queens Birthday Geoffrey Keith EVANS Deputy Chief Officer CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Winsome Jeanette MORRIS Volunteer Callawadda
Rural
16
    Robert William WATERSON Volunteer Cohuna
Urban
20
2004
 Australia Day Norman Edward BOWEN Volunteer Woodvale
Rural
2
    David Ernest GRAY Manager BEST Project CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Robert (Bob) Arthur HORNER Volunteer Sassafras - Ferny Creek
Rural
13
  Queens Birthday Nevyn Ronald JONES Volunteer Moorooduc
Rural
8
    Peter Julian LUCAS Fire Officer Dandenong Fire Station
Staff
  
    Raymond Douglas NEWNHAM Volunteer Bonang
Rural
11
    Allan Tyrie SMALL Volunteer The Basin
Urban
13
    Hans Aloysius VAN HAMOND Volunteer Wendouree
Urban
15
2005
 Australia Day Alan Ernest KING Volunteer Carrum
(Editor - The Fireman)
Urban
8
    John O'BRIEN Volunteer Cowwarr
Rural
10
    Russell James REES Director Operations / Chief Officer CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Ronald Everard SCHULTZ Volunteer Benalla
Urban
23
    Darryl Charles WELLS Volunteer Werribee
Urban
14
  Queens Birthday Denys James STEINHAUSER Volunteer Kiewa
Rural
24
    Brian Skinder HALIT Volunteer Wesburn - Millgrove
Rural
13
    John Richard TINDALL Volunteer Berwick
Urban
8
2006
 Australia Day Reginald Kenneth STEVENS Volunteer Winchelsea
Urban
7
    Sydney Alexander GREEN Volunteer Lancefield
Rural
14
    Daryl Lawrence LOVE Operations Officer South West Area - Warrnambool
Staff
  
    Trevor Russell WHITE Area Manager Yarra Area - Lilydale
Staff
  
  Queens Birthday Kenneth William DEVERAUX Volunteer Kangaroo Flat
Urban
2
    John Patrick NIHILL Volunteer Ouyen
Urban
18
    William (Bill) James MILLAR Volunteer Lake Goldsmith & Stockyard Hill
Rural
16
    Roderick John ROBERTS Senior Instructor / Fire Officer Fiskville
Staff
  
2007
 Australia Day John Michael DODEMAIDE Volunteer Melton
Urban
14
    Terrance Francis HEDT Volunteer Little River
Rural
7
    Frank Edwin COLVERSON Volunteer Yarra Junction
Urban
13
    Gregory Robert ALLISEY Operations Manager Secondment - C/O Fiji Fire Service
Staff
  
  Queens Birthday Leon Roy WILLIAMS Volunteer Mooroopna
Urban
22
    Maxwell John MCLEAN Volunteer Moyston
Rural
16
    Brian James NEAL Fire Officer Boronia Fire Station
Staff
  
    Edward Alan CLAY Volunteer Tooradin
Rural
8
2008
 Australia Day William Andrew SPEIRS Volunteer Nelson
Rural
4
    Michael James SANDERSON Volunteer Seymour
Urban
12
    William (Bill) Thomas PRESSEY Volunteer Mortlake
Urban
5
    Ronald Tuckett HOOPER Volunteer Echuca
Urban
22
  Queens Birthday Richard (Rick) Kenneth WILLIAMS Volunteer Ballarat City
Urban
15
    Patricia Elaine BIGHAM Volunteer Gruyere
Rural
13
    Barry Richard BARNETT Volunteer Lancefield
Rural
14
2009
 Australia Day Gregory Alfred ESNOUF Deputy Chief Officer CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Robert Lindsay BARRY Operations Manager Barwon-Corangamite Area - Region 7 Geelong
Staff
07
    Thomas Joseph BRODIE Volunteer Longwood
Rural
22
  Queens Birthday David Gerrard GIBBS Volunteer / Board Member Somers
Urban
08
    Bruce Alan PICKETT Volunteer Geelong West
Urban
07
    James Russell (Jim) READ Volunteer Scoresby
Urban
13
2010
 Australia Day Philip John DE LA HAYE Volunteer Hastings
Urban
8
    David Robert ALLEN Volunteer Bolinda-Mongeetta
Rural
14
    Robert Matthew (Bob) SMITH Volunteer Ocean Grove
Urban
7
    Andrew John CUSACK Volunteer Mumbannar
Rural
4
  Queens Birthday Ian Daniel BOARD Volunteer Lara
Rural
7
    Rodney William HOLLAND Volunteer Diamond Creek
Urban
14
    John GERRAND Volunteer Stradbroke
Rural
10
    Peter Vincent RICE Volunteer Alexandra
Urban
12
2011
 Australia Day Adrian Michael HEM Volunteer Diamond Creek
Urban
14
    Alexander Gerard (Lex) de MAN General Manager Yarra Area - Lilydale
Staff
 
    Robert Henry RANKIN Executive Manager Fleet Services CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
 
    Robert IPSEN Volunteer Bowenvale
Rural
15
  Queens Birthday William Robert (Bill) RODDA Volunteer Korumburra
Urban
9
    Michael Gilbert TUDBALL Volunteer Bacchus Marsh
Urban
14
2012
 Australia Day Alan Norman RHODES Mgr. Community Safety Research & Evaluation. CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
 
    Bruce Leonard VINE Volunteer Tawonga
Rural
24
    Trevor Robert MILLS Volunteer Ouyen
Urban
18
    Neil Stanley LABBETT Volunteer Millbrook
Rural
15
  Queens Birthday Alan George DALE Senior Station Officer Boronia Fire Station
Staff
 
    Donald Joseph KELLY Regional Director Grampians Region
Staff
 
    Peter Gordon MARKE Volunteer Upwey
Urban
13
    Trevor Michael ROCHE Volunteer Huntly
Rural
2
    Joan STEEL Volunteer Wedderburn
Urban
2
    William Murray (Bill) WATSON Volunteer Ferntree Gully
Urban
13
2013 Australia Day James Roger FOX Manager, Office of the CEO CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
 
    David Eric BLACKBURN Volunteer Woorndoo
Rural
 16
  Queens Birthday Geoffrey Bruce CONWAY Deputy Chief Officer CFA Headquarters East Burwood
Staff
  
    Andrew Melville HOWLETT Volunteer Loddon Mallee Region Urban & Rural 2
    Kenneth BAXTER Volunteer Stratford Rural 10
2014 Australia Day Peter Andrew SCHMIDT Regional Director Southern Metroolitan Region Staff 8
    David John GERRARD Volunteer Beaufort Urban 16
  Queen's Birthday Philip Richard HAWKEY Volunteer / Vegetation Management Officer Euroa / Hume Region Staff / Urban 12 / 22
    Graham John SIMPSON Volunteer Cockatoo Rural 8
2015 Australia Day Gary William HARKER Ops Officer District 4 Staff 4
    Jamie MACKENZIE Senior Instructor/ Volunteer CFA HQ / Anglesea Staff/Urban HQ/7
    Ivan Peter SMITH Volunteer Lang Lang Rural 8
  Queen's Birthday Steven John BARLING Volunteer Churchill FB 10
    Frank Raymond COULSON Volunteer Cashmore FB 4
    Russell John GRAY Volunteer Fiskville Staff FV
    Keith David PAKENHAM Volunteer / Digital Media Coordinator Dandenong / CFA Headquarters East Burwood FB / Staff HQ / 8
2016 Australia Day Peter Robin BISHOP Volunteer Mildura FB 18
    Colin Robert BOOTH Volunteer Narre Warren FB 8
    John Charles HAYNES Deputy Chief Officer CFA Headquarters Staff HQ
    Graham John HEALY Volunteer Wodonga FB 24
    Richard Murray OWEN Senior Station Officer Dandenong Staff 8
    Colin Edgar SQUIRES Volunteer Truganina FB 14
    Darryl John WAGSTAFF Volunteer Maryborough FB 2
2016 Queen's Birthday Maxwell COX Volunteer Longwood FB 22
    Gregory James KENNEDY Volunteer South Warrandyte FB 13
    Gregory Allan PATERSON OM - Regional Commander South West Region Staff SW
    John William PEARCE Volunteer Kyneton FB 2
2017 Australia Day Anthony Reginald ARCHER Volunteer Kilmore FB 12
    Henry Charles BARTON Operations Officer District 5 Staff 5
    William BOWERY Volunteer Kangaroo Flat FB 2
    Paul Leslie KING Operations Manager District 24 Staff 24
    Graham PETRIE Volunteer Beazley's Bridge FB 16
    James Donald (Don) ROBERTSON Volunteer Strathkellar FB 5
2017 Queen's Birthday Allan CRACKNELL Volunteer Bairnsdale FB 11
    Warren William CURRY Volunteer Port Albert FB 10
    Lance Phillip KING Volunteer Yallourn North FB 27
    Steven Mark WARRINGTON Chief Officer CFA Headquarters, East Burwood Staff HQ
2018 Australia Day John William ATKINS Volunteer Drouin FB 9
    Glen Raymond JENNINGS Operations Officer CFA Headquarters, East Burwood Staff HQ
2018 Queen's Birthday Ronald Neil BEER Volunteer Limestone FB 12
    Mark Anthony GILMORE OM - Regional Commander North West Region Staff NW
    Alan Francis HODGKIN Volunteer Bayswater FB 13
    Damien Phillip O'CONNOR Volunteer Wonthaggi FB 8
    Bridget Ruth RYAN Firefighter HVP Ballarat Plantations HVP 15
2019 Australia Day Gwynne Veronica BRENNAN Executive Manager, Community Safety CFA Headquarters, East Burwood Staff HQ
    John Thomas CALLAHAN Volunteer Barwon Downs FB 6
    Nicole Maree HARVEY State Fire Investigation Coordinator CFA Headquarters, East Burwood Staff HQ
    Colin James NEWELL Volunteer Warracknabeal FB 17

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