LOCALS RECOGNISED: FFMVic Mansfield National Emergency Medal recipients (from left, front) Rodney Blake, Justin Berry, Geoff Hickson, Prue Abela, Scott Edwards, Phil Savage and Brigitte Wentworth, with (from left, back) Aaron Kennedy (Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Hume), Patrick Meehan, Josh Williamson, Catherine Spencer, Tim Berenyi, Brendan Purcell, Jess Downie, Chris Mitchell, Tom Borstner, David Hurley, Jim Winters, Kelly Crosthwaite (Deputy Secretary, Bushfire and Forest Services) and Chris Hardman (Chief Fire Officer).
Firefighters and incident management staff from across north east Victoria have been formally recognised for their efforts to protect threatened communities during the
devastating 2019–2020 Black Summer bushfires.
More than 200 current and former staff from Forest Fire Management Victoria were awarded the prestigious National Emergency Medal at Alexandra on Friday, 19 September.
“The Black Summer...
