Brigade Management Team

The brigade is managed by a team of elected officials and appointed staff. Brigade officials serve for a nominal period of two years after which their positions come up for re-election at the Brigade's Annual General Meeting. Each official takes on the responsibilities defined for their role along with some specific additional responsibilities suited to their personal skills and knowledge.
The Brigade's currently elected officials are :

Captain - Rob Waters
Duties
- Operational Preparedness and Emergency Response
- Maintenance of Standard Service Delivery
- Inter-Agency Liaison and Support Procedure
- Brigade Community Safety Plan
- Policy Development, Corporate Governance
- Recruitment and Fire Ground Organisation

1st Lieutenant - Craig Williamson
Duties
- Implementation and Co-Ordination of Community Safety Programs
- Risk Planning and Risk Identification of Industry, Schools and Community
- Fire Prevention Strategy/Planning Education of Industry, schools and community
- Community Awareness and
- Fire access - Roads & Tracks

2nd Lieutenant - John Tasker
Duties
- Brigade Training Program
- Management of Montrose Training committee
- Officer Development
- Skills Maintenance and
- Representative on Group Training Committee

3rd Lieutenant - Matt Jalowicki
Duties
- Maintenance of Operational Fleet
- Introduction of new Appliances
- Workshop / Store
- Hose Testing / Documentation and
- Equipment Inventory

4th Lieutenant - Tim Bishop
Duties
- Grounds Maintenance
- Buildings Maintenance
- PR Committee
- Mapping and
- Hydrant Locations / Maintenance

5th Lieutenant - Val Gallacher
Duties
- OH & S Strategy and Investigation
- Uniforms
- Peg allocation
- Staging Area Manager and
- Communications duty roster

Secretary - Phil Astle
Duties
- Brigade Standing Orders
- Brigade Finances
- Service Awards / Medallions
- Membership Review / Records
- Uniform Allocation and
- Office Equipment

Communications Officer - Sam Trigg
Duties
- Personnel Availability
- Membership Contact Lists
- Watch Room
- Operations of Control Points, Training
- Radios and Pagers and
- Computer Management

Community Safety Manager - Marj Taylor
Duties
- Personnel Availability
- Membership Contact Lists
- Watch Room
- Operations of Control Points, Training
- Radios and Pagers and
- Computer Management