Speaker – Mick Armstrong, Team Leader Fire – West Branch at NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service.
Mick role oversees the planning, coordination, and delivery of fire management programs and operations across the western region of NSW.
Following the devastating 2019–20 bushfire season, the NSW Bushfire Inquiry acknowledged the need for an increased focus on wildlife response in bushfires and other natural disasters. The Inquiry proposed that the government develop and implement a policy for injured wildlife response, including guidance for firefighters on handling injured wildlife. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is leading the implementation of this recommendation.
Mick will speak on the guidelines and training that is provided to firefighters on how to respond to animals that have been injured by a fire or flood. A training session was recently held at Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.
Meet at 7.30 pm at the Seniors Village Hub, on the opposite side of carpark to Harris Farm Markets.
Orange Field Naturalist & Conservation Society Inc. 