Mark Crosweller has served as head of Australia's National Resilience Taskforce, part of the Department of Home Affairs,[1][2] having been appointed there following his service as the Director-General of Emergency Management Australia.[3][4] He previously served as the third Commissioner for the ACT Emergency Services Agency responsible for the ACT Fire Brigade, ACT Ambulance Service, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service. He was appointed to this position in 2009 and left in 2012 for the Emergency Management Australia role.[5] Crosweller had earlier been an Assistant Commissioner in the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.
He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.[6]
Honours
edit- 1999 – NSW RFS Commissioner's Commendation [6]
- 2000 – National Medal[7]
- 2003 – Australian Fire Service Medal[8]
References
edit- ^ Dunlop, Ian; Spratt, David (2 June 2019). "We must mobilise for the climate emergency like we do in wartime. Where is the climate minister?". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ McDonald, Philippa (22 September 2020). "Australia's natural disaster preparedness has gaping holes, royal commission told". ABC. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Mark Crosweller AFSM". Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
- ^ Knaus, Christopher (27 October 2012). "Crosweller to take up national disaster job". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Knaus, Christopher (27 October 2012). "Crosweller to take up national disaster job". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b NSW RFS Annual Report 2008-09: Principal Officers Archived 2011-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ It's an honour: National medal
- ^ It's an honour: Australian Fire Service Medal