
How do I become a bushfire fighter?
Operate Pumps
- There are no mandated entry requirements.

Suppress Wildfire
- There are no mandated entry requirements.

Operate Four Wheel Drive Vehicle on Unsealed Roads
- There are no mandated entry requirements.




Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)
- There are no mandated entry requirements.

Fell Trees Manually (Advanced)
- There are no mandated entry requirements.



Maintain chainsaws
- There are no mandated entry requirements.



Fall Trees Manually (Advanced)
- There are no mandated entry requirements.

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